Responsibilities:

• Administer employee benefit programs, providing assistance and information to employees and former employees on all benefit plans
• Conducts benefits orientation and explains employee self-service system
• Assist with the annual open enrollment process
• Create and maintain information on the HRIS from new hires through separations
• Verifies the calculation of monthly premium statements for all group insurances and resolves administrative problems with vendors
• Prepares allocation invoices, check requests, and funding requests and coordinates with Accounting for payment
• Initiate paperwork as necessary to assist employees/beneficiaries with filing life insurance claims, disability claims, survivor benefits, etc.
• Assist in analyzing the competitiveness of base pay and benefit plans.  Gathers and evaluates survey data
• Assists with ACA and government survey compliance and reporting
• Perform other technical and analytical duties, including extracting data from internal HRIS to support compensation, benefits and employee engagement activities
• Delivers outstanding customer service to employees, managers and HR Team members
• Assist other HR staff as needed to accomplish team goals
• Gathers, analyzes and prepares data for reports
• Perform special compensation and benefits analysis projects
• Provide feedback to HR managers on benefit plan administration issues, problem claims,etc. that could potentially lead to employee relations issues
• Identify opportunities to simplify and streamline existing practices and procedures
• Conduct ongoing research into emerging trends, issues, and best practices
• Develop and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform job responsibilities, including knowledge of employee compensation, benefits, and HRIS trends and developments.
• Maintains employee confidence by keeping all HR information confidential
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations

Requirements:

• Associates  degree in human resources, business administration or closely related field with 3-5 years’ experience in human resources, with an emphasis in benefits administration; or a combination of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position
• Working knowledge of human resource management and administration principles and practices
• Knowledge of benefits administration and related regulations
• Extensive knowledge of HRIS and MS Office with excellent Excel skills
• Strong quantitative, analytical and reporting skills
• Self-directed, motivated, dependable and detail-oriented
• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills
• Proven experience in a face-paced, dynamic and changing work environment
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with extreme professionalism and discretion.
• Strong customer service orientation
• Ability to work independently and in teams
• Ability to work effectively with employees at diverse levels within a multi-cultural workforce