Benefits Specialist: HRIS & Open Enrollment Expert

Current; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer contributions

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Current, based in Tampa, FL, is seeking a Benefits Specialist to administer our employee benefits programs across our network of firms. You will be a key resource for employees and partners, resolving benefits and leave issues, maintaining enrollment and payroll records, and coordinating with vendors.

You will collaborate with Total Rewards, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and external providers to ensure accurate, timely benefits administration and open enrollment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of employee benefits experience, including benefits administration, open enrollment, and vendor coordination.
• Experience administering employee leaves of absence.
• Working knowledge of health and welfare benefits and applicable requirements, including ERISA, COBRA, ACA, and FMLA.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with HRIS or benefits administration systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to independently investigate and resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Administer health and welfare benefits across the network of firms.
• Resolve eligibility, enrollment, coverage, and payroll deduction issues in partnership with employees, vendors, Payroll, and HRIS.
• Support annual open enrollment, including system testing, employee communications, data validation, and reconciliation of elections.
• Administer employee leaves of absence, including eligibility review, documentation, deadline tracking, benefits continuation, and return-to-work coordination.
• Reconcile carrier invoices, enrollment records, and payroll deductions; investigate discrepancies and coordinate corrections.
• Maintain accurate benefits data across HRIS, payroll, and vendor systems and support benefits-related system testing and implementations.
• Prepare benefits reporting, census data, cost analyses, and other information supporting renewals, budgeting, and plan administration.
• Support benefits onboarding and transitions for acquired firms, including employee data collection, enrollment readiness, and documentation of firm-specific arrangements.
• Coordinate with carriers, brokers, administrators, and other vendors to resolve employee issues and support effective service delivery.
• Maintain benefits procedures, employee resources, and confidential records in accordance with applicable requirements.

Skills

Benefits administration

Vendor coordination

HRIS experience

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

UKG Pro

Rippling

Job description

Current, based in Tampa, FL, is seeking a Benefits Specialist to administer our employee benefits programs across our network of firms. You will be a key resource for employees and partners, resolving benefits and leave issues, maintaining enrollment and payroll records, and coordinating with vendors.

You will collaborate with Total Rewards, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and external providers to ensure accurate, timely benefits administration and open enrollment.