Data‑Driven Benefits Analyst

Aaron’s; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sundays off

Employee assistance program

Employee purchase program with exclus

Physical and financial well‑being

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Business Resource Groups

401(k) plan with contribution matching

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid paternal leave

Stock purchase plans

Pay on Demand

Job summary

Aaron’s in Juneau, AK seeks an experienced Benefits Administrator to lead administration of self-insured benefit programs. You will analyze programs, ensure regulatory compliance, manage vendor relationships, and streamline billing processes across the organization.

Responsibilities include data analysis, budgeting, and communicating plan guidelines to teammates and management. A strong knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, ACA is preferred, with proficiency in Excel and HRIS systems.

Qualifications

• Four years benefits administration experience.
• Managing billing processes, reconciling invoices, and monitoring expenses for self-insured benefits plans.
• Vendor management liaising with third-party administrators, insurers, brokers, and other vendors.
• Familiarity with leave requirements and other legal protections under FMLA, ADA, and other applicable laws.
• Knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, ACA and IRS guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Conducts analysis of assigned benefit programs to research best practices, identify areas of improvement regarding utilization and cost effectiveness, evaluate external competitiveness and legal compliance utilizing market survey data, and recommend changes and/or additional benefit programs to leadership
• Creates, runs and monitors analytical reports regarding trends, forecasting, budget management and P&L
• Maintains audit and compliance controls for benefit programs to eliminate/prevent financial risk and penalties to the organization and ensures compliance with all regulatory bodies
• Keeps abreast of legislative/judicial rulings related to benefits to ensure compliance and identifies impact to organizational programs
• Educates and provides information to team members, dependents, service providers and third‑party administrators regarding plan guidelines and procedures
• Serves as primary contact for plan vendors and third‑party administrators
• Coordinates transfer of data to external contacts for services, premiums and plan administration.
• Liaisons with benefit plan vendors to address/resolve moderate scale vendor management issues, with input/guidance from leadership as needed
• Provides project management in developing and executing project objectives for smaller scale projects, including plan communications and implementation strategies. Provides project management assistance on larger scale projects
• Creates/updates all process documentation for benefit programs
• Manages end‑to‑end billing processes for self‑insured benefit plans, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulatory compliance
• Conducts regular audits and reconciliations of invoices to identify discrepancies and mitigate errors
• Collaborates with internal teams and external vendors to resolve billing inquiries and discrepancies
• Other duties as assigned by management

Skills

Analytical thinking

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Excel

HRIS

Payroll systems

Vendor management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Job description

Aaron’s in Juneau, AK seeks an experienced Benefits Administrator to lead administration of self-insured benefit programs. You will analyze programs, ensure regulatory compliance, manage vendor relationships, and streamline billing processes across the organization.

Responsibilities include data analysis, budgeting, and communicating plan guidelines to teammates and management. A strong knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, ACA is preferred, with proficiency in Excel and HRIS systems.