Benefits Specialist – Contractor
Fusion Connect
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Administer daily benefits operations, including enrollments, separations, life events, dependent verification, and benefit changes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Maintain and update employee benefits records and files with a high level of accuracy across HR and benefits systems.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee benefit questions, providing clear and timely responses to support employee understanding and utilization.
- Process leave requests, including FMLA absences and short-term disability, ensuring compliance with company policy and legal requirements.
Requirements
- Minimum of four (4) years of hands-on benefits administration experience required.
- Experience supporting health, welfare, leave, and retirement programs.
- Solid working knowledge of benefits administration processes and employee benefit plans.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in maintaining and updating benefits and HR system records.
- Ability to communicate benefit information clearly and professionally to employees.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- High level of confidentiality, professionalism, and discretion.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with HR, Payroll, and external partners.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
benefits administrationemployee benefit plansFMLA complianceshort-term disability processingleave request processingdependent verificationenrollment processesseparation processeslife event processingHR systems management
Soft Skills
attention to detailcommunication skillsorganizational skillsprofessionalismdiscretionindependencecollaborationtimelinesscustomer serviceproblem-solving