Temp HR Benefits Specialist

Smartsearchonline; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Smartsearchonline seeks an experienced Temporary HR Benefits Specialist to support its Benefits team in the Westchester area of Los Angeles, CA. The role is on-site, full-time, 40 hours per week, and is a temporary assignment starting ASAP through December 23, lasting about 6 months.

The candidate must have hands-on benefits administration experience (3+ years) and ideally Workday Benefits expertise, handling life events, eligibility changes, COBRA, and payroll integration in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on employee benefits administration or benefits analyst experience.
• Workday Benefits experience strongly preferred.
• Experience administering employee life events and eligibility changes.
• Working knowledge of COBRA administration.
• Experience with carrier billing and invoice reconciliation.
• Experience partnering with Payroll on benefit deductions, retros, and arrears.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for employee benefits questions and resolve enrollment, eligibility, and claims-related issues.
• Manage employee benefit inquiries through email and a service management platform.
• Process and administer benefit life events from initiation through completion.
• Support leave-of-absence benefit events and related transactions.
• Review and approve dependent eligibility documentation.
• Process Evidence of Insurability approvals and denials.
• Prepare benefit verification letters, enrollment reminders, and insurance conversion communications.
• Coordinate medical support orders with Payroll.
• Reconcile and process monthly insurance carrier invoices.
• Manage employee premium receipts and deposits.
• Resolve benefit arrears and outstanding premium balances.
• Prepare late-premium notifications for employees on leave.
• Administer COBRA processes from initiation through reconciliation.
• Audit COBRA records against HRIS data and resolve discrepancies.
• Partner closely with Payroll during semi-monthly and biweekly payroll cycles.
• Review benefit retroactivity and arrears to ensure accurate payroll processing.
• Run and analyze recurring benefits audit reports.
• Audit terminated employees with active benefits and other status discrepancies.
• Review benefit coverage end dates and dependent eligibility.
• Audit ACA eligibility and passive life events.
• Track benefit eligibility for part-time employee populations.
• Audit carrier integration files and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare recurring benefits and payroll reports.
• Provide administrative and employee support throughout Open Enrollment.
• Coordinate benefits fair logistics.
• Communicate with insurance carriers and benefit vendors.
• Assist with event scheduling, setup, and employee communications.

Skills

Benefits administration

Employee inquiries handling

COBRA administration

Auditing benefits data

Excel / reporting

Tools

Workday Benefits

Job description

Job Details

Temporary HR Benefits Specialist

Location: Westchester / Los Angeles, CA

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, onsite

Assignment: Temporary, starting ASAP through at least December 23

Start Date: ASAP

Job ID: 86945

Job Category: Administration

Position Type: Contract to Hire

Duration: 6 months

Position Overview

A large, established organization in the Westchester area of Los Angeles is seeking an experienced HR Benefits Specialist to provide immediate support to its Benefits team.

This is a hands- on benefits administration position requiring someone who can quickly step into an active environment and support employee inquiries, benefits transactions, COBRA administration, carrier billing, reconciliations, payroll integration, audits, and Open Enrollment activities.

The ideal candidate has at least three years of dedicated benefits administration experience. Experience with Workday Benefits is strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Benefits Administration & Employee Support

• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee benefits questions and resolve enrollment, eligibility, and claims-related issues
• Manage employee benefit inquiries through email and a service management platform
• Process and administer benefit life events from initiation through completion
• Support leave-of-absence benefit events and related transactions
• Review and approve dependent eligibility documentation
• Process Evidence of Insurability approvals and denials
• Prepare benefit verification letters, enrollment reminders, and insurance conversion communications
• Coordinate medical support orders with Payroll

Billing, Premium Reconciliation & COBRA

• Reconcile and process monthly insurance carrier invoices
• Manage employee premium receipts and deposits
• Resolve benefit arrears and outstanding premium balances
• Prepare late-premium notifications for employees on leave
• Administer COBRA processes from initiation through reconciliation
• Audit COBRA records against HRIS data and resolve discrepancies

Audits, Reporting & Payroll Integration

• Partner closely with Payroll during semi-monthly and biweekly payroll cycles
• Review benefit retroactivity and arrears to ensure accurate payroll processing
• Run and analyze recurring benefits audit reports
• Audit terminated employees with active benefits and other status discrepancies
• Review benefit coverage end dates and dependent eligibility
• Audit ACA eligibility and passive life events
• Track benefit eligibility for part-time employee populations
• Audit carrier integration files and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare recurring benefits and payroll reports

Open Enrollment

• Provide administrative and employee support throughout Open Enrollment
• Coordinate benefits fair logistics
• Communicate with insurance carriers and benefit vendors
• Assist with event scheduling, setup, and employee communications

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on employee benefits administration or benefits analyst experience
• Workday Benefits experience strongly preferred
• Experience administering employee life events and eligibility changes
• Working knowledge of COBRA administration
• Experience with carrier billing and invoice reconciliation
• Experience partnering with Payroll on benefit deductions, retros, and arrears
• Strong experience auditing benefits data and resolving discrepancies
• Strong Excel and reporting skills
• Open Enrollment experience
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to appropriately handle confidential employee information
• Strong employee service and communication skills
• Ability to work onsite in Westchester, Los Angeles
• Ability to start quickly strongly preferred

Experience supporting benefits for a university, large employer, or other complex employee population is highly desirable.

$30-$35 per hour (DOE)