Benefits Coordinator

Description:

The Benefits Coordinator performs related duties at the professional level and may carry out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: employee benefits.

Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Process all benefit related tasks – new enrollments, terminations, changes, open enrollments, COBRA, claim resolution.
• Ability to provide electronic or manual supply of personalized benefits enrollment information to employees.
• Assembly and distribution of employee ID badges as needed.
• Assisting employees with benefit enrollment issues and questions.
• Coordinate and maintain filing of employee enrollment and LOA information for personnel files (both original files and Paperwise imaging).
• Providing advice, assistance and follow-up on company policies, procedures and benefit related issues to employees and managers.
• Generating general reports and audit information as needed from Paylocity (i.e. employee census report, billing reconciliation, new hire headcount)
• Ability to present general benefits information to new hires and current employees on plan information.
• Perform various payroll changes as requested (pay changes, benefit deductions, etc.)
• Cross train on all HR duties and work closely with other HR personnel to be certain that there is a proper distribution of work tasks
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Requirements:

Minimum Requirements

• Capable of maintaining a high level of confidentiality;
• Detail oriented;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Professional telephone manner;
• Excellent problem solving, organizational, time management and analytical skills;
• Must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties in an independent manner with minimal supervision;
• Ability to deal effectively with all levels people;
• General knowledge of office duties;
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience with Paylocity or other similar HRIS systems required.

Abilities Required

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential job functions.

While performing the responsibilities, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.