Leaves Specialist Seattle, WA

HR Leaves Specialist

We are looking for an HR Leaves Specialist to support a non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington through a long-term contract assignment. This role focuses on leave and workers' compensation coordination, employee support, and HR data reporting. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, comfort working across HR systems and vendor platforms, and the ability to partner effectively with employees, managers, payroll, and HR leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver guidance and practical support to employees and supervisors on benefits processes, leave-related matters, and HR platform use.

• Administer employee benefit programs, including enrollments, status updates, qualifying life event changes, and separations across internal systems and carrier portals.

• Assist with workers' compensation cases by helping employees navigate claims, coordinating with external claims partners, and supporting issue resolution with HR leadership.

• Produce recurring HR and benefits reports, analyze workforce data, and share insights that help leadership make informed decisions.

• Partner with payroll and internal HR team members to verify employee records, benefit deductions, and termination details while correcting discrepancies promptly.

• Investigate and resolve carrier feed and eligibility issues by working with HR system contacts, benefit vendors, and insurance providers.

• Coordinate open enrollment activities, benefits orientations, eligibility communications, and distribution of enrollment materials and required notices.

• Review and reconcile monthly benefit invoices, validate billing accuracy against enrollment records, and prepare documentation needed for payment processing.

• Conduct post-enrollment and ongoing compliance audits, track eligibility measurement periods, and monitor employee data to ensure proper benefit participation and deductions.

• Support broader HR operations through policy-related guidance, maintenance of benefit documentation, collaboration on special projects, and other administrative duties as needed.