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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in employee benefits administration, including enrollment processes, compliance monitoring, and vendor management. Proficient in data analysis and system configuration to enhance employee experience and operational efficiency.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Employee Benefits AdministrationBenefits Technology ImplementationData Conversion and Interface TestingWorkday HRIS ExperienceKnowledge of COBRA and HIPAA
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Hard Skills
Benefits Plan DesignEnrollment ProcessesPayroll ProcessingData ManagementSystem ConfigurationProject CoordinationAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointRoot-Cause Analysis
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsDetail-OrientedCommunication SkillsAbility to Manage Multiple Priorities
Tools & Technologies
AlightBusinessolverWorkdayPayroll SystemsBenefits Administration Platforms
Certifications & Qualifications
Professional Benefits CertificationProject Management Certification
Industry Keywords
COBRAHIPAAACANondiscrimination TestingEmployee Lifecycle ProcessesVendor ManagementBenefit Deduction PracticesEmployer-Sponsored Benefit Programs
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of employee benefit programs and related technology solutions
- Coordinate benefits enrollment, platform configuration, data management, system testing, payroll deductions, vendor and carrier integrations, compliance monitoring, issue resolution, and employee experience initiatives
- Support new-hire enrollment, annual open enrollment, life events, beneficiary elections, evidence of insurability, and terminations
- Translate approved plan designs, eligibility rules, coverage levels, rates, contributions, and administrative requirements into system configurations and business requirements
- Validate system configurations, employee-facing content, enrollment workflows, rates, and contributions against approved plan designs
- Develop, review, and enhance enrollment-related communications and employee-facing materials
- Coordinate data conversion, integrations, payroll, user acceptance, and post-implementation testing; track defects and configuration issues through resolution
- Monitor enrollment transactions and vendor and payroll files; research and resolve eligibility, enrollment, coverage, and deduction issues
- Maintain implementation plans and documentation, including decisions, dependencies, risks, issues, timelines, communications, training, cutover, and production support
- Administer benefits in accordance with plan documents, organizational policies, and applicable federal and state requirements
- Review plan documents, administrative procedures, and vendor materials to identify plan provisions and configuration requirements
- Assess the impact of proposed benefit changes on enrollment, payroll deductions, integrations, communications, and administration
- Support benefit program analysis, reporting, benchmarking, and recommendations
- Serve as an operational liaison with benefits administration vendors, insurance carriers, payroll partners, and other third-party providers
- Coordinate eligibility, enrollment, payroll, and carrier integration requirements; monitor files, interfaces, reports, and error logs
- Resolve file, configuration, data, and processing issues through root-cause analysis, escalation, and corrective-action tracking
- Review administrative procedures, Statements of Work, service requirements, and implementation deliverables
- Participate in vendor selection, request-for-proposal, contracting, implementation, and performance-monitoring activities
- Analyze benefits data to identify discrepancies, trends, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities
- Research complex employee benefit issues and coordinate resolution across internal teams and external vendors
- Develop clear summaries and recommendations for benefits leadership and project stakeholders
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's Degree (required)
- 3+ years relevant experience in employee benefits administration, benefits operations, benefits consulting, or benefits technology (required)
- Experience supporting HR operations and employee lifecycle processes
- Experience supporting a benefits administration implementation, migration, or major system enhancement
- Working knowledge of employee benefit enrollment processes and benefit plan design
- Understanding of benefit eligibility, effective dates, coverage levels, employee contributions, and life-event processing
- Experience with benefits administration vendors or platforms, such as Alight, Businessolver, or a comparable system
- Experience with data conversion, interface testing, user acceptance testing, or implementation cutover activities
- Experience with Workday (preferred) or another enterprise HRIS and payroll platform
- Exposure to payroll processing, benefit deduction practices, payroll calendars, retroactive adjustments, and payroll reconciliation
- Skilled and experienced in building Microsoft Excel analysis and graphs, combining data from multiple sources, troubleshooting, and creating Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and project coordination skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented environment
- Professional benefits or project management certification is a plus
- Knowledge of COBRA, HIPAA, ACA, and nondiscrimination testing
- Knowledge of medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, critical illness, accident, HSA, FSA, and other employer-sponsored benefit programs