Benefits and Leave Administrator

Connect Search LLC; West Bend (WI); Hybrid; USD 4,822,000 - 4,823,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Connect Search LLC is seeking an experienced Benefits & Leave Administrator to support the Total Rewards function. The role covers daily benefits administration, employee leave programs, open enrollment, vendor coordination, and benefit education.

The ideal candidate will handle questions from employees, liaise with vendors and HR partners, and support multiple benefit and leave processes while maintaining confidential data. Hybrid schedule with some onsite and remote days is offered.

Qualifications

• Hands-on employee benefits administration experience.
• Experience supporting open enrollment processes.
• Leave of absence administration experience (FMLA preferred).
• Ability to communicate benefits clearly to employees.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate administration of FMLA, ADA accommodations, parental leave, and disability programs with 3rd party administrator and HR teams.
• Support annual open enrollment including educating employees and answering questions.
• Reconcile monthly benefit invoices and assist with monthly accounts.
• Assist with garnishments and life-status changes.
• Audit HRIS-to-vendor data transfers and resolve discrepancies.
• Provide guidance to employees on benefits questions.
• Contribute to benefit orientations for new hires.
• Collaborate with HR, Total Rewards, employees and vendors to resolve issues.
• Maintain confidential employee and benefits data.

Skills

Benefits administration

Open enrollment

Leave administration

Vendor coordination

Tools

Paylocity

Job description

Location: West Bend, WI – Hybrid
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Compensation: $35–$40/hour target; flexibility based on experience
Duration: Expected through the end of the year with potential extension
Start: ASAP

Position Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Benefits & Leave Administrator to provide temporary support to its Total Rewards function. This individual will assist with day-to-day benefits administration, employee leave programs, open enrollment activities, billing and reconciliations, and employee benefit education.

With annual open enrollment approaching, the ideal candidate will have previous hands-on benefits experience and be comfortable answering employee questions, coordinating with vendors and HR partners, and managing multiple benefit and leave-related processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate administration of FMLA, ADA accommodations, parental leave, and disability programs in partnership with a third-party administrator and local HR teams.
• Support upcoming annual open enrollment, including learning benefit offerings, responding to employee questions, and assisting with benefit education and communications.
• Reconcile monthly benefit invoices and assist with processing monthly accounts.
• Support administration related to garnishments and life-status changes.
• Review HRIS-to-vendor file integrations and perform audits when data does not transfer or reconcile properly.
• Assist employees with benefits-related questions and provide appropriate guidance.
• Conduct or support benefit orientation for new hires.
• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, employees, and outside benefit vendors to resolve benefit and leave-related issues.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee and benefits information.

Qualifications

• Previous hands-on employee benefits administration experience.
• Experience supporting open enrollment.
• Previous leave of absence administration, including familiarity with FMLA and related leave programs.
• Ability to communicate benefit information clearly to employees.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with benefit vendors, HR partners, and employees.
• Experience performing benefit billing, reconciliations, audits, or similar data validation preferred.
• Paylocity experience is a plus but not required.

Work Arrangement

This position follows a hybrid schedule from the West Bend office and allows up to two remote workdays per week. Mondays are important onsite days based on business needs, and Tuesdays are company-wide anchor days requiring onsite attendance.

This is a temporary assignment currently anticipated to continue through the end of the year, with the possibility of extension based on business needs.

For eligible employees, we offer Health, Dental and Vision insurances, in addition to a 401(k).

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