The Benefits Specialist is a vital Total Rewards team member with this Global Consulting firm. You will help manage their U.S. health, wellness, and retirement savings programs. Acting as the go-to resource for employee benefits inquiries and providing a positive experience for new hires during annual open enrollment. Beyond day-to-day operations, you’ll contribute to impactful global benefits projects, broadening your expertise and influence.

In this collaborative position, you’ll partner closely with HR, payroll, finance, and legal teams to refine policies, drive initiatives, and support programs that enhance employee satisfaction and organizational success. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a dynamic and global benefits landscape! This is a Temporary-to-Hire opportunity!

 Responsibilities

• Monitoring the Benefits e-mailbox and answering employee questions and ‘the questions behind the questions.’ Liaising with employees and vendors to assist with resolution of benefit issues.
• Coordinating/processing benefits payroll deductions with the internal payroll team and one-time payments in Workday.
• Preparing for the annual benefits open enrollment process, working with internal partners and various vendors to implement changes, conducting appropriate system testing, developing communications and conducting employee meetings.
• Managing the U.S. new hire benefits process. Ensuring communications are up-to-date and timely shared with new hires and conducting new hire Q&A sessions.
• Reviewing, tracking, reconciling, and processing applicable vendor invoices for payment.
• Coordinating the 401(k) savings plan daily, monthly, and annual processes; includes working with auditors and ERISA experts on annual compliance testing, audits, and government filings.
• Administering the disability, workers’ compensation, and leave of absence programs for U.S. employees, working with the applicable vendor(s,) and helping employees navigate the process.
• Staying current with benefits-related legislation to ensure compliance. (ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, SECURE Act, etc.)
• Creating and reviewing benefits communications; updating information on intranet benefits pages.
• Overseeing benefit interfaces – partner with other teams to ensure processes are developed, documented, implemented and maintained.
• Supporting global benefits projects and performing other duties as assigned.

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, with a minimum of three years’ experience in employee benefits.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software, experience using VLOOKUP, pivot tables and formulas in Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with project management.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements.
• Proactive learner, possessing a natural inquisitiveness and interest in self-development.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performing, and client-focused environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with vendors and key stakeholders.
• Workday experience, specifically with the Benefits Module, preferred.

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