HR Benefit Specialist

4M Building Solutions, LLC.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

4M Building Solutions, LLC. is seeking a Benefit and Wellness Coordinator to oversee health and welfare benefit programs, enrollments, and related HRIS processes.

This role requires coordinating open enrollments, ACA qualifications, life events, and COBRA administration, while ensuring accurate payroll deductions and timely reporting. The coordinator will partner with brokers, vendors and internal teams to train users, monitor workflows, and maintain documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience administering health and welfare benefit programs.
• Proficiency with HRIS and benefit systems.
• Ability to run reports and create Excel Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Strong communication with brokers, vendors and customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage enrollments/terminations for union and non-union employees.
• Coordinate open enrollment events and ACA qualifications.
• Handle life events changes and COBRA coordination.
• Support training on benefit programs and systems.
• Prepare daily/weekly reports and maintain documentation approvals.
• Resolve HRIS and benefit system issues with vendors.
• Participate in HR meetings and census/data collection projects.

Skills

HRIS

Payroll knowledge

Enrollment coordination

Excel

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Communication

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

As a member of the overall HR Department, the Benefit and Wellness Coordinator is responsible for both the front-facing and back-end elements of the 4M Health and Welfare Insurance Benefit Programs as well as learning and using the systems required and managing all processes required to accurately and correctly administer all related programs.

Benefit Coordination

• Team Member Enrollments/Terminations - Union and Non-Union
• Open Enrollment(s) - Annual and Acquisition Processes
• ACA Qualification Processes and Enrollments
• Life Event Changes and Enrollments
• Payroll Insurance Premium Deduction Entries
• COBRA Continuation Third Party Administrator Coordination
• Wellness Program Enrollments
• Receives and Provides Constant Communication Flow in all Directions

Benefit Administration

• Assists with LOA/ADA/FMLA Benefit Procedures
• Assists with State/County/Court Medical Child Support Notices
• Performs Training and Training Classes for All Aspects of the Benefit Program and Systems
• Participates in Meetings with Brokers, Vendors, Carriers, Management and Customers
• Monitors and Backchecks all Required Benefit Processes
• Daily/Weekly Reports
• Enrollment and Documentation Approvals
• Enrollment Reminders
• Terminations and Cancellations
• Stop Loss and Claims Usage Reports
• Benefit Class and Part Time/Full Time/Salary Status Changes

HR Benefit Systems Coordination

• Troubleshooting HRIS and Benefit System Errors and Problems
• Starting, Monitoring, and Managing Vendor Problem/Issue Cases/Tickets to Completion
• Assists with Census and Data Collection Projects
• Performs Other Work As Needed
• Participates in HR Department Meetings
• Uses Basic and Intermediate Microsoft Excel Tools/Processes
• Filtering and Sorting - Pivot Tables - VLOOKUP's - Etc.