Remote Senior Benefits Analyst

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, IA, seeks a Sr. Benefits Analyst to support design, administration, compliance, and ongoing improvement of broad benefit programs including health, life, disability, retirement, wellness, PTO, and stock plans.

You will lead enrollment processes, testing, and complex benefit scenarios, ensure regulatory compliance, collaborate with vendors, and analyze benefit data to drive accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus 3+ years of related human resources or employee benefits experience.
• Strong working knowledge of employee benefits, including health, life, disability, retirement, wellness, PTO, employee stock purchase programs, annual enrollment, eligibility, contributions, subsidies, and /or benefit operations.
• Ability to interpret benefit plan provisions and policies and apply them to complex or unusual employee and retiree situations.
• Strong analytical and advanced spreadsheet skills, with the ability to manage complex assignments, maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality, and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong communication, relationship‑building, and customer service skills, with the ability to effectively partner across HR, Finance, business units, corporate functions, vendors, employees, retirees, and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Support annual enrollment, user acceptance testing, administrative changes, and complex employee, agent, and retiree benefit situations.
• Monitor benefit programs and administrative procedures for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with benefit vendors to resolve operational issues, coordinate implementations and administrative changes, and ensure accurate plan administration.
• Process billings and invoices, support reconciliation projects, and analyze benefit data and reports related to claims, contributions, company subsidies, demographics, and stock usage.

Skills

Benefits administration

HR analytics

Advanced Excel

Vendor management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, IA, seeks a Sr. Benefits Analyst to support design, administration, compliance, and ongoing improvement of broad benefit programs including health, life, disability, retirement, wellness, PTO, and stock plans.

You will lead enrollment processes, testing, and complex benefit scenarios, ensure regulatory compliance, collaborate with vendors, and analyze benefit data to drive accuracy and efficiency.