A media agency in NYC is seeking to hire a Benefits Administrator to join their growing team on a contract basis.
About the Opportunity:
- Hours: 9am – 5:30pm or 9am – 6pm
- Location: Hybrid (3 days in the office; 2 days remote)
- Length: 3 months for now
Responsibilities:
- Handle inquiries and complaints to ensure quick, equitable, courteous resolution for various employee benefit programs, such as group insurance, life, medical and dental, accident and disability, insurance, pensions, and retirement
- Assist in performing liaison functions with internal partners and third party vendors relative to coverage and eligibility data
- Maintain and update vendor databases
- Develop and prepare communications to employees about benefit programs, procedures, claims and other government mandated disclosures
- Maintain data integrity and business controls for frozen pension plan
- Generate benefits-related reports from HRIS system
- Provide the technical support, test system functionality and work with end users to provide system support and troubleshoot system problems.
- Assists with benefit plan audits and filings
- Special projects as needed
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree required
- 2-3 Year's minimum of Human Resources benefits experience
- CEBS preferred
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Effectively communicate with people in potentially stressful situations
- Strong ability to consistently meet deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel
- Strong technical aptitude for learning systems
