Corporate Benefit Enrollment Specialist

Mountain West Bank; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 38,448 - 57,666; Full time

Job summary

Mountain West Bank is looking for a Benefit Enrollment Specialist to manage the life cycle of employee benefits enrollment. You will work closely with new hires and the HR division to track and manage benefits efficiently.

This position includes monitoring inquiries and providing administrative support within the Benefits Department. The role is based in Spokane, WA, offering competitive hourly pay between $27.91 and $41.86.

Qualifications

• Ability to monitor and track enrollment processes efficiently.
• Strong communication skills to assist employees and HR.
• Experience in benefit administration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee new hire benefit enrollment processes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for inquiries.
• Monitor the electronic mailbox for the benefits department.

Skills

Benefit enrollment tracking

Communication skills

Customer service

Job description

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (GBCI) is a regional bank holding company providing commercial banking services in 80 communities through 129 banking offices in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. GBCI offers an extensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance; retirement plan including employer match and profit sharing; paid vacation, holiday and sick leave. Salary is negotiable depending upon relevant experience.

About The Role

Summary

The overall responsibilities of the Benefit Enrollment Specialist is to oversee the life cycle of benefit enrollment for all new hires, qualifying life event, status changes and benefit termination processes. This includes working with vendor software to track new hire enrollment, tracking new benefit eligible statuses, answering employee questions related to benefit and enrollment process, submitting tracking reports to Bank Divisions as needed, and accurately terminating employee benefits as necessary. Will be responsible for communicating with Bank HR Division and individual employees on their enrollment status on a regular basis. Will be responsible for monitoring the electronic mailbox for the benefit department and will serve as the primary point of contact for 1st tier benefit inquiries. Will assist the department with benefit invoices for vendors and bank divisions. Will provide support to the Corporate HR Department with other projects as assigned. Will provide administrative/back-up support within the Benefits Department which may include workers' compensation and leave of absence communication as needed. This position will report to the Benefits Administrator and will assist that role with additional duties.

This is a Corporate position which may be located in an available bank division across our nine-state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, TX, UT, WA, or WY. The entry rate for this position is $24.99 + / hour (calculated for Kalispell, MT). Click here to learn more about our bank divisions.

All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.

WA Applicants ONLY

• Spokane: $27.91 to $41.86 per hour
• Wenatchee: $28.30 to $42.44 per hour

Description

• Monitors and tracks all New Hire benefit enrollment. This includes answering benefit and enrollment questions from HR Division and Employees, sending reminders on the deadline to enroll, and tracking and sending reports as often as needed.
• Monitors the electronic mailbox for the benefit department and acts as the primary point of contact for 1st tier benefit inquiries.
• Completes the manual termination of benefits in the payroll system that are not managed through third party software.
• Tracks all employee status changes and communicates with HR Division or employee on steps needed to complete enrollment.
• Runs and distributes reports as needed for tracking and validation purposes.
• Completes monthly vendors benefit invoices and submits for payment.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Must complete the assigned online training courses and achieve a passing score by due date.

About You

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements l