Location: New York, New York - Hybrid
Duration: 6 month contract
Pay: $36.50/hr
Schedule: Monday - Thursday - 32 hrs/week
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Benefits and People Team on all Health and Wellness plans
- Responsible for the administration of employee benefit programs including medical, dental, vision; life insurance plans, disability programs, and 401(k).
- Responsible for participating in vendor management activities including day to day oversight, regular status calls, process improvement initiatives
- Responsible for day-to-day support activities, including, but not limited to, assisting employees with questions and resolution of benefits matters
- In partnership with the Director, Global Benefits, oversee COBRA and Adjunct administration through third party administrator
- Conduct new hire benefits orientation
- Work with providers and third-party administrators to resolve questions, problems and work to ensure quality service
- Support the annual benefits open enrollment process, including working with vendors and brokers/consultants to manage employee communications, presenting benefits plans to all employees, gathering and analyzing data, and preparing recommendations
- Provide recommendations on current and potential benefit programs to make the benefits program more competitive
- Partner with internal partners such as Payroll, People Systems, People Team, Legal, and Finance on renewals, benefit program implementations, and other areas related to benefits administration
- Manages the benefits email in-box and responds timely to inquiries and/or forwards to the appropriate benefits personnel for resolution
- Oversee the reconciliation of benefits invoices to ensure enrollment and budget accuracy
- Perform other Benefits/People team projects as needed
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of experience working in Benefits Administration
- Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements affecting employee benefits programs, including ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, Section 125, Worker’s Compensation, Medicare, Social Security, and DOL requirements
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Strong organization skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Excellent presentation, writing, and analytical skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Technical proficiency in one or more HR Information Systems (Success Factors preferred)
- Bachelor's Degree required