Benefits Analyst
Benefits Analyst
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$ 67843 - 88196
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Job Description
Job Description
Summary: The Benefits Analyst is responsible for escalated operation and compliance concerns of the companys group health and welfare and retirement programs. Expected activities include developing and managing various benefit programs vendor management process improvement and enrollment and cost analysis. The incumbent works closely with HRIS Payroll Finance and HR Business Partner teams in the performance of their responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Understand and administer government regulations and plan provisions accordingly to ensure compliance on all benefit plans
- In collaboration with other HR team members define and execute against an escalation path for resolution of advanced benefits questions or problems
- Ensure plans are compliant with local state and federal regulations including timely and accurate completion of all required government filings and distribution of required participant plan disclosures
- Oversee 401(k) nondiscrimination testing 5500 audits and filings ACA filings dependent care FSA nondiscrimination testing
- Establish and execute audits of all benefit plans to ensure compliance and support timely payments to vendors
- Assist with benefits open enrollment set up testing communication and maintenance
- Manage vendor relationships and assist with vendor selection and implementation projects
- Identify opportunities for continual process improvement
- Manage all aspects of absence management to including partnering with disability/FMLA vendor on STD LTD FMLA K12 NonFMLA and state mandated leave programs. Effectively collaborates with HR team and payroll to ensure timely and accurate processing and payment of leave benefits
- Administer K12s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) process including collaboration with legal counsel and company leaders to implement reasonable accommodations
- Administer K12s retirement plan and state retirement plans including processing electronic notifications from record keeper and trustee Form 5500 audit and filings annual nondiscrimination testing preparation and research and implementation of required state retirement plans and reconciliation of administration errors to ensure compliance with plan and government regulations
- Act as backup to Equity Plan Administration and can effectively process awards and vestings appropriately
- Understand tuition assistance benefits under Section 127 and fringe benefits under Section 132 and administers the benefits appropriately
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Required Qualifications:
- Three 3 years of benefits administration/analysis experience or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge of benefit regulations including health care reform (Affordable Care Act ACA) HIPAA
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to organize and lead a project to completion
- Effective problemsolving
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate sensitive and confidential matters effectively
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Proven ability managing vendor relationships
- Proven success managing the benefits enrollment and eligibility processes for midsize employee population
- Focus on customer satisfaction
- Must be able to work some evenings/weekends as needed by management and client groups
- Experience with benefit module(s) of HRIS applications such as Ultimate Software Workday Oracle etc.
- Ability to travel 5 of the time
- Ability to clear required background check
Certificates and Licenses: None required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources
- Attainment or pursuit of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) or equivalent
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is remote and open to residents of the 50 states D.C.
Compensation & Benefits: Stride Inc. considers a persons education experience and qualifications as well as the positions work location expected quality and quantity of work required travel (if any) external market and internal value when determining a new employees salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors the positions level and expected contribution and the employees benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.
- We anticipate the salary range to be $67843.39 to $88196.41. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed as an individuals compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include but are not limited to geographic location experience training education and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits retirement contributions and paid time off.
The above job is not intended to be an allinclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is atwill as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the atwill nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Job Type
RegularThe above job is not intended to be an allinclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is atwill as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the atwill nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal state or local law. Stride Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
