Benefits Administrator

County of Blair; Hollidaysburg (Blair County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO health insurance

Pension plan

Defined contribution plan

Short-term disability

14 paid holidays

Job summary

County of Blair seeks a benefits administrator to serve as the liaison among employees, providers, and the insurance carrier, ensuring accurate benefits, compliance, and timely updates for all eligible staff.

Responsibilities include reconciling group benefit billing, preparing correspondence and reports, coordinating with payroll and brokers, supporting the annual open enrollment process, and serving as back-up to the HR generalist.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience related to benefits administration, human resources, finance, or similar office work required.
• A maximum of two years of experience may be substituted with equivalent education or certifications.
• Prior experience in a benefits role with an Applicable Large Employer (ALE) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the benefits liaison among employees, providers, and the insurance carrier to resolve benefits-related issues.
• Ensure accuracy, compliance, comprehension, problem resolution, and timely updates to benefits for all eligible or inactive employees.
• Reconcile billing for group benefit plans, resolve discrepancies, and prepare correspondence and reports.
• Work closely with payroll, fiscal, and benefits broker.

Skills

Benefits administration

HR support

Billing reconciliation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Our benefits administrator is the internal liaison among the employee, provider, and insurance carrier to resolve benefits-related issues, ensure positive employee relations, and work towards effective utilization of programs. He or she will ensure accuracy, compliance, comprehension, problem resolution, and timely updates to benefits for all eligible or inactive employees. He or she will reconcile billing for group benefit plans, resolves discrepancies, prepares correspondence and reports, and works closely with payroll, fiscal, and benefits broker.

Additional responsibilities include keeping up to date on regulations related to benefits, execution of annual open enrollment process, consistent pursuit of professional development, ensuring benefit plan filings as required by law, and serving as back-up to the human resources generalist.

Qualified applicants will hold a high school diploma or GED; possess a total of three years of experience related to benefits administration, human resources, finance, or similar office work required. A maximum of two years of experience may be substituted with equivalent education or certifications. Prior experience in a benefits role with an Applicable Large Employer (ALE) preferred.

Competitive benefits package starts first of the month following 30 calendar days and includes 90% employer-paid PPO healthcare with prescription and vision components, defined benefit pension plan, defined contribution plan, short-term disability, and 14 paid holidays. Starting wage is $19.54/hour x 35-hour workweek. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER