Benefits Analyst

Group 1001 is a consumer-centric, technology-driven family of insurance companies on a mission to deliver outstanding value and operational performance by combining financial strength and stability with deep insurance expertise and a can-do culture. Group 1001’s culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, core business focus, risk management, and striving for outcomes. This goal extends to how we hire and onboard our most valuable assets - our employees.

The Benefits Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day administration, compliance support, and continuous improvement of the benefits program. This role also leads the company’s wellness objectives, responsible for sustaining and elevating the established program.

• Own day-to-day operations for the benefits program, which includes health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life and disability, wellness programs, tuition assistance, etc.
• Serve as primary resource for employee benefit inquiries - elevate complex or sensitive issues to senior team members as needed.
• Monitor the Benefits mailbox and Workday Case Management queue - respond and resolve inquiries promptly and accurately.
• Review benefit change requests - validate the request, confirm required documentation, ensure accurate changes in Workday.
• Manage the tuition assistance lifecycle from preapproval to reimbursement.
• Support the leave of absence process in partnership with third party administrator.
• Support annual enrollment activities, including system configuration testing.
• Review and process vendor invoices to ensure timely and accurate payments.
• Advise Payroll on benefit-related deduction adjustments.

• Serve as wellness program manager - sustain established program and recommend enhancements that strengthen employee engagement.
• Develop, organize, and execute wellness events and challenges.
• Track and report on key wellness program metrics such as participation and engagement.
• Identify communication opportunities that align with overall Benefits and Wellness objectives.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and Employee Resource Group leaders; coordinate with external wellness vendor partners on program delivery.

• Manage internal controls such as enrollment audits, COBRA audits, and data integration validation; research and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor the federal and state regulatory landscape to flag developments affecting benefit programs.
• Support compliance activities in partnership with senior team members, including data preparation, participant notice distribution, and deadline tracking.
• Maintain foundational knowledge of company policies and procedures.

• Serve as HRIS subject matter expert - work with HR Technology team on system testing, enhancements, process improvement, reporting, debugging, automation opportunities, etc.
• Identify and recommend efficiency opportunities to foster an environment of continuous improvement.
• Maintain library of standard operating procedures (SOPs), develop new SOPs as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the Benefits team.

• 3+ years related work experience, with strong working knowledge of employee benefits.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Experience coordinating or managing wellness programs, including measuring participation and implementing improvements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills, time management, and follow-through.
• Strong Excel skills, including reconciling large data files.
• Experience with Workday HRIS preferred.
• Proven ability to deliver a high level of…