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Benefits Specialist
Location
United States
Posted
5 hours ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Benefits Specialist
American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)
• Support in the administration and billing reconciliation of company benefit plans • Enrolls and terminates employees in all company offered benefit plans • Assists employees with benefit related questions and issues and responds by e-mail, phone and personal meetings within 24 hours of the employee’s inquiry • Provides educational training to employees and managers regarding benefits programs • Serves as a contact for plan vendors and third-party administrators from a billing and compliance perspectives • Review and reconcile monthly billing invoices for accuracy, documents necessary adjustments • Prepares regular benefit reports by extracting data from human capital management (HCM) system • Supports benefits open enrollment period
Job Requirements
- 3+ years benefits experience preferred
- 3+ years of experience using human resources systems (Ultipro, ADP) preferred
- Experience using Microsoft Excel preferred
- Bachelor’s degree required
Benefits
- Employee medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, 401k and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Special guidance and assistance to employees on various benefit plans
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