What are the responsibilities and job description for the Benefits Specialist position at Allied Orion Group?
Job Details
Description
Our national multi-family management company seeks a Benefits Specialist with a "Whatever it Takes" attitude to assist the Human Resources Team.
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for Administering and maintaining all benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, Long Term Disability, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Life, and Flexible Spending, maintaining benefits billing for all carriers to ensure accuracy and timeliness, conducting annual open enrollment meetings and new hire enrollment orientation to keep employees informed and engaged, overseeing the administration and investigation of Worker’s Compensation claims to support employees during their recovery process, assisting the Payroll Specialist with new hire data entry and the administration of the 401K program, providing support to employees and liaising with third-party administrators regarding COBRA enrollment and ensuring delivery of excellent customer service at all times to enhance employee satisfaction.
REPORTS TO: Director of Human Resources
SUPERVISES: N/A
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 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.
- Serve as primary contact for benefits including medical, dental, vision, voluntary life, short- and long-term disability, leaves of absence, worker’s compensation, 401(k), and COBRA participants.
- Responsible for annual Open Enrollment for Cigna and UHC and quarterly 401k Open Enrollment. Enroll employees with carriers and process qualifying life events.
- Send out benefits enrollment materials and Medicare Part D Notices, maintain benefits files and assist employees with benefit related questions, claim issues and plan changes.
- Process Evidence of Insurability (EOI) for late entrants and/or over Guarantee Issue Amount.
- Respond to 401k inquiries relating to enrollments, plan changes and contribution amounts.
- Process all Leave of Absence requests and maintain employee benefits files and data in HRIS.
- Confirm employee’s eligibility to carrier using the 50/75 rule, rehire rule etc.
- Initiate initial workers’ compensation claim forms, report claims to carriers, schedule injured employees for medical care and maintain files and log of all active claims.
- Monitor workers’ compensation claims, prepare bona fide offer letters as needed, and participate in monthly claim reviews.
- Monitor and reconcile insurance premiums owed for employees on Leave of Absence.
- Send payroll LOA emails every payroll run.
- Conduct benefit payroll audit and ensure payroll deduction adjustments on backend (LOA and QLE).
- Complete Insurance verifications (SSA/Medicare/DHHS).
- Responsible for gathering documents and reports for benefit plan audits.
- Process Medical support orders.
- Prepare and reconcile monthly benefits billing.
Allied Orion Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND TRAINING
DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS
- High school diploma or equivalent
- College Degree preferred.
