Benefits Coordinator & Leave Specialist

M/I Homes; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

401(K) Options

Profit Sharing

Home Purchase Plan

Job summary

M/I Homes, a national homebuilder, is seeking a Benefits Administrator to support health, welfare, retirement, and leave programs. You will handle enrollment processing, Dayforce data entry, and routine leaves under guidance.

Reporting to the Benefits Analyst and HR Benefit Manager, you will monitor feeds, audit enrollments, and manage open enrollment while maintaining confidentiality and high data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field preferred.
• Zero to two years of experience in human resources, benefits, payroll, or customer service.

Responsibilities

• Answers phones, directs calls, and responds to employee questions regarding benefit eligibility, coverage, claims, and leaves of absence; escalates complex issues to the Benefits Analyst.
• Processes new hire benefit enrollments, qualifying life events, and benefits terminations in Dayforce, ensuring documentation is complete.
• Enters and maintains employee benefits in Dayforce and other systems; ensures accuracy across systems.
• Monitors benefit file feeds to carriers and vendors; identifies eligibility errors and resolves discrepancies.
• Assists with annual open enrollment, including Dayforce testing, communications, and auditing elections.
• Opens and manages routine leave of absence cases in AbsenceSoft, including FMLA and state leaves.
• Coordinates with Payroll to ensure leave status and pay are reflected between AbsenceSoft and Dayforce.
• Reconciles monthly carrier/vendor invoices and processes vendor bill payments.
• Maintains COBRA notifications and new hire benefit materials; coordinates with COBRA vendor.
• Files and maintains all benefit records with confidentiality and retention standards.
• Runs standard benefit and leave reports from Dayforce and AbsenceSoft.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written & verbal communication

Customer service

Privacy & confidentiality

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Tools

Dayforce

AbsenceSoft

HRIS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

M/I Homes, a national homebuilder, is seeking a Benefits Administrator to support health, welfare, retirement, and leave programs. You will handle enrollment processing, Dayforce data entry, and routine leaves under guidance.

Reporting to the Benefits Analyst and HR Benefit Manager, you will monitor feeds, audit enrollments, and manage open enrollment while maintaining confidentiality and high data accuracy.