Senior Employee Benefits & HRIS Specialist

Acrisure; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with match

Job summary

Acrisure, a global fintech leader, seeks a Senior Benefits Specialist to own employee benefits administration and partner with Payroll, HRIS, and Legal. You will support escalated issues, compliance, and annual open enrollment while aligning with ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and IRS rules.

The role collaborates cross-functionally to test configurations in Workday, improve workflows, and drive benefits strategy using data insights. On-site collaboration is required at our Michigan location.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in employee benefits administration.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Strong understanding of ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and IRS Section 125 regulations.
• Advanced knowledge of HRIS systems (Workday preferred), including configuration testing and reporting.
• Proven critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting or managing annual open enrollment cycles.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, leadership, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Resolve escalated employee benefit issues with a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
• Lead audits of internal and vendor benefit data to ensure compliance and integrity.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of annual open enrollment, including system testing, communications, and timeline management.
• Serve as a Workday subject matter expert for benefits, leading testing and validation of new configurations or processes.
• Partners with HRIS, Payroll, and vendors to troubleshoot issues and improve workflows.
• Analyze benefit trends, utilization data, and compliance metrics to support strategic improvements.
• Provide guidance to Benefits Specialists and help develop training materials and job aids.
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and Section 125 rules.

Skills

Benefits admin

HRIS Workday

Open enrollment

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Acrisure, a global fintech leader, seeks a Senior Benefits Specialist to own employee benefits administration and partner with Payroll, HRIS, and Legal. You will support escalated issues, compliance, and annual open enrollment while aligning with ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and IRS rules.

The role collaborates cross-functionally to test configurations in Workday, improve workflows, and drive benefits strategy using data insights. On-site collaboration is required at our Michigan location.