Benefits Specialist- Pulaski County

Little Rock, AR
Full Time
Student (College)

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

· Reviews and processes benefit enrollments and changes submitted in the Human Resources Information System (HRIS); verifies employee’s eligibility for benefits.

· Inputs the appropriate recordkeeping for Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting; prepares 1095s for distribution to employees and electronic IRS reports.

· Presents explanation of benefits as part of the new employee orientation program.

· Answers questions and provides assistance to employees regarding benefit programs including enrollment, eligibility, and claims processing.

· Monitors services provided by benefits providers and investigate complaints regarding payments; acts as a liaison between providers and employees to ensure proper and timely payments of benefits.

· Completes certification of the length of coverage in a group health plan for terminating employees and mails to employees as needed.

· Assigns termination checklists to employees upon termination, notifying them of the ending date of benefit coverage and any conversion procedures.

· Notifies retiring employees when eligible for continuation of health insurance and forwards information to the vendor.

· Prepares reports regarding benefit usage as required by Department or by benefits providers.

· Schedules group benefit enrollments for Pulaski County employees at various job sites.

· Maintains internal COVID databases to include vaccination records and leave tracking while ensuring compliance with policy and procedures; complies reports as needed.

· Ensures accuracy of monthly billing and payments received for COBRA, Retirees, and employees on leave without pay (LWOP); processes payments received from vendors.

· Reviews information entered in HRIS for new employees and assigns appropriate benefits and ACA profiles.

· Completes and sends to the COBRA Administrator a list of terminated employees for COBRA notification.

· Ensures that confidential information is maintained and transmitted in a secure and legally compliant manner.

· Assists with the maintenance of the HRIS system; troubleshoots issues and provides assistance to employees as needed.

Job posted for the employer by: Workforce Connections, Arkansas Department of Commerce.

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