Senior Benefits & Total Rewards Specialist

Our Clients; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 5,309,000 - 6,871,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Benefits Specialist supports the administration and ongoing delivery of employee benefits, leave, retirement, and compensation programs for U.S.-based employees. The role provides operational, analytical, and employee support while working closely with HR, payroll, benefits and compensation stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.

This position is responsible for ensuring employee programs and related transactions are processed accurately, efficiently, confidentially, and in

Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field is preferred.
• 3-5 years of progressive Human Resources experience, with substantial exposure to benefits administration, leave management, retirement programs, and/or compensation.
• Hands-on experience administering leave of absence programs, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, disability programs, state leave programs, and return-to-work processes.
• Working knowledge of HR, benefits, leave, payroll, and/or compensation administration processes.
• Experience supporting U.S.-based employee programs and applicable regulations is preferred.
• Experience with compensation benchmarking, market pricing, salary survey analysis, or other compensation-related initiatives is preferred.
• Experience using HRIS, payroll, and benefits administration systems.
• Experience handling confidential employee information, compensation data, medical information, and PHI.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support employee benefits, retirement, leave, wellness, and compensation programs for U.S.-based employees.
• Process benefits-related employee transactions and documentation, including enrollments, qualifying life events, employment status changes, terminations, leave requests, and annual open enrollment.
• Act as a key point of contact for employees, managers, vendors, and third-party administrators regarding benefits, leave, retirement, and compensation inquiries.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee information across HRIS, payroll, benefits, retirement, leave, and related administrative systems.
• Support leave administration processes involving FMLA, ADA accommodations, disability programs, paid leave, PTO, and return-to-work requirements.
• Conduct data reviews, reconciliations, audits, and validation activities to help ensure the accuracy of HR, payroll, benefits, retirement, leave, and compensation information.
• Assist with compliance activities, reporting, testing, audits, and supporting documentation, including ACA reporting, retirement plan audits, and nondiscrimination testing.
• Provide support for compensation-related activities such as job evaluations, market pricing, salary recommendations, FLSA reviews, organizational changes, and compensation reporting.
• Support the integration of benefits and compensation processes during acquisitions and the onboarding of newly integrated practices.
• Prepare and maintain employee communications, training resources, job aids, and other informational materials related to Total Rewards programs.
• Contribute to process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Protect the confidentiality and security of employee, compensation, medical, and protected health information.
• Participate in meetings and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Perform other duties related to the position as assigned.

Skills

Benefits administration

Leave management

Data analysis

Regulatory compliance

HRIS familiarity

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

3-5 years HR experience

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Benefits platforms

Job description

The Senior Benefits Specialist supports the administration and ongoing delivery of employee benefits, leave, retirement, and compensation programs for U.S.-based employees. The role provides operational, analytical, and employee support while working closely with HR, payroll, benefits and compensation stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.

This position is responsible for ensuring employee programs and related transactions are processed accurately, efficiently, confidentially, and in