About This Role
The Benefits Specialist plays a crucial role in managing and administering the company's disability plans and overseeing compliance with FMLA regulations. This position suits an experienced professional who can effectively communicate with various stakeholders and manage benefit programs efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Manage, administer, and maintain compliance for companywide disability plans.
- Oversee the FMLA leave process, including third-party vendor compliance.
- Administer health savings, health spending, and dependent care spending accounts.
- Act as management backup for 401(k) and pension benefit claims and administration, processing weekly payroll feeds to the 401(k) vendor as needed.
- Collaborate with the finance department on benefit accruals, reconciliation of benefit accounts, and other related issues, projecting plan liabilities and keeping management informed.
- Recommend additions and modifications to assigned benefit plans in line with trends and budget guidelines.
- Work with management to implement approved benefit cost controls and guidelines for employee benefit program cost sharing.
- Complete assigned state and federal compliance reports under ERISA or other regulations as required.
- Issue and update federally mandated summary plan descriptions and other required documentation for employees.
- Perform weekly file feeds to carriers and act as backup to ensure all weekly feeds are completed.
- Review medical claims questioned by employees, insurance companies, or other personnel, resolving any issues that arise.
- Contact vendors to investigate discrepancies and provide information in non-routine situations.
Requirements
- 5+ years of prior related experience.
- Seven to ten years of prior management and administrative experience, including compliance.
- Experience working with internal finance departments, auditors, and others in plan compliance and reconciliations.
- Ability to communicate tactfully, both verbally and in writing, with department heads, managers, coworkers, and vendors to resolve problems and negotiate resolutions.
- Excellent knowledge of computers, internet access, and the ability to navigate automated systems and various software packages such as Excel and Word.
- Bachelor’s degree in management, accounting, or a related field preferred.
Benefits
- Opportunity for contract conversion to full-time.
- Onsite work 4 days a week.
Important Details
- Contract: 3-month contract with potential for full-time conversion.
Application Process
