Benefits Analyst - LHH

LHH is hiring for a fully remote contract Benefits Analyst job for a professional service organization based out of Seattle, WA. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a minimum of 3 years of experience administering plans. The primary responsibility will be to provide eligibility and enrollment administration and ensure plans are in compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

The Benefit Specialist job duties include:

• Serve as primary contact for benefits questions for personnel and beneficiaries. Be able to correctly answer or triage questions to the appropriate person.
• Review all new benefit elections to confirm eligibility requirements and process in HRIS system. Enroll new participants in their elected benefit plans.
• Process all new enrollments, qualifying event changes, beneficiary, and termination transactions in HRIS system and review for benefit eligibility changes and COBRA qualifying events.
• Coordinate delivery and receipt of all open enrollment materials to personnel. Provide assistance in all areas of the open enrollment process as requested.
• Conduct new hire benefits orientations, open enrollment meetings and other presentations as needed. Keep orientation presentations current.
• Assist with submitting eligibility and payroll files to vendors
• Receive, reconcile and submit payment requests for all benefit vendor invoices

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of benefit administration experience
• Solid understanding open enrollment
• ·Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills and time management
• Ability to work successfully in team environment with emphasis on customer service
• Ability to communicate complex concepts effectively
• Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations affecting employers and employees with benefit and leave plans