Strategic Benefits Specialist — Open Enrollment & HRIS

Current; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Current in the United States is seeking a Benefits Specialist to manage employee benefits programs across its growing network of firms. You will resolve enrollment and eligibility issues, support open enrollment, and coordinate with HRIS, Payroll, and external providers to ensure accurate records and timely benefits administration.

The role involves managing leaves of absence, reconciling invoices, and preparing reports for renewals and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of employee benefits experience, including benefits administration, open enrollment, and vendor coordination.
• Experience administering employee leaves of absence.
• Working knowledge of health and welfare benefits and applicable requirements, including ERISA, COBRA, ACA, and FMLA.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with HRIS or benefits administration systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to independently investigate and resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Administer health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, spending accounts, and retirement programs.
• Resolve eligibility, enrollment, coverage, and payroll deduction issues in partnership with employees, vendors, Payroll, and HRIS.
• Support annual open enrollment, including system testing, employee communications, data validation, and reconciliation of elections.
• Administer employee leaves of absence, including eligibility review, documentation, deadline tracking, benefits continuation, and return-to-work coordination.
• Reconcile carrier invoices, enrollment records, and payroll deductions; investigate discrepancies and coordinate corrections.
• Maintain accurate benefits data across HRIS, payroll, and vendor systems and support benefits-related system testing and implementations.
• Prepare benefits reporting, census data, cost analyses, and other information supporting renewals, budgeting, and plan administration.
• Support benefits onboarding and transitions for acquired firms, including employee data collection, enrollment readiness, and documentation of firm-specific arrangements.
• Coordinate with carriers, brokers, administrators, and other vendors to resolve employee issues and support effective service delivery.
• Maintain benefits procedures, employee resources, and confidential records in accordance with applicable requirements.

Skills

Benefits admin

Open enrollment

Vendor coordination

Leaves of absence

HRIS

Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

UKG Pro

Rippling

Job description

Current in the United States is seeking a Benefits Specialist to manage employee benefits programs across its growing network of firms. You will resolve enrollment and eligibility issues, support open enrollment, and coordinate with HRIS, Payroll, and external providers to ensure accurate records and timely benefits administration.

The role involves managing leaves of absence, reconciling invoices, and preparing reports for renewals and budgets.