Strategic Benefits & Leave Administrator

CCN01 Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Onsite work

Job summary

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation in Hauppauge, NY is seeking an HR Benefits Administrator to manage health and welfare benefit programs, leave administration, and related HR operations. You will process enrollments, coordinate with vendors, and ensure accurate payroll deductions.

The role requires strong attention to detail, experience with HRIS systems (Workday preferred), and excellent communication to support employees and managers through benefits and leave processes.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field, or equivalent experience (2:1 experience-to-education basis)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in benefits administration, leave administration, HR operations, or a related HR support role
• Strong working knowledge of health and welfare benefits, qualifying life events, open enrollment, and leave of absence administration.
• Experience using HRIS/HCM system.
• Workday or another HRIS/HCM system.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information accurately and professionally.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to explain benefit and leave processes clearly to employees and managers.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and follow-up actions.
• Ability to work collaboratively with HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, and third-party administrators.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, especially Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer employee health and welfare benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and other company-sponsored benefit programs.
• Process benefit enrollments, changes, terminations, and qualifying life events accurately and timely in accordance with plan rules and company procedures.
• Support annual open enrollment activities, including system updates, employee communications, vendor coordination, data audits, and post-enrollment follow-up.
• Respond to employee questions regarding benefit eligibility, coverage, deductions, claims, qualifying life events, and plan processes, escalating complex issues as appropriate.
• Coordinate with benefits vendors, carriers, brokers, payroll, and HR team members to resolve benefit-related issues and ensure accurate administration.
• Manage leave of absence administration, including intake, employee communication, documentation tracking, status updates, return-to-work coordination, and follow-up with third-party administrators.
• Support administration of FMLA, disability, paid family leave, workers' compensation-related leave coordination, and other applicable federal, state, and company leave programs.
• Maintain accurate benefits and leave records, ensuring employee data is updated in Workday or other applicable systems.
• Assist with benefits invoice review, reconciliation, discrepancy resolution, and reporting as needed.
• Support compliance activities related to benefits and leave administration, including required notices, documentation, audits, and reporting.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, and Finance to ensure accurate payroll deductions, benefit payments, and employee status changes.
• Identify opportunities to improve benefits processes, employee communications, data accuracy, and administrative efficiency.

Skills

HR benefits administration

Leave administration

HR operations

HRIS

Communication skills

Data accuracy

Excel

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in HR/Business

Bachelor's degree in HR

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation in Hauppauge, NY is seeking an HR Benefits Administrator to manage health and welfare benefit programs, leave administration, and related HR operations. You will process enrollments, coordinate with vendors, and ensure accurate payroll deductions.

The role requires strong attention to detail, experience with HRIS systems (Workday preferred), and excellent communication to support employees and managers through benefits and leave processes.