Onsite Benefits Specialist (Temporary) – Open Enrollment Pro

Smartsearchonline; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Smartsearchonline seeks an experienced Temporary HR Benefits Specialist to support its Benefits team in the Westchester area of Los Angeles, CA. The role is on-site, full-time, 40 hours per week, and is a temporary assignment starting ASAP through December 23, lasting about 6 months.

The candidate must have hands-on benefits administration experience (3+ years) and ideally Workday Benefits expertise, handling life events, eligibility changes, COBRA, and payroll integration in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on employee benefits administration or benefits analyst experience.
• Workday Benefits experience strongly preferred.
• Experience administering employee life events and eligibility changes.
• Working knowledge of COBRA administration.
• Experience with carrier billing and invoice reconciliation.
• Experience partnering with Payroll on benefit deductions, retros, and arrears.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for employee benefits questions and resolve enrollment, eligibility, and claims-related issues.
• Manage employee benefit inquiries through email and a service management platform.
• Process and administer benefit life events from initiation through completion.
• Support leave-of-absence benefit events and related transactions.
• Review and approve dependent eligibility documentation.
• Process Evidence of Insurability approvals and denials.
• Prepare benefit verification letters, enrollment reminders, and insurance conversion communications.
• Coordinate medical support orders with Payroll.
• Reconcile and process monthly insurance carrier invoices.
• Manage employee premium receipts and deposits.
• Resolve benefit arrears and outstanding premium balances.
• Prepare late-premium notifications for employees on leave.
• Administer COBRA processes from initiation through reconciliation.
• Audit COBRA records against HRIS data and resolve discrepancies.
• Partner closely with Payroll during semi-monthly and biweekly payroll cycles.
• Review benefit retroactivity and arrears to ensure accurate payroll processing.
• Run and analyze recurring benefits audit reports.
• Audit terminated employees with active benefits and other status discrepancies.
• Review benefit coverage end dates and dependent eligibility.
• Audit ACA eligibility and passive life events.
• Track benefit eligibility for part-time employee populations.
• Audit carrier integration files and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare recurring benefits and payroll reports.
• Provide administrative and employee support throughout Open Enrollment.
• Coordinate benefits fair logistics.
• Communicate with insurance carriers and benefit vendors.
• Assist with event scheduling, setup, and employee communications.

Skills

Benefits administration

Employee inquiries handling

COBRA administration

Auditing benefits data

Excel / reporting

Tools

Workday Benefits

Job description

Smartsearchonline seeks an experienced Temporary HR Benefits Specialist to support its Benefits team in the Westchester area of Los Angeles, CA. The role is on-site, full-time, 40 hours per week, and is a temporary assignment starting ASAP through December 23, lasting about 6 months.

The candidate must have hands-on benefits administration experience (3+ years) and ideally Workday Benefits expertise, handling life events, eligibility changes, COBRA, and payroll integration in a fast-paced