Benefits Specialist

PREMIER Bankcard, LLC in; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k) – dollar-for-dollar match

Job summary

First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Benefits Administrator to manage employee benefits programs and enrollment accuracy throughout the benefits life cycle. You will be the primary contact for benefits questions, ensure compliance with government regulations, and collaborate with HR and vendors on enrollment, deductions, and education sessions.

Strong organizational skills and customer-service orientation are essential, with a background in HR or benefits

Qualifications

• Strong verbal communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to analyze data and compile reports to support decision making.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and meet objectives.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–2 years of customer service experience.
• General HR experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills; MS Office experience preferred.
• HRIS systems experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle routine questions about benefits plans, eligibility, and claims.
• Ensure accurate tracking and documentation of benefits data (enrollments, deductions).
• Maintain records throughout benefits life cycle (elections, payroll deductions, billing, reconciliation).
• Conduct benefits education sessions for enrollment, plan options, and claims.
• Collaborate with vendors to resolve issues and clarify details.
• Collaborate with HR partners on documentation, reports, questions, training and administrative items.
• Coordinate wellness events including open enrollment and wellness site visits (flu shots, mammogram bus).

Skills

Verbal communication

Data analysis

Organization & prioritization

Customer service

HR knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS systems

Job description

At First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard, we've created a culture that emphasizes personal success, respect, health, and wellness, fun and giving back. This is an environment where you will be rewarded, valued, and celebrated for your hardwork.

We offer a robust and expanded package of health benefits, incentives, paid time off and growth and career advancement opportunities. We celebrate our employees and show our appreciation with private concerts, outdoor bashes, cash and car giveaways and more! See some of ourepic celebrations andemployeerecognitions.

Considered one of the nation's strongest financial organizations, we've achieved our success by embodying the views and values of The PREMIER Way.From our CEOs to the newest hires, we all follow these shared views and values to guide us on how to treat our customers, co-workers and communities. The PREMIER Way also serves as a roadmap on how to be successful inside and outside of the workplace. We believe in investing in our employees, their families and ourcommunities.

Job Description:

Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Company: PREMIER Bankcard

About the Role

Supports the administration and management of employee benefits programs including routine tasks to ensure benefit enrollment accuracies through the benefits life cycle. Serves as a point of contact for employees with benefits-related questions and works to maintain compliance and government regulations.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Handles routine questions about benefits plans, eligibility, and claims.
• Ensures accurate tracking and documentation of benefits-related data, such as employee enrollments and deductions.
• Responsible for accurate recordkeeping throughout employee's benefits life cycle, including elections, payroll deductions, proper billing, and reconciliation.
• Conducting benefits education sessions which provides information and guidance on enrollment, plan options, and claims.
• Collaborates with vendors to resolve issues and clarify details.
• Collaborates with Human Resources partners to assist with required documentation, reports, questions, training and administrative-related items to benefits programs.
• Coordinate wellness events including benefit education, open enrollment and wellness site visits such as flu shots, mammogram bus, etc.

Skills and Qualifications

• Works with full competence to understand and effectively use standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes.
• Works at an intermediate level to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making. Typically works with guidance.
• Works at an intermediate level to plan, organize, prioritize, and oversee job responsibilities to efficiently meet objectives.
• Must be able to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.
• Works at an intermediate level to acquire, organize, protect, and process data to fulfill business objectives.
• High school degree, or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of 1-2 year of customer service experience.
• General Human Resources experience strongly preferred.
• Basic computer skills required. Microsoft Office experience preferred.
• Knowledge of HRIS systems experience preferred.

Competitive Benefits Package

• Full medical benefits when working 20+ hours per week
• Traditional and High Deductible health plan options available
• FREE dental and vision coverage
• Generous Paid Time Off plans
• 401(k) – dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% of total compensation
• Special discounts and offers for events at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
• PREMIER Wellness Program
• Paid Community Volunteer Hours – PREMIER averages 30,000 hours per year
• Fun Employee Parties

OurCulture

• We have an emphasis on personal success, respect, health, wellness, fun and giving back
• Employees are rewarded, valued, and celebrated for hard work.
• Career advancement opportunities is a way PREMIER leaders show they care.
• Appreciation is shown through concerts, outdoor bashes, cash, car giveaways and more.