Job Summary: The employee benefits coordinator position assists employees with benefits enrollment and questions, verifies all insurance billing, maintains employee database, and files, and ensures compliance with required benefit notices.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Administer various employee benefits programs, such as group health, flexible spending accounts, dental and vision, accident and disability, life insurance, and wellness benefits.

• Conduct benefits orientations and explain benefits self-enrollment system.

• Maintain employee benefits filing systems and ensure benefits changes are entered appropriately in payroll system for payroll deduction.

• Assist employees with health, dental, life and other related benefit claims.

• Verify the calculation of the monthly premium statements for all group insurance policies and maintain statistical data relative to premiums, claims and costs. Resolve administrative problems with the carrier representatives.

• Administer COBRA.

• Review and respond to unemployment claims with appropriate documentation. Review monthly unemployment statements.

• Coordinate workers' compensation claims with third-party administrator. Follow up on claims.

• Assist HR/PR Director in obtaining statistics and information in renewal process of any health, life and retirement plans that benefit the company.

• Prepare and set up meetings designed to help employees obtain information and understand company benefits and other related incentive programs. Ensure distribution of required employee notices.

• Prepare and maintain biweekly employee reports, new-hire and absentee reports. Maintain and update company organizational charts, phone directory and other requested reports as needed.

• Assist HR/PR Director in completing benefits reporting requirements.
• Auditing the trail of payments for benefits and working with accounting staff to reconcile

• Other duties as assigned.

Experience:

• Extensive knowledge of employee benefits and applicable laws.
• 3-5 years of experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of ICHRA is a plus.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.