Senior Benefits Analyst

As a Senior Benefits Analyst at LCS, you'll play a key role in supporting and enhancing the benefits programs that serve our employees across the organization. You'll combine your expertise in benefits administration, data analysis and problem solving to help ensure our programs are effective, competitive and easy for employees to navigate.

You will have the opportunity to support the administration and delivery of the organization’s health and welfare, retirement, and leave programs. This role serves as a benefits and systems subject matter expert, using strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to ensure accurate plan administration, regulatory compliance, data integrity, and effective employee support. The Senior Benefits Analyst partners across HR and with vendors to resolve complex issues, support open enrollment and benefit initiatives, improve processes, and deliver a positive employee benefits experience.

Experience is Everything.

At LCS, experience is everything. We provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization that makes a positive difference in the lives of the seniors we serve. If you are seeking an organization that gives back, you'll love working here. Our principles and hospitality promises define our company culture. LCS employees can be found participating in volunteer activities, getting involved in our committees or collaborating with team members in our innovative workspace.

You'll find several opportunities to grow as a professional, serve the community, and enhance the lives of seniors.

What You'll Do:

• Manage the day-to-day administration of health and welfare, retirement, and leave programs, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant delivery of benefits.
• Monitor key benefits processes, identify risks and issus, and coordinate with internal and external partners to drive timely resolution.
• Partner with the Benefits Manager to support compliance with applicable regulations, plan documents, and government reporting requirements, including ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, Section 125, and applicable IRS requirements.
• Manage annual benefits open enrollment activities, including project planning, system configuration and testing, communications, enrollment support, and post-enrollment reconciliation for corporate and community benefit plans.
• Administer the organization's 401(k) plan, including eligibility, contributions, loans, distributions, and coordination with the recordkeeper and trustee.
• Provide oversight and administrative support for the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation (NQDC) plan, ensuring accurate plan administration and compliance.
• Administer and support time-away-from-work programs, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, PWFA, parental leave, short- and long-term disability, and applicable company and state leave programs in partnership with Human Resources and third-party administrators.
• Manage carrier and vendor eligibility file feeds, including EDI 834 configuration, reconciliation, error resolution, and discrepancy tracking to ensure accurate enrollment data.
• Process and reconcile health and welfare vendor invoices, investigate discrepancies, and partner with vendors, Payroll, Finance, and Accounting to support accurate and timely payment.
• Maintain accurate billing, reconciliation, testing, and audit documentation to support financial reporting, internal controls, compliance, and effective plan administration.
• Develop and manage benefit communications and education initiatives, including benefit guides, FAQs, orientations, webinars, training materials, and other resources that promote employee understanding and engagement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with benefit carriers, vendors, brokers, and internal…