Benefits Administrator

Requirements

• Education : College degree in Human Resources or Business-related field required.
• Experience : 3-5 years in the human resources or benefits field preferred. Experience in the insurance industry is a plus. Experience with Workday is a plus.
• Here's a little bit about us:
• Benefits: In addition to core benefits like health, dental and vision, also enjoy benefits such as:
• Paid Parental Leave and supportive New Parent Benefits - We know being a working parent is hard, and we want to support our employees in this journey!
• Company paid continuing Education & Tuition Reimbursement - We support those who want to develop and grow.
• Generous time off practices in addition to paid holidays - Yes, we actually encourage employees to use their time off, and they do. After all, you can't be at your best for our clients if you're not at your best for yourself first.
• Supportive of community efforts with paid Volunteer time off and employee matching gifts to charities that are important to you - Through our Holmes Murphy Foundation, we offer several vehicles where you can make an impact and care for those around you.
• Consistent merit increase and promotion opportunities - Employees are reviewed annually for merit increases and promotion opportunities because we believe growth is important - n

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Description: We are looking to add a Benefits Administrator to join our Talent & Culture (HR) team in West Des Moines, IA . This role will implement and manage the benefits strategies in alignment with the organization's overall business operations to attract, retain and motivate employees. Offering a forward-thinking, innovative, and vibrant company culture, along with the opportunity to share your unique potential, there really is no place like Holmes! Essential Responsibilities: Administer benefit and retirement programs, such as medical, dental, life insurance, disability and 401(k). Manage and administer leave of absence with vendor and HRIS and oversee absence policies, procedures, and practices. Manage benefit vendor relationships and elevating concerns, as needed. Responsible for ensuring benefit and retirement programs are accurately reflected in Human Resources Information System (HRIS). Own annual Open Enrollment strategy, administer and manage within HRIS, and facilitate post-Open Enrollment audit. Collaborate with Talent & Culture partners to deliver benefit programs, making recommendations and leading leader/employee communications, as needed. Maintain tools to assist employees in benefits communication and selection (i.e., benefits orientation, Total Rewards flipbook, intranet, etc). Ongoing collaboration with Holmes Murphy broker team to understand internal and external trends, while continuing to provide employee insights, in order to support and drive the overall benefit strategy. Stay abreast of benefit related legal requirements in order to remain compliant and communicate effectively with employees and vendors. Oversee management of HMA Benefits inbox; address escalated issues and respond to questions in a timely manner. Manage other benefit-related tasks including owning compliance initiatives, COBRA processes, workers' compensation claims, and any state mandated requests.

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