HR Benefits Specialist

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Job Requisition ID:

R00041235

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

HR-Employee Benefits

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

HR Benefits Specialist

Job Summary:

Provides specialized administrative functions for the human resources benefits department, applying comprehensive knowledge and understanding of employee benefits policies and procedures.

Education & Experience

High school diploma or equivalent and three (3) years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education/experience. May be required to demonstrate proficiency in commonly used work processing and spreadsheet programs at the intermediate level of proficiency.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: NA

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of employee benefits, principles, practices, and procedures; standard office equipment and calculators; standard Microsoft software including currently used programs and databases, spreadsheets, word processing, and/or employee information systems; basic record keeping principles and procedures; basic mathematics; and current office methods, practices, and procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs complex administrative duties directly related to employee benefits, including performing system data entry in HRIS to update benefit records and setting up one-time benefit payroll deductions.
• Interprets, applies, and explains policies and procedures related to employee benefits.
• Responds to phone or email inquiries, conferring with appropriate team members for additional information when necessary and acts as an information resource.
• May prepare monthly billing for benefit plans.
• Collects information from a variety of documents pertinent to employee benefits; compiles data for reports; and prepares reports as required.
• Maintains and monitors records and files; follows-up on due dates; and performs other monitoring functions to ensure that responses, changes, reports, and compliance matters are dealt with on a timely basis.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

02/17/2025

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):