Workday Benefits Consultant
PEPL · Atlanta, GA · 4 wk ago
RemoteRemoteHuman ResourcesFull-time
Primary Responsibilities
- Workday Benefits Administration
- Configure and optimize Workday Benefits module
- Build and maintain benefit plans, plan options, eligibility rules, and enrollment events
- Design benefit security roles and business processes
- Maintain benefit rates and employer contribution structures
- Configure dependent verification requirements
- Support annual plan renewals and benefit updates
- Validate employee self-service functionality
- Configure passive and active enrollment strategies
- Ensure compliance with Workday best practices
- Open Enrollment Management
- Lead the end-to-end Open Enrollment process including:
- Open Enrollment project planning
- Annual configuration updates
- Benefit plan changes
- CARRIER coordination
- Testing enrollment scenarios
- Communication support
- Enrollment validation
- Production deployment
- Post-enrollment audits
- Exception management
- Develop automated enrollment workflows that reduce manual intervention while improving employee experience.
- EDI Implementation & Carrier Integrations
- Serve as the technical lead for benefits data integrations including:
- Requirements gathering
- Carrier implementation meetings
- Mapping benefit eligibility data
- Developing EDI specifications
- Building inbound/outbound integrations
- Testing carrier connectivity
- Production migration
- Ongoing monitoring
- EDI File Management
- Design, implement, and support:
- ANSI 834 files
- Custom carrier file formats
- XML integrations
- CSV file feeds
- API integrations (where applicable)
- SFTP connectivity
- Secure file transmission
- File encryption
- Scheduled integrations
- Error handling
- Exception reporting
- File reconciliation
- Lead all phases of testing including:
- Unit testing
- System Integration Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Parallel testing
- CARRIER validation
- Eligibility testing
- Life event testing
- Open Enrollment testing
- Payroll deduction validation
- File reconciliation
- Payroll Integration
- Partner with Payroll to ensure:
- Benefit deductions calculate correctly
- Payroll interfaces function properly
- Benefit elections transfer accurately
- Retroactive adjustments process correctly
- Deduction codes align with benefit plans
- Payroll reconciliation processes are established
- Compliance
- Ensure compliance with:
- ACA
- HIPAA
- E-RISA
- COBRA
- IRS Section 125
- Affordable Care Act reporting
- Benefit eligibility regulations
- Privacy and security standards
- Project Management
- Lead benefits technology projects including:
- Project planning
- Timeline management
- Risk identification
- Vendor coordination
- Stakeholder communication
- Status reporting
- Issue resolution
- Go-live support
- Hypercare support
- Documentation Process Improvement
- Evaluate current processes and recommend improvements including:
- Workflow automation
- Manual process elimination
- Data accuracy improvements
- Employee experience enhancements
- Reporting automation
- Operational efficiencies
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Governance documentation
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, or related field
- 5+ years of Benefits Administration experience
- 3+ years configuring Workday Benefits
- Multiple Workday Benefits implementations or optimization projects
- Extensive experience implementing EDI carrier feeds
- Experience leading Open Enrollment implementations
- Strong understanding of benefits administration operations
- Experience working directly with insurance carriers
- Payroll integration experience
- Project management experience