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Order#: NY1507502
Benefits Specialist

JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of and in cooperation with the Director of Human Resources is responsible for fulfilling responsibilities in benefits administration, and employment law compliance.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Participates in benefits administration, including claims resolution, approval of invoices for payment, distribution of annual employee notices as required, and assisting with benefits reporting requirements. Support plan audit of all benefits. Administers health and welfare plans, including enrollments, changes, and terminations. Processes required documents through payroll and insurance providers to ensure accurate record-keeping and proper deductions. Assist in resolution of conflicts. Ensures compliance with COBRA guidelines by entering separations into vendor platform. Assist in resolution of conflicts. Coordinates health, life and disability insurance enrollments and communicates with service providers concerning routine administration of programs. Assist in resolution of conflicts. Administers disability, workers compensation, and family leave plans including FMLA and NYPFL. Performs benefit Orientation for all new employees. Participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems. Maintains other records, reports, and logs to conform to EEO regulations. Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars. Assists in evaluation of reports, decisions, and results of department in relation to established goals. Recommends innovative approaches, policies, and procedures to continually improve efficiency of the department and services performed. Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment and benefits laws and regulations. Performs customer service functions by answering employee requests and questions. Conducts audits of benefits or other HR programs and recommends corrective action. Assists in organizational training and development efforts. Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database. Assists with processing of terminations. Prepares and transmits Retirement Plan remittances Serves as backup to Human Resources Generalist, including orientation, etc. As needed, assists with processing Employee change letters, salary letters, and other similar related documents. Assists with CFO reports for budgets, special projects, etc. As needed, assists with, coordinates and processes payroll including employee maintenance, review of payroll processing reports, transmittal to payroll vendor, and distribute paychecks to employees. As needed, assists with, and prepares Cash Requirement Report for CFO. Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Associates degree in business administration or related field and three to five years of relevant experience in benefits administration, or equivalent five to seven years of experience. Experience should include software knowledge and report writing skills (Paychex preferred), benefits including open enrollment and invoice reconciliation, leave administration, COBRA, retirement plans, audits, compliance, FSA, and HSA.