Benefits Specialist

St. George Tanaq Corporation; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. George Tanaq Corporation seeks a Benefits Specialist to provide customer service and support across the Chadux family of companies. The role emphasizes benefits onboarding, data integrity in HRIS (Paylocity), and vendor coordination.

This is a fully remote position, requiring residency in the United States. As the first contact for employees and managers, you will handle benefits questions, enrollment issues, and policy guidance, while contributing to process improvements within a small,

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience managing benefits in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer service, health plans, and carrier coordination.
• Skilled in developing relationships with hiring managers and leaders.
• Able to manage multiple projects with strong organizational skills.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS such as Paylocity.
• Excellent written communication and ability to multitask.
• Strong work ethic with urgency to achieve results.
• Understanding of HR concepts, laws and statutes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (SharePoint/Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
• Collaborative in a remote team environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide employees through benefits onboarding and ongoing administration.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes for new/exiting employees.
• Invoicing review with benefits providers as needed.
• Maintain HRIS benefits system (bSwift via Paylocity) and run reports.
• Oversee Open Enrollment activities and ACA resolutions.
• Monitor benefits/inbox traffic and respond to inquiries.
• Participate in employee engagement and HR projects.
• Collaborate in a small, agile team.

Skills

Customer service

Benefits administration

Relationship building

Multi-tasking

Written communication

Remote collaboration

Problem solving

HR concepts

Time management

Roll up your sleeves

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Paylocity

SharePoint

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Benefits Specialist

Fully Remote United States

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Overview

St. George Tanaq Corporation (SGT), an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC), is committed to serving Federal customers while also giving back to the Tanaq native community and shareholders. SGT is privately owned by Alaska Natives, and stock is not publicly traded.

About the Role

We are seeking a Benefits Specialist to provide excellent customer service, assistance, and support to the Chadux family of companies and will serve as the first point of contact for employees and managers on any questions regarding benefits or policies in addition to providing key data and transaction support on HR action items. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and self-starter who can hit the ground running, help grow our team while improving our processes, and create a best-in‑class experience for employees and internal stakeholders. This role will focus on providing benefit program communication, guidance, and policy support to employees and prospective employees.

This is a fully remote position; candidates must be based and reside in the United States.

Responsibilities

Core Duties

Guide employees through benefits onboarding and ongoing administration by answering questions about medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and ancillary insurance programs; tracking eligibility; and coordinating with vendors to resolve enrollment, coverage, and service issues.

• Support new employees through the benefits onboarding process

• Support exiting employees through the benefits offboarding process

• Invoicing review, including interfacing with benefits providers and insurance teams as needed

• Maintain HRIS benefits system bSwift via Paylocity by ensuring benefit enrollments and records are up-to-date, including running reports from the database as needed

• Responsible for Open Enrollment activities, starting mid-year by working with a third-party benefits vendor to provide reports and data necessary to begin the RFP process for upcoming year benefit plan design changes

• Maintain ACA resolutions in bSwift throughout the year, culminating in confirming all benefits records are correct by EOY so that 1095C’s run and sent out to employees are accurate

• Primary monitor for benefits and dependent verification inbox email traffic

• Participate in employee engagement initiatives and support HR special projects as assigned

• Can thrive in a supportive, collaborative team environment on a small‑agile team with a startup feel

• Perform other related duties as required and assigned

Requirements

Required Experience and Skills

• At least 3 years of experience managing benefits in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment or equivalent is required

• Customer service, health plans, and carrier coordination.

• Skilled in developing relationships and working with hiring managers and business leaders

• Able to manage multiple projects with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and logical problem‑solving skills to drive measurable results

• Hands‑on experience with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), such as Paylocity

• Excellent written communication skills, ability to multitask and manage time effectively

• Strong work ethic with a clear sense of urgency to achieve results, ability to work within tight timelines, and a "roll up your sleeves" approach

• Understanding of HR concepts, principles, practices, as well as federal, state, and local laws and statutes

• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Capable of working collaboratively in a remote team environment

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree in any field.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• May need to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Who We Are

St. George Tanaq strives to deeply understand and analyze our clients’ vision, needs, and requirements so we may provide alternative solutions, empowering them to choose the best resolution. We aim to achieve excellence by delivering on our commitments to our clients, employees, and partners. With 20 years of experience in the industry, SGT has subsidiaries specializing in project and programmatic support, public health, environmental investigation, facility maintenance, IT/technical services, and construction services.

Our Commitment to Non-Discrimination

St. George Tanaq is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Tanaq complies with the Drug-free Workplace Act of 1988 and E-Verify.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance completing any part of the application process, please email [e-mail] to request a reasonable accommodation. This email is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Notice on Candidate AI Usage

Tanaq is committed to ensuring a fair and competitive interview process for all candidates based on their experience, skills and education. To ensure the integrity of the interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during phone, in person and virtual interviews is not allowed. However, candidates who require a reasonable accommodation that may involve AI are required to contact us prior to their interview at [e-mail].