What are the responsibilities and job description for the Benefits Specialist position at Southern New Hampshire University?
We are one growing team with one powerful goal - and as a global leader in education, we strive for a workforce that reflects the individual differences of our learning community. We believe that our employees can be their best selves when they can be their true selves. That is why we're committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion in which all our employees feel welcomed, valued and empowered. Together, we will shape the future of education by transforming lives beginning with yours.
This position will partially be based in the following office location.
Manchester, NHHowever, partial remote work from the following states may also be considered: Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Benefits Director, you will assist and coordinate a broad range of benefit processing support in the administration of the University's Retirement Programs and Tuition Benefits. You will provide exceptional service to the benefits team and University employees. You will have knowledge of employee benefits and excellent MS Excel skills with proficiency in vlookups, pivot tables, concatenating data, and data analysis.
In this Role You'll Get To:
- Provide generalist tasks supporting over 12000 employees nationwide including assisting with employee questions through email, phone, and service portal
- Help coordinate projects for retirement and tuition benefits.
- Provide data entry, maintaining reports, monthly metrics, with ongoing data management.
- Assist with communications, meetings, and programs for managers and associates.
- Help with data collection for preparing all governmental filling requirements.
- Advise associates on eligibility for benefit offerings, assist employees with questions and resolve concerns.
- Help administer internal tuition benefit, external tuition exchange programs and retirement programs. This includes data management of requests, assisting employees and preparing benefits for approval and monitoring.
- Assist with routine and special projects.
What we're Looking For:
- Associate degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Finance, a related field, or equivalent education/years of experience.
- One to three years related experience as an employee benefits administrator, with Retirement plan management experience.
- Experience in customer service for a large multi-unit geographic separated business Functional/technical proficiency with HR/Benefits systems.
- Proficiency in MS Office products (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word)
- Technical proficiency with HR/Benefits systems
Thinking about the job, but not sure you should apply? We still want to hear from you.
We recognize that not everyone enters the world of work with the same advantage, opportunity, and privilege. This is why your skills and experiences are important to us. Take the leap and apply, you just might be the person we are looking for!
Are Benefits Important to You?
We offer exceptional benefits, many available starting on the first day of employment:
Anthem BlueCross affordable, low-deductible Medical insurance available on day one
Low to no-cost Dental, Vision and Life Insurance options
5 weeks of Paid Time Off that starts accruing on day one & Paid Holidays
A Retirement Plan with a 9% Employer Funded annual contribution
Tuition Benefits with family offerings
Who Are We?
SNHU employees are a team in every sense. Separately, we understand that each individual brings unique experiences, perspectives and ideas to create a vibrant work environment. Together we share common values of honesty, acceptance and accountability working as a unified force toward a common goal: to transform the lives of learners. By joining our team, you join us in our vision. Together, we'll shape the future of education by transforming lives-beginning with yours.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Remote work disclaimer
Please note that this is a remote eligible position. At SNHU, we ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace at a fixed location within the United States (in one of the approved states as reflected above) that is free of distractions and dependencies.
Please note that a background check is required for employment.
Southern New Hampshire University reaffirms its continuing commitment to afford qualified or qualifiable individuals an equal opportunity to compete for employment and advancement within the University. To ensure equal employment opportunity, Southern New Hampshire University shall not discriminate against any individual or group because of race, color, creed, ethnicity, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran/military status, genetic information, or on any other legally prohibited basis.
Southern New Hampshire University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity and is prohibited from doing so by Title IX. This requirement not to discriminate extends to both admission and employment at the University.
