Benefits Specialist (Contract)

Australia-Employment; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 103,155,000 - 120,347,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an experienced Benefits & HRIS Specialist for an initial 6-month contract in San Antonio, TX. You will administer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, retirement, and voluntary programs, focusing on stabilizing benefits operations and HRIS data integrity for about 200+ US associates.

The role requires hands-on benefits administration, benefits reconciliations, 834 feeds, COBRA/ACA, Dayforce experience, and collaboration with carriers, brokers, and internal

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on Benefits Administration and HRIS experience.
• Strong benefits reconciliation and auditing experience.
• Experience working directly with carriers, brokers, and third‑party administrators.
• Experience with 834 eligibility feeds, carrier integrations, or comparable benefits data interfaces.
• Strong HRIS administration, data auditing, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong Excel and data reconciliation capabilities.
• Ability to independently identify issues, research root causes, and drive problems through completion.
• Ceridian Dayforce experience strongly preferred, particularly within Benefits, employee profiles, reporting, audits, carrier feeds, integrations, or system troubleshooting.
• Candidates with strong experience in another enterprise HRIS will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Administer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, retirement, and voluntary benefit programs.
• Support Open Enrollment administration, system testing, implementation, and post-enrollment audits.
• Process and audit new hire enrollments, qualifying life events, benefit changes, and terminations.
• Perform carrier invoice, eligibility, enrollment, and payroll deduction reconciliations.
• Research and correct missing, incorrect, retroactive, and catch‑up benefit deductions.
• Identify discrepancies between HRIS, payroll, carrier, and enrollment data and drive issues through resolution.
• Work directly with carriers, brokers, and TPAs to resolve coverage, eligibility, enrollment, and billing issues.
• Monitor and troubleshoot 834 eligibility feeds and other benefits integrations, including failed transmissions, retroactive changes, and data discrepancies.
• Support COBRA and ACA/1095 administration and related compliance activities.
• Perform HRIS data audits and maintain accurate employee profiles, organizational structures, and reporting relationships.
• Troubleshoot HRIS issues and assist with system testing, reporting, data cleanup, and process improvements.
• Develop and maintain benefits processes and documentation.
• Provide clear and accurate benefits communication and support to employees.
• Utilize Excel to analyze, audit, reconcile, and validate benefits and HRIS data.

Skills

Benefits Administration

HRIS Data Auditing

Excel

Vendor Liaison

Tools

Ceridian Dayforce

HRIS Systems

Open Enrollment tooling

Job description

Benefits Specialist (Contract)

$36 - $42 per hour | San Antonio, TX | On-site | Consulting

Growing Organization Seeks Benefits Specialist for Immediate Contract Opportunity

A bit about us:

We are a large, established organization within the agriculture and consumer products industry with operations throughout North America. Our vertically integrated business supports a sizable and diverse workforce across multiple locations, including both hourly and salaried employees.

We are a purpose-driven organization committed to our people, operational excellence, sustainability, and creating a positive impact in the communities where we operate.

Why join us?

• Immediate Impact: Step into a critical benefits support role where your experience can make an immediate difference.
• Hands-On Benefits Exposure: Support benefits administration, audits, premium reconciliation, employee data, and ongoing benefits processes.
• Dayforce Environment: Put your Ceridian Dayforce and HRIS experience to use within a large, active employee population.
• Variety & Ownership: This role is ideal for someone resourceful who can research discrepancies, identify issues, and help drive them through resolution.
• Established Organization: Join a growing North American organization with significant operational scale and a strong commitment to its employees.
• Collaborative Environment: Partner with HR, benefits, payroll, vendors, and other internal stakeholders to ensure benefits information is accurate and processes run smoothly.

Job Details

We are seeking an experienced Benefits & HRIS Specialist for an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for an additional 6-month extension. This individual will provide hands‑on support for a U.S. employee population of approximately 200+ associates, with an initial focus on stabilizing Benefits operations, improving HRIS data integrity, strengthening carrier and payroll reconciliations, and resolving existing Benefits and HRIS issues through completion.

Responsibilities

• Administer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, retirement, and voluntary benefit programs
• Support Open Enrollment administration, system testing, implementation, and post-enrollment audits
• Process and audit new hire enrollments, qualifying life events, benefit changes, and terminations
• Perform carrier invoice, eligibility, enrollment, and payroll deduction reconciliations
• Research and correct missing, incorrect, retroactive, and catch‑up benefit deductions
• Identify discrepancies between HRIS, payroll, carrier, and enrollment data and drive issues through resolution
• Work directly with carriers, brokers, and TPAs to resolve coverage, eligibility, enrollment, and billing issues
• Monitor and troubleshoot 834 eligibility feeds and other benefits integrations, including failed transmissions, retroactive changes, and data discrepancies
• Support COBRA and ACA/1095 administration and related compliance activities
• Perform HRIS data audits and maintain accurate employee profiles, organizational structures, and reporting relationships
• Troubleshoot HRIS issues and assist with system testing, reporting, data cleanup, and process improvements
• Develop and maintain benefits processes and documentation
• Provide clear and accurate benefits communication and support to employees
• Utilize Excel to analyze, audit, reconcile, and validate benefits and HRIS data

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on Benefits Administration and HRIS experience
• Strong benefits reconciliation and auditing experience
• Experience working directly with carriers, brokers, and third‑party administrators
• Experience with 834 eligibility feeds, carrier integrations, or comparable benefits data interfaces
• Strong HRIS administration, data auditing, and troubleshooting skills
• Strong Excel and data reconciliation capabilities
• Ability to independently identify issues, research root causes, and drive problems through completion
• Ceridian Dayforce experience strongly preferred, particularly within Benefits, employee profiles, reporting, audits, carrier feeds, integrations, or system troubleshooting
• Candidates with strong experience in another enterprise HRIS will also be considered

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