Compensation & Benefits Specialist

We are offering a long-term contract employment opportunity to support a benefits project in the Downtown Manhattan area. As a crucial part of our team, this role involves managing and streamlining our benefits processes, training third-party administrators, and ensuring the accuracy of our benefits programs.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the go-to person for all employee benefits queries, providing accurate and timely responses.
• Handle the manual file deliverables associated with all benefits schemes relating to payroll.
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all routine Benefits processes.
• Regularly perform audits to ensure benefits accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Identify and implement process improvements in the benefits area to enhance efficiency.
• Train external administrators to manage benefits administration tasks and audits.
• Use systems such as Scribe for creating detailed process documentation.
• Leverage your auditing skills to autonomously pull reports and use these for auditing purposes.
• Use your expertise in US benefits to streamline and improve our current processes.
• Work in a fast-paced environment, proactively collaborating with team members.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Compensation & Benefits Specialist or in a similar role.
• Proficiency in auditing and benefits analysis.
• Strong knowledge of benefit functions and claim administration.
• Experience with COBRA administration.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to develop competitive benefits packages.
• Understanding of EOB - Explanation of Benefits.
• Familiarity with UKG Pro and UKG Ready software.
• Ability to interpret and apply knowledge of competitive benefits.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Proven track record in maintaining high level of confidentiality and handling sensitive information.