
Benefit Operations Specialist I
WEX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $17 - $23 per hour
About the role
- The Operations Specialist, Benefits is responsible for the lifecycle of various benefit plans, including Flexible Benefits, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, and Commuter Plans.
- This encompasses their creation, ongoing maintenance, and eventual closure.
- The role also includes consumer forms and processing file data relevant to employer configurations and plans.
- A strong understanding of the products, systems, files, and technical aspects is essential for success in this position.
- Assist with special projects and continually work on improving departmental workflow.
- Maintain policy according to HIPAA.
Requirements
- Must adhere to security policies
- Maintain detailed knowledge in function area(s) related to Benefits
- Serve as an internal resource, troubleshoot questions and provide issue resolution using product, file and system knowledge
- Serve as a knowledgeable contact for internal departments
- Communicate with other teams, employers and partners to resolve account discrepancies
- Responsible for solving cases and resolving tier 3 escalations
- Create, update and maintain participant plans and balances
- Update and maintain employer account balances
- Create, update and maintain employer plans and closings
- Process demographic, enrollment and contribution files
- Facilitate peer training when requested
- Identify trends to improve plan administration experience
- Ensure requests made by internal and external departments are resolved in a timely manner
- Attend regularly scheduled one on one meetings with direct leader for professional development and goal setting
- Work with your team, other departments to ensure a positive customer experience
- Create efficiencies and improve processes for employers, consultants and third-party vendors
- Maintain a continuous improvement approach to work
- Participate in ongoing learning, development opportunities and sharing of knowledge
- Maintain attendance and punctuality standards
- Maintain expected quality and performance metrics
- Must participate in team meetings and one on ones via video and phone
Benefits
- health, dental and vision insurances
- retirement savings plan
- paid time off
- health savings account
- flexible spending accounts
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- tuition reimbursement
- and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
benefit plansFlexible BenefitsHealth Reimbursement ArrangementsHealth Savings AccountsCommuter Plansfile data processingpolicy maintenancedemographic processingenrollment processingcontribution file processing
Soft Skills
troubleshootingcommunicationproblem-solvingteam collaborationcustomer experiencecontinuous improvementpeer trainingissue resolutionorganizational skillsprofessional development
Certifications
HIPAA compliance