Benefits and Leave Coordinator

The Benefits and Leave Coordinator performs intermediate skilled work in a variety of Human Resources and benefits administration tasks involving data entry, specialized research, and clerical support to the Human Resources department This position assists employees with benefits enrollment, Leave, FMLA, and ADA accommodations, verifies all insurance billing, maintains employee databases and files, and ensures compliance with required benefit notices and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer and the Chief Human Resources Officer.To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serves as the leave coordinator for Human Resources; assists employees with leaves of absence, such as FMLA and processes required paperwork
• Assists with benefits administration for County employees to include group health, flexible spending accounts, dental and vision, accident and disability, life insurance, 401(k), and wellness benefits
• Performs payroll maintenance into our HRIS (Munis) and data entry into carrier websites to include COBRA administration. 
• Audit payroll deductions and enrollment information to ensure accuracy by performing detailed analysis, running reports and utilizing excel spreadsheets
• Responsible for complex problem solving to resolve benefit challenges
• Assist with the monthly retiree insurance billing process
• Assist with annual open enrollment; presentations, benefit analysis, deduction imports, etc.
• Meet with employees one-on-one and in a group presentation setting to assist with benefit questions, enrollment, and process qualifying life event (QLE) benefit changes
• Assist with the reconciliation of monthly benefit bills and processing for payment
• Types correspondence, memoranda, produces reports, and/or other work products from rough draft, copy, notes, or verbal instructions
• Performs research; collects and analyzes data
• Scans paperwork into electronic files
• Prepares periodic and required statistical reports
• Operates standard office, word processing, and data entry equipment
• Performs assigned functions as a Disaster Ready Team (DRT) member, if appointed or volunteer
• Performs specialized department tasks and duties as assigned

Thorough knowledge of standard office practices, procedures, equipment and office assistance techniques; thorough knowledge of business English, spelling and arithmetic; thorough knowledge of the organization and functions of the department and of general Human Resources and benefit administration policies and practices; ability to keep office records and to prepare accurate reports from file sources; ability to perform and organize work independently; ability to prepare effective correspondence independently; ability to operate standard office equipment including personal computer and knowledge of applicable software packages; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.  Proficiency with excel, auditing techniques, data entry, attention to detail is essential.
 High school diploma or GED and considerable experience in Human Resources, payroll/financial, benefits administration, and/or office work, or equivalent combination of education and experience, is required.

Pay rate will be determined based on qualifications, internal equity, budget and market considerations.

If applicable, your final transcript showing the date your degree was awarded and/or any required certificates or licenses listed in the application must be uploaded with your application, even if you are a current employee or we have received it with a previous application.

Salary : $25 - $33