Benefits Specialist

Benefits Specialist (Contract)

$36 - $42 per hour | San Antonio, TX | On-site | Consulting

We are a large, established organization within the agriculture and consumer products industry with operations throughout North America. Our vertically integrated business supports a sizable and diverse workforce across multiple locations, including both hourly and salaried employees.

We are a purpose-driven organization committed to our people, operational excellence, sustainability, and creating a positive impact in the communities where we operate.

• Immediate Impact:
  Step into a critical benefits support role where your experience can make an immediate difference.
• Hands-On Benefits Exposure:
  Support benefits administration, audits, premium reconciliation, employee data, and ongoing benefits processes.
• Dayforce Environment:
  Put your Ceridian Dayforce and HRIS experience to use within a large, active employee population.
• Variety & Ownership:
  This role is ideal for someone resourceful who can research discrepancies, identify issues, and help drive them through resolution.
• Established Organization:
  Join a growing North American organization with significant operational scale and a strong commitment to its employees.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Partner with HR, benefits, payroll, vendors, and other internal stakeholders to ensure benefits information is accurate and processes run smoothly.

We are seeking an experienced Benefits & HRIS Specialist for an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for an additional 6-month extension. This individual will provide hands‑on support for a U.S. employee population of approximately 200+ associates, with an initial focus on stabilizing Benefits operations, improving HRIS data integrity, strengthening carrier and payroll reconciliations, and resolving existing Benefits and HRIS issues through completion.

• Administer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, retirement, and voluntary benefit programs
• Support Open Enrollment administration, system testing, implementation, and post-enrollment audits
• Process and audit new hire enrollments, qualifying life events, benefit changes, and terminations
• Perform carrier invoice, eligibility, enrollment, and payroll deduction reconciliations
• Research and correct missing, incorrect, retroactive, and catch‑up benefit deductions
• Identify discrepancies between HRIS, payroll, carrier, and enrollment data and drive issues through resolution
• Work directly with carriers, brokers, and TPAs to resolve coverage, eligibility, enrollment, and billing issues
• Monitor and troubleshoot 834 eligibility feeds and other benefits integrations, including failed transmissions, retroactive changes, and data discrepancies
• Support COBRA and ACA/1095 administration and related compliance activities
• Perform HRIS data audits and maintain accurate employee profiles, organizational structures, and reporting relationships
• Troubleshoot HRIS issues and assist with system testing, reporting, data cleanup, and process improvements
• Develop and maintain benefits processes and documentation
• Provide clear and accurate benefits communication and support to employees
• Utilize Excel to analyze, audit, reconcile, and validate benefits and HRIS data

• 5+ years of hands‑on Benefits Administration and HRIS experience
• Strong benefits reconciliation and auditing experience
• Experience working directly with carriers, brokers, and third‑party administrators
• Experience with 834 eligibility feeds, carrier integrations, or comparable benefits data interfaces
• Strong HRIS administration, data auditing, and troubleshooting skills
• Strong Excel and…