Benefits & Compliance Specialist: Elevate Employee Experience

Keeley Construction; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Keeley Companies in St. Louis, Missouri is seeking a Benefits and Compliance Specialist to join our People Operations team to manage benefit enrollments, compliance, and related HR processes for our workforce.

You will maintain HRIS data, support Open Enrollment, coordinate screenings and background checks, assist with I-9/E-Verify, and collaborate with partners to ensure accurate, timely benefits administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Communications, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Human Resources, Benefits Administration, Compliance, or related field.
• Working knowledge of benefit administration processes and HR compliance requirements.
• Basic understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience working within HRIS and benefit administration systems preferred.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and follow-up skills

Responsibilities

• Process benefit enrollments and changes for new hires, qualifying life events, eligibility changes, terminations, and 401(k) activities.
• Serve as a resource for routine team member benefit questions, escalating complex plan, eligibility, or claim issues to the Benefits Manager as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate benefit records and data across HRIS, payroll, benefit administration, and vendor systems; conduct monthly audits and reconcile enrollment, deduction, and eligibility discrepancies.
• Support annual Open Enrollment and ongoing benefit administration, including communications, enrollment tracking, dependent eligibility verification, WEX contribution files, annual physical documentation, and required notices.
• Coordinate monthly random drug screenings and pre-access drug screens/background checks, including scheduling, tracking, follow-up, and documentation.
• Support I-9 and E-Verify administration, required compliance training, employment verifications, unemployment documentation, corrective-action records, and recurring employment notices.
• Maintain accurate and confidential benefits and compliance files, trackers, forms, templates, standard operating procedures, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor recurring benefits and compliance deadlines, identify missing documentation or data discrepancies, and coordinate timely follow-up with team members, managers, and People Operations.
• Support internal and external audits, recurring reporting, vendor requests, compliance projects, and process improvement initiatives by gathering and validating required information.
• Partner with the Benefits Manager, HR Business Partner, Payroll, Safety, and People Operations to ensure benefits and compliance processes are completed accurately, consistently, and on time.

Skills

HRIS

Benefit Administration

Compliance

Auditing

Data integrity

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Psychology / Communications

2 years HR/Benefits/Compliance experience

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Keeley Companies in St. Louis, Missouri is seeking a Benefits and Compliance Specialist to join our People Operations team to manage benefit enrollments, compliance, and related HR processes for our workforce.

You will maintain HRIS data, support Open Enrollment, coordinate screenings and background checks, assist with I-9/E-Verify, and collaborate with partners to ensure accurate, timely benefits administration.