What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Benefits Analyst position at Huntsville Hospital System?
Overview
Job Description:
The Senior Benefits Analyst – Data & Systems plays a key role in supporting and optimizing employee benefits programs across a large, multi-location healthcare system (10,000 employees). This position is heavily focused on data integrity, systems integration, advanced analytics, and audit controls to ensure accurate and compliant benefits administration at scale.
This role requires a highly technical professional with deep expertise in Excel, reporting tools, and HRIS/benefits platforms. The ideal candidate excels at transforming complex datasets into actionable insights, automating processes, and strengthening audit and reconciliation frameworks in a high-volume, regulated healthcare environment.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in benefits administration, HRIS, or a highly analytical HR/finance role in a large organization (healthcare preferred)
- Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel , including complex formulas, pivot tables, data modeling, and large dataset manipulation (macros a plus)
- Demonstrated experience with data auditing, reconciliation, and systems integration in a benefits or payroll environment
- Strong technical knowledge of retirement plan administration , including contribution processing and file-based integrations
- Hands-on experience with enterprise HRIS and benefits platforms (e.g., Lawson, Oracle, ADP) and reporting tools
- Proven ability to analyze complex datasets and translate findings into actionable insights and reporting
- Strong understanding of data flows between HRIS, payroll, and third-party vendors
- Exceptional attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and integrity
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical/data issues independently
- Effective communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings to non-technical stakeholders