Benefits & Leave Administrator

Eastern Michigan University; Ypsilanti, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern Michigan University is seeking a Benefits Coordinator to support the Benefits function, counseling employees on health and welfare programs, LOA, and workers’ compensation. The role oversees program administration, data entry, and vendor reporting across multiple systems.

Responsibilities include tracking and reporting for LOA and workers’ compensation, administering benefit plans and deductions, and coordinating with Payroll and IT to ensure timely, accurate processing.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or eight years of equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated independent judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and punctuality with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Counsels employees regarding health and welfare programs, LOA, and workers’ compensation and handles inquiries and issues.
• Leads LOA and workers’ compensation administration tracking and reporting.
• Administers benefit plans, elections, and deductions; conducts data entry for enrollment, changes, LOA, and workers’ compensation.
• Generates standard and ad hoc reports; collaborates with IT to create new reports as needed.
• Liaises with HR, Payroll, Finance, and academic departments to provide training and technical assistance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Confidentiality

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Banner ERP

Crystal Reports

Argos

MS Office

Job description

Eastern Michigan University is seeking a Benefits Coordinator to support the Benefits function, counseling employees on health and welfare programs, LOA, and workers’ compensation. The role oversees program administration, data entry, and vendor reporting across multiple systems.

Responsibilities include tracking and reporting for LOA and workers’ compensation, administering benefit plans and deductions, and coordinating with Payroll and IT to ensure timely, accurate processing.