Benefits Administrator, Health and Wellbeing

The Planet Group

Job Description

Job Title: Benefits Administrator, Health and Wellbeing

Number of Positions: 1

Contract: ~8 months

Site/Location: Hybrid in Wellesley, MA or Hartford, CT

Pay: $26-31.43/hr, depending on experience

Job Details

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• Administrator, Health and Wellbeing is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of the health & welfare plans and wellness initiatives. This role requires ongoing interaction with our benefits outsourcing vendor and insurance carriers to ensure accurate delivery of our health & welfare benefit programs. The scope of accountability includes medical, dental, vision, life, paid family and medical leave, voluntary benefits, FSA, HSA, EAP plans and wellness programs.

Benefits Administrator, Health and Wellbeing Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience working in Employee Benefits and Wellness programs a plus
• Excellent communication skills and customer service oriented
• Strong client-centric approach with focus on continuous improvement
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Ability to work well independently or collaboratively as needed
• Problem solving skills with a proactive approach
• Ability to succeed in a fast paced, fluid environment and readily adapt to change
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Benefits Administrator, Health and Wellbeing Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with carriers to support health & welfare operations

• Review and respond to routine HR inquiries and cases in Workday, following established procedures and guidelines

• Triage and escalate complex or non-standard issues to appropriate team members for resolution

• Support the employee annual enrollment process, including testing, quality checks and proofreading

• Support activities related to government forms and filings (e.g., Form 5500, PCORI) and support compliance-related tasks such as COBRA and ACA reporting requirements

• Review and support employee benefits and communications materials including maintaining and updating internal website

• Serve as a point of contact for Human Resources colleagues on benefit-related inquiries

• Process expense reports, calculate fees and premiums, and prepare invoice payments for benefit plans

• Compile census and benefits reports for internal and external business partners

• Assist in coordinating wellness and total rewards activities and programs (e.g., blood drives, biometric screenings, flu shots, webinars)

• Serve as the primary point of contact for death claims, following established procedures to guide beneficiaries through the claims process

• Collaborate with team members to provide comprehensive support, including retirement-related aspects of claims

• Provide support for retirement operations as needed

• Complete other duties as assigned

• EEO Statement

• The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process, and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it’s from an official Planet domain and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org, or .jobs.

• The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.