What are the responsibilities and job description for the Self-Funded Benefits/Payroll focused HR Specialist position at AK HR Solutions, LLC?
My client, a nationally recognized company, is seeking an experienced Human Resources Specialist to join their HR Department. This position will be focused on Self-funded benefits and payroll (they use Paycom)
This role is onsite in their Tewksbury office (can be hybrid after training) and reports to the Director of HR.
**RELOCATION IS NOT PROVIDED**
The ideal candidate is someone who can operate independently, is resourceful, is comfortable with technology and HR systems, and can serve as a strong HR resource for my client.
Responsibilities include:
- Benefits: Strong experience with self-funded benefits is highly preferred. The individual should be comfortable managing benefits, supporting employees with benefit questions, and assisting with open enrollment and benefits guidance.
- Benefits Administration & HRIS Support
- Strong experience with self-funded benefits and the ability to independently manage day-to-day benefits administration.
- Comfortable monitoring systems and identifying when something is not working correctly, researching the issue, and working with Paycom or the appropriate vendor to resolve it.
- Experience supporting open enrollment, including system setup, employee communications, benefit education, enrollment troubleshooting, and ensuring elections are accurately reflected in the HRIS and vendor systems.
- Able to manage and reconcile monthly benefit billing, including reviewing consolidated invoices, identifying discrepancies, researching variances, and coordinating corrections with vendors as needed.
- Payroll: Strong payroll experience is also valuable, particularly someone who can troubleshoot and independently work through payroll-related issues.
- HRIS: Comfortable learning new systems and ideally is familiar with Paycom.
- Technical/Problem-Solving Skills: Being tech-savvy is a must. They should be comfortable troubleshooting HRIS issues, researching solutions, and working independently to resolve problems.
- Recruiting (A plus- not required) : Full-cycle recruiting experience is a must. Experience recruiting across a broad range of positions—from warehouse/operations roles through management-level positions—is particularly important.
Qualifications Include:
- 3 years as an HR Generalist
- Strong computer skills
- Self-funded benefits experience
- US Citizen or authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Paycom
- Strong communication skills- verbal and written
- HR or Payroll Certifications a plus!
Compensation: based on experience, education, relevant certifications, overall qualifications, and alignment with the role's requirements.
For immediate consideration, please send your resume to Annie@AKHRSolutionsLLC.com.
No phone calls, C2C or 3rd party recruiters.
Salary : $70,000 - $95,000