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Benefits Administrator

I Am Boundless, Inc.
Independence, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 3/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/27/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary :

The benefits administrator position is responsible for directing and planning the day-to-day operations of group benefits programs (group health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, travel and accident plan, flexible spending plan, retirement plans, etc.). This position provides excellent customer service and assistant with designs quality benefits plans. In coordination with Senior Leadership, the administrator continually investigates new benefits programs, improves existing programs, and supervises and monitors benefits administration.

Duties / Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary contact for plan vendors and third-party administrators.
  • Coordinate transfer of data to external contacts for services, premiums and plan administration.
  • Document and maintain administrative procedures for assigned benefits processes.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable government regulations. Ensure timeliness and accuracy of required reporting and fees.
  • Coordinate daily benefits processing. Handle enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability, accident and death claims, rollovers, QDROs, QMCSOs, distributions, loans, hardships and compliance testing.
  • Oversee maintenance of employee benefits files, maintain group benefits database and update employee payroll records.
  • Gather employee data and oversee the processing of monthly billings and the preparation ofvouchers for payment of administrative fees for all group plans.
  • Allocate group health and dental claims monthly and review quarterly.
  • Audit the accuracy and performance of functions performed by benefit eligible staff.
  • Perform plan audits. Prepare, collect and organize data for actuarial assessments.
  • Review data in conjunction with actuarial evaluation task forces.
  • Review both short- and long-range cost estimates / projections and relevant statistical analyses regarding modifications in benefits programs and implementation of new programs.
  • Provide customer service support to internal and external customers.
  • Develop communication tools to enhance understanding of the company's benefits package.
  • Design and distribute materials for benefits orientations, open enrollment and summary plan descriptions. Provide training and support to group benefits associates, home office associates and the field staff.

Required Skills / Abilities :

  • Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to use Microsoft products, including PowerPoint; experience with HRIS and benefits databases.
  • Project and team management / leadership skills and experience.
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment with associates.
  • Effective planning and priority setting. Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
  • Strong analytical skills and a thorough knowledge of plan designs.
  • Ability to understand, evaluate and make judgments on proposals (RFPs).
  • Knowledge of benefits contract language.
  • Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements, both adopted and pending, affecting employee benefits programs, including the ACA, ERISA, COBRA, Section 125, Medicare, OBRA, and Social Security and DOL requirements.
  • Excellent communication and organization skills.
  • Education and Experience :

  • Bachelor's degree in human resource management or related field, and three to five years of related benefits or employee benefits administration experience.
  • SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP and CEBS professional designations preferred.
  • Physical Requirements :

  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.
  • Work Environment

    This job operates in a professional office environment.

    Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

    This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to

    4 : 30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. This

    position is a hybrid position.

    Travel

    Travel is primarily local during the business day, but regular out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

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