Corporate Benefits Specialist

Vernovis; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vernovis is seeking an experienced Corporate Benefits Specialist to support health, welfare, and retirement plans onsite in St. Petersburg, FL.

The role involves day-to-day benefits administration, enrollment processing, and close collaboration with Payroll, Legal, and benefit vendors to ensure accurate, compliant programs. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in benefits administration, solid knowledge of Section 125, and experience with HRIS, Oracle, and preferably bswift.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in benefits administration or HR.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Welfare and Section 125 plans.
• Familiar with benefits compliance and related regulations.
• Proficient in HRIS, Microsoft Office, Oracle, and preferably bswift.
• Excellent communication, customer service and organizational skills.
• Detail-oriented with analytical and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support benefits programs administration under the Benefit Administration Manager.
• Ensure accurate day-to-day administration and respond to employee questions.
• Improve benefits operations through workflow optimization and system updates.
• Coordinate annual enrollment and integration activities.
• Manage relationships with benefits providers and brokers.
• Coordinate with Payroll and Legal to resolve issues.
• Handle file feeds, reporting, and audits of invoices.
• Participate in meetings to improve vendor relations.

Skills

Benefits administration

HRIS

Microsoft Office

bswift

Communication

Oracle

Tools

bswift

Job description

Job Title: Corporate Benefits Specialist

Location: St. Petersburg FL (Onsite)

Who We Are:

Vernovis is a Total Talent Solutions company that specializes inTechnology, Cybersecurity, Finance & Accountingfunctions. At Vernovis, we help these professionals achieve their career goals, matching them with innovative projects and dynamic direct hire opportunities in Ohio and across the Midwest.

Come join us:

Vernovis is looking for an experienced Benefits professional who understands the day-to-day details of administering Health & Welfare programs and can confidently support employees, vendors, and internal teams. This person should bring strong knowledge of medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, Section 125, and retirement benefits, along with experience supporting open enrollment, Qualified Life Events, compliance, and benefits systems. They’ll be hands‑on with enrollment changes, file feeds, reporting, employee questions and issue resolution, while partnering with Payroll, Legal, and benefit vendors to keep programs running accurately and smoothly. The right person will be detail‑oriented, organized, service‑minded, and comfortable taking ownership of benefits issues through resolution.

What You'll Do:

• Supports the administration of employee healthcare benefit programs under the direction of the Benefit Administration Manager, including but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy, Section 125 plans, Qualified Life Events, and Financial & Retirement plans. Ensures accurate and compliant day‑to‑day administration of employee benefit programs while providing timely support and guidance to employees and managers.
• Benefit Operations: Ensure operational excellence. Contribute to the continuous improvement of benefits operations by supporting workflow optimization, system updates, and the maintenance of plan documents.
• Keeps abreast of industry trends relating to areas of expertise and their potential impact on Paychex plans, programs, policies and procedures. Communicates and makes recommendations to management in order to improve our employees’ experience.
• Annual Enrollment & Integration: Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of the annual benefits open enrollment process, including system readiness, communications, vendor collaboration, and issue resolution. Supports special benefits projects that enhance operational efficiency and employee experience.
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with benefits providers, brokers, and consultants to support day‑to‑day administration of all benefits.
• Responds to employee inquiries and resolves issues by coordinating with internal departments (e.g. Payroll and Legal) and benefit vendors to provide excellent customer service and ensure that issues are resolved.
• Performs daily administration functions to support the administration of the benefits programs, including file feed transfers, statistical reporting, enrollment elections and changes for new hires and leave of absence employees, beneficiary changes, and Qualified Medical Support Orders (QMSO).
• Audits preparation and payment submissions of invoices to external vendors relating to areas of expertise to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Participates in status/planning meetings, implementation of enhancements, and problem resolutions to maintain relationships with vendors.

What You'll Have:

• 5 years of experience in benefits administration or HR
• Strong knowledge of Health & Welfare and Section 125 plans
• Familiar with benefits compliance and related regulations
• Proficient in HRIS, Microsoft Office, Oracle, and preferably bswift.
• Excellent communication, customer service and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented with solid analytical and time management abilities

The Vernovis Difference:

Vernovis offers Health, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Short & Long -Term Disability, Voluntary Life Insurance, and 401K.

Vernovis does not accept inquiries from Corp to Corp recruiting companies. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and not violate any immigration or discrimination laws.

Vernovis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.