Sr. Benefits Analyst (12 Month Contract)

About the Role

The Sr. Benefits Analyst plays a pivotal role in the design, administration, and compliance of an organization's benefits programs. Acts as a subject matter expert, offering guidance and support to employees, leadership, and external partners.

Here's What You'll Do

• Benefits Program Administration: Oversee some day-to-day administration and analysis of employee benefit plans, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA/HSA/HRA, and retirement plans.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations such as ERISA, COBRA, ACA, and HIPAA privacy and security, and FMLA.
• Benefit Plan Design & Analysis: Analyze benefits utilization data to identify trends, recommend plan enhancements, cost-saving strategies, and ensure external competitiveness.
• Vendor and Broker Management: Maintain relationships with insurance carriers, consultants, brokers, and third-party administrators, ensuring service quality and adherence to contracts.
• Employee Support: Serve as a secondary point of contact for complex benefits inquiries, provide guidance, and develop communication/education programs to enhance employee understanding and use of benefits.
• Lead and Participate in Projects: related to benefit programs, such as open enrollment, ERISA compliant benefit transitions of mergers and acquisitions, and plan implementations, and contribute to process documentation and improvement initiatives.
• Reporting & Auditing: Prepare reports for compliance filings (e.g., 5500s, ACA reports), conduct regular audits of benefit plans and documentation, and reconcile departmental billing.

Here's What You'll Need

• Minimum bachelor's degree in human resources, business, finance, or related field required.
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in employee benefits administration, with at least 3 years at a benefits analyst level, are required.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of employee benefits programs and relevant federal and state regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).

The salary range for this position is $83,200 to $104,000 annually. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs.