Senior Benefits Analyst

Motional; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional is seeking a Benefits Analyst in Boston to lead day-to-day administration of Health & Welfare, Leave, Recognition, and 401(k) programs, ensuring compliance and accuracy.

You will serve as SME for Benefits & Leave, partner with payroll and finance, and support audits and reporting, including ACA and 5500 filings.

The role emphasizes data integrity, effective employee communication, and coordinating with vendors to ensure timely plan funding and payments.

Qualifications

• Experience with benefits data management and HRIS systems.
• Familiarity with ACA, ERISA, COBRA and HIPAA regulations.
• Ability to audit enrollments and manage vendor data.

Responsibilities

• Data mine benefits enrollment data in HRIS and flag inconsistencies.
• Audit enrollments with vendors to ensure data integrity.
• Manage benefit data integrations with carriers.
• Prepare ACA, 5500 filings, and other compliance reports.
• Communicate plan details and changes to employees.
• Own the Benefits and Leave mailboxes and respond to inquiries.

Skills

MS Office

Google Workspace

Communication

Analytical skills

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

As a Benefits Analyst at Motional, you’ll support the day-to-day administration and compliance of the Health & Welfare, Leave, Recognition, and 401(k) retirement programs. This role will serve as the subject matter expert for Benefits & Leave, be the primary support for compliance related tasks including but not limited to external and internal audits, required filings, testing and reporting and benefit plan funding and payments to vendors. You’ll deliver a positive experience for employees and managers across the business, cultivating a reputation as a subject matter expert, efficient and reliable shepherd of systems and process, and trusted advisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively data mining benefits enrollment information in the HRIS system, identifying inconsistencies & eligibility concerns where further research or enrollment/de-enrollment is needed.
• Conducts audits of enrollments with benefit vendors to ensure data integrity between systems.
• Has a strong understanding of benefits data integrations with carriers & consistently audits the transfer of information to the vendors.
• Assists in the planning, execution of the open enrollment configuration and testing.
• Maintain process documentation (SOPS) and audit controls.
• Preparing and submitting compliance and/or census reports including but not limited to ACA filings, 5500 filings and non-discrimination testing.
• Assists with the modeling and costing of plan related changes under Manager guidance.
• Under the guidance of their Manager, develop and distribute clear, effective employee communications across multiple platforms - including the company intranet, newsletters, periodic reminders, plan materials, FAQS, how-to guides, and training sessions - ensuring all benefit and wellness information remains accurate, user-friendly, and up to date for onboarding, annual open enrollment, and individual consultations.
• Own the Benefits and Leave mailboxes as the first line of support, ensuring all inquiries regarding life events, enrollment, and policy interpretation are addressed within established SLAs. Independently resolve complex benefit issues and strategically elevate high-priority or sensitive matters to their manager with synthesized data and recommended solutions.
• Ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices, track variances and resolve discrepancies utilizing HRIS reports and collaborating with Finance/AP.
• Conduct audits of payroll benefit deductions and ensure benefit deductions for 401(k), HSA & FSAs are transmitted timely and accurately to vendors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employees, HRBPs and managers regarding all leave types, including FMLA, ADA, Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and state-mandated leave.
• Oversee the end-to-end leave lifecycle, ensuring timely communication with employees, HRBP team, managers tracking return-to-work dates, and managing the interactive process for ADA accommodations with manager guidance where needed.
• Maintain relationships with third-party leave administrators to ensure consistent policy application and compliance with evolving federal, state, and local leave laws.
• Partner with Payroll to ensure accurate pay during leaves (including benefit deductions and disability offsets) and monitor benefit eligibility during unpaid periods.
• Own the Annual NDT process
• Coordinates annual plan audit with internal and external auditors.
• Auditing data with record-keeper to identify discrepancies and rectifying records.
• Assist with the annual company match contribution process.
• Participate in regular record-keeper and consultant calls as part of the Benefits team.
• Assist in the day-to-day operations of the company’s global recognition platform, ensuring a seamless user experience for employees and managers.
• Assist in the development of creative campaigns to drive program adoption and align recognition moments with company core values.
• Coordinate onsite wellness events, including biometric screenings, flu shot clinics, and onsite wellness perks like massages.
• Maintain and update company plan documents, Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs), and benefit information on the company intranet.

Skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace Products
• Excellent communications skills.
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen.
• Operates efficiently with a strong sense of urgency and a high level of service orientation for internal and external customers; provides clear, comprehensive communications to reduce redundancy and the need for follow-up inquiries.
• Proactive, solution-oriented and comfortable working independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• High tech-savviness with a strong curiosity and aptitude for learning new software platforms and leveraging AI technologies to streamline routine daily tasks.
• Understanding of federal, state and local regulations including ERISA, ACA, COBRA and HIPAA.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity.

Salary Range: $109,000 USD - $142,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.