Benefits Specialist | Remote/Hybrid Total Rewards

University of Kansas Medical Center; United States; Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kansas Medical Center is seeking a Benefits Specialist to oversee daily administration of employee benefits for KU Medical Center, Kansas Board of Regents, and the State of Kansas. Responsibilities include communicating plan details, delivering customer service, and managing enrollment and system updates.

The role supports health, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life insurance, and retirement programs with a mix of in-office and remote work at the Kansas City campus.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in Human Resources, business, or a closely related field.
• Experience presenting information to various audiences.
• Knowledge of benefit programs such as health, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life insurance, and retirement plans.

Responsibilities

• Understand and provide effective communication of benefit plans and information to customers
• Provide excellent customer service to all employees; be proactive in anticipating needs, go beyond expectations and deliver excellent results
• Manage intake items and requests for benefit services
• Respond to questions/inquiries in a timely, professional manner
• Participate in the administration of benefit programs such as health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health saving and health reimbursement accounts
• Proactively communicate benefit status changes to employees as result of a qualifying event, etc
• Counsel employees regarding State of Kansas retirement, deferred compensation and other benefit programs
• Participate in the administration of employee benefit plans including life insurance, long term disability insurance, the Kansas Board of Regents tax-sheltered annuity retirement plans, the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS) defined benefit pension and deferred compensation plans
• Process new KPERS enrollments through the KPERS portal, as well as verify and submit adjustments
• Process and manage benefit information (i.e., updates) in the appropriate HR system(s) of record
• Routinely monitor the MAP portal dashboard so that it is current and up to date
• Assist in the planning, and participate in open enrollment, new hire orientations and other benefit-related, educational workshops and seminars for faculty and staff
• Partner and foster positive relationships with benefit vendors/providers
• Process benefit terminations in the HR system(s) of record and distribute termination letters
• Assist with website updates/upgrades in terms of benefit-related content

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

HR certification in benefits administration (CBP)

Tools

Workday

Job description

University of Kansas Medical Center is seeking a Benefits Specialist to oversee daily administration of employee benefits for KU Medical Center, Kansas Board of Regents, and the State of Kansas. Responsibilities include communicating plan details, delivering customer service, and managing enrollment and system updates.

The role supports health, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life insurance, and retirement programs with a mix of in-office and remote work at the Kansas City campus.