Benefits Administrator

Overview

We are hiring a Benefits Administrator to join our team.

The Benefits Administrator position, reporting to the HR Manager, is a subject matter expert in all areas Benefits and guides and consults all stakeholders with benefit related questions and inquiries. The Benefit Administrator tracks, manages, and maximizes the utilization of UHC’s self-insured health plan. The Benefit Administrator continually investigates new benefits programs, improves existing programs and processes, supervises and monitors benefit administration

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administer and develop a thorough understanding of various employee benefits programs, such as group health, flexible spending accounts, dental and vision, accident and disability, life insurance, voluntary plans, 401(k) and other retirement plan offerings, and wellness benefits.
• Facilitate Benefits orientations, explain benefits enrollment system, and ensure accurate employee benefit enrollment.
• Serve as primary contact for plan vendors and third-Party administrators.
• Review and interpret Summary Plan Descriptions, plan documents, benefit summaries, vendor contracts, and other governing plan material to research and resolve benefit-related questions.
• Understand how the organization’s HRIS/benefits administration platform communicates with insurance carriers, TPAs, payroll systems, and other benefit vendors.
• Maintain working knowledge of EDI and eligibility files, including how enrollment and termination information is transmitted between benefit administration system and carriers.
• Identify, investigate, and assist with resolving EDI discrepancies, enrollment errors, eligibility discrepancies, and carrier transmission failures.
• Manage and administer benefit premium payment processes for employees on leaves of absence, including tracking employee premium obligations, communicating payment requirements, coordinating collection of missed premiums, and ensuring continued benefit coverage when applicable.
• Establish benefits strategy and day-to-day operations through in-depth analysis, technical support, project management and relationship building.
• Counsel employees on plan provisions so they can make informed benefit decisions. This includes all levels of employees including providers and executives.
• Manage annual open enrollment period and arrange for distribution of materials from carriers, assists with communicating changes to employees, and ensure successful completion of requested enrollment updates and changes within deadlines.
• Compile information during renewal process of any health, life, voluntary and retirement plans that benefit the company.
• Make recommendations to CEO regarding changes and updates to the benefits program.
• Maintain employee benefits filing systems and ensure benefits changes are entered appropriately in payroll system for payroll deduction.
• Assist employees with health, dental, life, voluntary and other related benefit claims.
• Verify the calculation of the monthly premium statements for all group insurance policies and maintain statistical data relative to premiums, claims and costs. Resolve all levels of administrative problems with stakeholders and carrier representatives.
• Administer COBRA in conjunction with the Third-Party Administrator.
• Prepare and set up meetings designed to help employees obtain information and understand the total compensation package.
• Ensure distribution of required employee notices and updated benefit material as needed.
• Complete all state and federal reporting requirements for the benefits program.
• Ensure the benefits program is competitive in the marketplace.
• Other duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE AREA 1:
General Corporate Expectations

• Attends and actively participates in all…