Benefits Coordinator — HRIS & Benefits Admin Excellence

cityofsomerville; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision care

Flexible spending accounts

MBTA pass program

Life insurance

Job summary

City of Somerville is seeking a Benefits Coordinator to manage day-to-day benefits administration for active, retired, and school employees. You will maintain health, dental, vision, FSA, LTD and life records, enroll new hires, process changes, and respond to benefits inquiries with precision and confidentiality.

You will coordinate with payroll and benefits vendors, track changes, approve enrollments, review invoices, and ensure timely communications and documentation across HRIS systems.

Qualifications

• Three years’ experience with benefits administration and HRIS systems or equivalent.
• Understanding of Employee Benefits Administration.
• Proficient in Excel and data handling.
• Strong written and oral communication; confidentiality and records management.

Responsibilities

• Communicate benefit changes to payroll and employees via HRIS and written correspondence.
• Submit enrollments to benefit vendors for eligibility changes.
• Maintain employee files with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Respond to benefits inquiries via phone, email, and walk-ins.
• Process benefit enrollments, changes, and cancellations promptly.
• Review and pay invoices for Dental, Vision, and Life insurance and brokers.

Skills

Benefits administration

HRIS

Excel

Tools

HRIS software

Job description

City of Somerville is seeking a Benefits Coordinator to manage day-to-day benefits administration for active, retired, and school employees. You will maintain health, dental, vision, FSA, LTD and life records, enroll new hires, process changes, and respond to benefits inquiries with precision and confidentiality.

You will coordinate with payroll and benefits vendors, track changes, approve enrollments, review invoices, and ensure timely communications and documentation across HRIS systems.