Benefits Analyst

Overview

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs
• And more

Work Location: Atlanta, GA

• The Benefits Analyst will administer and support employee benefits programs, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability.
• This role will serve as a key resource for employees, ensuring they understand their benefits, enrollment options, eligibility requirements, and available resources.
• The Benefits Analyst works closely with Human Resources, payroll, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators to ensure accurate benefit administration, compliance with federal and state regulations, and provide positive employee experience.

• Administer employee benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability
• Manage employee eligibility and coverage status
• Assist with coordinating annual open enrollment activities and attending events
• Maintains and recommends improvements to process, procedures, and documentation to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of benefits program administration

• Conduct benefits orientation sessions for new hires and maternity leave benefit sessions
• Assist employees with escalated employee benefits questions by partnering with the Employee Resource Center
• Ensures high level of customer service with employees

• Ensure compliance with ACA, COBRA, HIPPA, ERISA, FMLA and other applicable regulations
• Maintain required benefits documentation and records
• Support internal and external audits
• Monitor legislative changes affecting employee benefits programs

• Liaise with insurance carriers, brokers, and third-party administrators
• Resolve benefit- related issues and escalations
• Coordinate implementation of benefit plan changes with internal and external parties
• Review service performance and vendor compliance

• Maintain accurate employee benefits data in HRIS system
• Audit employee records for accuracy and completeness
• Generate benefits reports and analyze data to report on trends or find errors
• Assist with troubleshooting issues and implement enhancements for the HRIS systems

• Promote awareness of available benefit programs
• Partner with internal departments to help promote plan changes and open enrollment
• Maintain the employee benefits section of the intranet site

Travel:
Travel between Emory operating units and affiliated sites may be required

Work Type:
Hybrid employee may split time between working remotely and working in the office

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration or a related field
• Experience:
  
  2 years of experience in benefits administration, HR, benefits consulting, or related employee services and in lieu of education 4 years of experience

• Performs work under direct supervision
• Employee Benefit administration knowledge
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Ability to prioritize competing operational initiatives
• Ability to articulate clear process workflows and manage high-stakes priorities smoothly

• Experience:
  
  With Peoplesoft or Workday
• Certification:
  Professional human resources (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP) or Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)

Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet® designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet® designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Medium-Max 25lbs): up to 25 lbs, 0-33% of the work day…