Sr Analyst, US Benefits and HR Reports

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammerjack Pty Ltd in the Philippines is seeking a Benefits Analyst to administer employee benefit programs, coordinate open enrollment, and respond to benefits inquiries. This role partners with HR, payroll, and vendors to ensure accurate deductions and compliant filings.

The analyst will manage vendor relationships, prepare benefits communications, and generate HR reports and dashboards. Strong analytical skills and experience with regulatory requirements are valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of benefits administration experience.
• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.
• CEBS or CBP certification preferred.
• Strong analytical and data management skills.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Knowledge of regulations affecting employee benefits programs.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day contact for benefits questions and enrollment.
• Manage vendor and broker relationships.
• Coordinate annual benefits open enrollment and testing.
• Ensure compliance with benefit regulatory requirements.
• Prepare HR reports and analytics on benefits data.
• Reconcile monthly vendor invoices and benefits deductions.

Skills

Benefits administration

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Data management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

CEBS or CBP certification

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Position Summary:

The Benefits Analyst administers various human resources benefits functions, including leading special projects, receiving, and responding to employees benefits inquiries and managing various benefits vendors. The Benefits Analyst provides effective administration and coordination of company benefit plans, which include medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability plans, 401 (k) and other supplemental plans.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Benefits

• Day to day contact for all benefits questions, including basic 401(k) plan issues. First point of contact for HR team related to Benefits. Researches, interprets, responds to, and resolves inquiries from employees with Benefits questions and issues regarding benefits policies and procedures.
• Assures effective communication of benefits plan information and assists in development of communication materials for employee benefits including Benefits Guide and enrollment emails.
• Manage vendor and broker relationship.
• Interfaces with payroll, insurance providers and benefits vendors regarding issues of the company benefits plans.
• Facilitates the annual benefits open enrollment process including the review of communication materials, testing benefits portal to ensure accuracy of benefit programs. Responsible for year-end benefits testing and reporting. Ensures that all annual benefits rates updated in HRIS to ensure accurate and timely payroll deductions.
• Processes verification of benefits requests (i.e. employee requests, medical support orders, etc.).
• Audits benefit and 401(k) payroll deductions.
• Works with Human Resources management on various wellness program projects.
• Assists with all audits, including 401 (k), HRIS testing and vendor audits. Manages all benefits reporting.
• Ensures compliance is met to include annual NDT and 5500 filing for 401 (k) plan, health and welfare 5500 filings, etc.
• Serves as the Benefits Subject Matter Expert with HRIS, including the setup of new benefit plans, resolving any vendor integration file issues, and maintaining accuracy within the system.
• Scans and files documentation for records
• Responsible for reconciling and processing monthly benefits vendor invoices for US.
• Weekly reconciliation of vendor discrepancy reports

HR Reports

• Gather and clean HR data from various systems, ensuring high accuracy in employee records, demographics, and compensation structures
• Build weekly, monthly, and annual reports, dashboards, and scorecards for management and compliance reviews.
• Responsible for payroll inputs on benefits, bonus payouts and audit
• Responsible for HR vendor invoices processing

Qualifications Required:

• Minimum of 5 years of Benefits administration experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field or related experience.
• Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and a thorough knowledge of plan designs.
• Knowledgeable in all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements, both adopted and pending, affecting employee benefits programs, including ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, ACA and COBRA.
• CEBS or CBP certification preferred.
• Knowledgeable and skilled in Word, Excel, PPT and Visio.
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Strong Presentation Skills
• Strong Communication Skills
• Excellent Data Management Skills
• Ability to work under pressure

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• This is a general office environment position.
• Employee has limited walking requirements.
• Answers telephone calls, uses personal computer and other business machines extensively, which requires the ability to apply finger dexterity.