Benefits Administrator - Full Time

At Spectrum Retirement Communities we believe in living without limits, in aging fearlessly, and in sharing great stories. The Spectrum Story is full of compassion, hard work, and fun. If the chapters of your life story include caring for others and a dedicated work ethic, then we need you!

Salary: starting at $27.35 

Schedule: Full Time

The Benefits Administrator is responsible for assisting with the administration of health and welfare benefits, leaves of absence, recognition and retirement programs.  This position will interact with internal customers and external vendors, performing duties such as liaison for leaves administration, reporting and auditing of data, enrollment administration, and assistance in creating and delivering exceptional and timely customer service responses to team members. This position will also be responsible for assisting in creating communication materials for all benefits.

• Administers leaves of absence, employee benefit programs, including health and welfare plans, retirement plans, wellness programs, educational assistance, perks, recognition programs,  and other benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.
• Complies with laws and regulations applicable to employee benefit programs and Leaves of Absence including but not limited to COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, ADA, ACA, and FMLA.
• Accurately documents and maintains records in accordance with Company standards and applicable law.
• Supports the annual benefits renewal cycle including data gathering and analysis to support the decision-making process.
• Conducts monthly, quarterly and annual audits to ensure accuracy in benefit enrollments and recognition programs.
• Contributes to the timely development and issuance of communication and training materials related to current and new plans, programs and policies to enhance understanding and adoptability.
• Implements approved enhancements to processes and policies to ensure consistency across the organization.
• Builds collaborative relationships with the broader HR team on total rewards programs and strategy and policy interpretation.
• May act as an escalation point for internal partners and external vendors for the review of matters such as questionable documentation or clarification of Company intent in accordance with existing plan documents and policies.

To be successful in this position, we believe that you need the following experiences, strengths, and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or diploma in a relevant discipline, or commensurate experience.
• Minimum of two years of experience in benefits administration required.
• Working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employee benefits and leaves of absence (COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, ACA, ADA, FMLA etc.) and notice and reporting obligations.
• Strong problem-solving skills 
• Excellent written and verbal skills.Ability to deal tactfully and confidently with internal and external customers.
• Customer service focus, while working efficiently in a fast-paced and fluid business environment.
• Highly organized, ability to prioritiize and manage competing deadlines
• Intermediate software skills including MS office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience working with HR software required.
• Intermediate Excel skills including the ability to manipulate spreadsheets, v-lookups, create pivot tables and summarize data from multiple sources.
• Experience in auditing and keeping accurate databases

If you join Spectrum as a full-time team member, your story will include eligibility for medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and other voluntary insurance options. All part-time and full-time team members are eligible to participate in our 401(k), for paid time off, holiday pay, Daily Pay and discounts through Perk Spot.

Spectrum Retirement Communities strongly encourage all team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, the vaccine is not a requirement to work with us.

Spectrum Retirement, LLC and all affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Spectrum Retirement, LLC also participates in the E-verify program through the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.

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