Benefits Specialist

Benefits Specialist manages employee benefits, maintains HRIS data, and ensures compliance.

$70,000.00/yr - $90,000.00/yr

The Benefits Specialist is responsible for managing employee benefits, maintaining HRIS data, and ensuring compliance.

• Process enrollments and annual updates into the HRIS including group life, disability, and other insurance products, and notify payroll of premium deduction requirements.
• Complete ACA related activities including annual notifications, monthly eligibility administration, and electronic IRS/state filings.
• Reconcile accounts and pay monthly premiums for Health, Dental, Vision, group life, and disability insurances.
• Communicate with professional staff, support staff and insurance carriers regarding coverage and issues.
• Perform daily audit of Benefit Administration system within HRIS.
• Answer questions regarding Health, Dental, Vision, LTC, group life, VAIP, GUL, GVUL, and long‑term disability benefits.
• Coordinate LTD claims with carrier and communicate claim requirements with claimants.
• Update new hire benefit orientations and conduct said orientations. Assist with year‑end promotion and new partner processing.
• Prepare annual benefit audits.
• Assist with benefit mailings as required, including annual credible coverage notifications.
• Calculate and enter new premiums for life insurances; maintain partner and senior partner premiums in the HRIS; inform payroll of premium deduction changes/additions.
• Coordinate the administrative aspects of the annual benefits open enrollment process, including updating open enrollment materials.
• Other duties as requested and assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 3‑5 years of related benefits experience.
• Prior ACA administration experience.
• Ability to read and interpret plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
• Ability to calculate figures such as discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages.
• Knowledge of common accounting and recordkeeping concepts.
• Strong problem‑solving skills for standardized situations.
• Working knowledge of personal computer applications including HRIS and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Working knowledge of UKG preferred;
  Knowledge of Benefits Administration (Plan Source) is a plus.

Associate

Full‑time

Human Resources and General Business

Human Resources Services and Law Practice