Benefits & Leave Administration Specialist

Murphy-Hoffman Company; Leawood (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Dental and Prescription Ins.

Disability and Life Insurance

Paid Time Off program

401k and Profit Sharing with Employer+

Flexible Spending Account

Internal Promotion Opportunities

On the Job Training

Job summary

Murphy-Hoffman Company, LLC is North America's largest Kenworth truck dealership group and leasing group. A Benefit Specialist is needed to administer employee benefit programs and respond to questions related to benefits.

This in-office role is based in Leawood, KS and requires collaboration across MHC locations. Responsibilities include COBRA management, FMLA/LOA coordination, vendor liaison, and creating benefit presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years' experience in human resources or benefits administration preferred.
• Requires excellent customer service skills and phone etiquette.
• Must be well organized and detail oriented.
• Computer skills and previous office experience required.
• Must be familiar with employee benefit plan administration.

Responsibilities

• Administers employee benefit programs including health insurance plans, prescription drug programs, dental plan, vision plan, profit sharing plan, voluntary term life insurance plan, short-term and long-term disability plans, employee assistance program, flexible spending account plan, health savings account plan and credit union.
• Responds to inquiries regarding employee benefits.
• Functions as a liaison with employees and benefit vendors.
• Handles COBRA notifications, enrollments and terminations, including collection of COBRA payments.
• Acts as Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and leave of absence (LOA) coordinator.
• Assists with the development of benefit presentations and communication materials to educate employees about benefit plans.
• Compiles data and creates a variety of reports requiring computer skills.
• Continually identifies areas for improvement and implements new procedures and processes where possible.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Customer service

Phone etiquette

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Computer skills

Benefits administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Job description

Murphy-Hoffman Company, LLC is North America's largest Kenworth truck dealership group and leasing group. A Benefit Specialist is needed to administer employee benefit programs and respond to questions related to benefits.

This in-office role is based in Leawood, KS and requires collaboration across MHC locations. Responsibilities include COBRA management, FMLA/LOA coordination, vendor liaison, and creating benefit presentations.