Benefits Specialist

Summary

Join Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) as a Benefits Specialist and manage the day-to-day functions of employee benefits for corporate offices and nationwide locations. You will play a key role in benefits administration, retirement plan management, and health savings plan administration. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in resolving benefit-related issues. You will also contribute to system management, reporting and analytics, and employee training. The ideal candidate possesses a bachelor's degree, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and a strong understanding of payroll practices and HR policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or equivalent
• 3-5 years’ minimum experience with direct experience handling payroll, benefits, and integrated time and attendance for multiple locations
• Strong knowledge of payroll practices and auditing required
• Thorough understanding of HR policies and processes, including wage and hour laws, as well as HRIS and reporting expertise
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a high sense of urgency and ability to effectively communicate sensitive and confidential information
• Must be detail-oriented and able to work independently as well as within a team
• Prior benefits administration experience

Responsibilities

• Assist with the open enrollment process and day-to-day benefits administration
• Assist with the administration of the retirement plan, including weekly funding of contributions, annual census, and audit process
• Assist with the administration of the Health Savings Plan plan, including weekly funding of contributions
• Assist with the administration of the Cobra, including weekly uploads of newly eligible employees and monthly audits
• Conduct regular audits of benefit invoices and deductions, ensuring accuracy
• Transmitting new acquisitions, open enrollment, and employee changes to the carriers weekly
• Works closely with the human resources team to conduct regular internal audits of processes for system and data integrity
• Assist with the setup of the payroll system for new acquisitions and benefit plans, etc
• Maintain and assist with cloud-based documentation of employee files and records
• Design and deliver standard and ad hoc business and payroll reports for all levels of the organization utilizing queries and reporting tools including, but not limited to: Weekly PC auditing- Fully-Insured/Self-Insured plans
• Hospital-owned benefit auditing
• Employee Status (FT to PT/PT to FT) review
• Supports federal, state, and local reporting needs, including ACA recordkeeping and reporting
• Compiles annual EEO-1 reporting
• Develop and manage project plans, understand customer needs and determine appropriate actions
• Train end users and team members on how to use all functions of the benefits within HRIS
• Document payroll best practices, ensuring clear processes are in place that is followed and understood by all
• Other special project work and duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical experience with various payroll systems a plus, especially fully-automated self-service processes
• Experience with Paycom application is a plus, but not required