Benefits Specialist

Description

Summary
As a Benefits Specialist, your objective will be to assist the Benefits Manager with the administration of all benefits and retirement
programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and 401(k) plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS to provide vendors with accurate eligibility
  information.
• Administers enrollment for new hires.
• Performs quality checks of benefits-related data.
• Assists employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes.
• Distributes all benefits enrollment materials and determines eligibility.
• Enrolls employees with carriers and processes life status changes.
• Responds to benefits inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments,
  status changes and other general inquiries.
• Processes and administers all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal,
  disability and FMLA.
• Effectively interprets FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities.
• Responds to 401(k) inquiries from managers and employees relating to enrollments, plan changes and
  contribution amounts. 
• Assists with the open enrollment process.
• Analyzes necessary reports for allocation/billing charges.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Technical Skills - Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality.
• Oral Communication - Responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Presents numerical data effectively.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Quality Management - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; develops and implements cost saving measures;
  contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.
• Diversity - Promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics - Keeps commitments; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes
  appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; organizes or schedules
  other people and their tasks.
• Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on
  commitments.
• Quality - Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability - Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change,
  delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability - Keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree in business or related area preferred. Minimum of (3) years’
experience in HR preferred PHR Certification preferred.

Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,
technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and
procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of
managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where
only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,
diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate knowledge of
Microsoft Office products- Word and PowerPoint.

Additional Knowledge FMLA, HIPAA, COBRA, PPACA, and other benefits-related regulations preferred.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel;
reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may be required to occasionally lift, push, or pull up
to 50 pounds.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. The employee may be exposed to infectious or contagious diseases and a variety of electromechanical hazards. The employee may also handle emergency and/or crisis situations.

The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in the
described position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all position duties and skills
required of the individual classified in this position.