Benefits Administrator

A financial services firm in Manhattan is seeking a Benefits Administrator. Must have strong recent experience with executing and administering benefits across all areas including medical, dental, vision, 401K, ADA and leaves. Contract role with potential for conversion.

Hybrid schedule: 4 days onsite, 1 remote

Hours: 8:30am-5pm

Pay rate: $40-50/hr, salary: $100-120K base

6-month contract, could convert to a salaried position

Responsibilities:

• Oversee benefits administration and strategic support across US and international employee populations.
• Manage health, welfare, and retirement plans, ensuring compliance and accuracy throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Administer wellness programs, reconcile funding and contributions, and address discrepancies with payroll and vendors.
• Support open enrollment processes, including planning, system configuration, and post-enrollment audits.
• Maintain benefits data integrity in HRIS systems and produce analytics for leadership review.
• Collaborate with vendors on escalations, billing reconciliation, and plan performance improvements.
• Administer health, welfare, and retirement plans, serving as the primary contact for employees and vendors.
• Lead benefits operations for onboarding, life events, leaves, and offboarding processes.
• Manage wellness and voluntary benefit programs, ensuring accurate payroll reconciliation.
• Reconcile benefit elections against payroll deductions and vendor data, resolving discrepancies.
• Validate vendor invoices against enrollment data and contracted rates, addressing billing issues.
• Maintain audit trails for election changes and compliance reviews.
• Produce detailed benefits cost reports for leadership analysis.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and support filings and reporting.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree required.
• 4–6 years of experience in benefits administration, preferably in financial services or regulated environments.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems like UKG and benefits carrier management.
• Knowledge of US benefits compliance.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities accurately.
• Financial acumen for reconciling data sets and resolving discrepancies.
• Effective communication skills for interfacing with employees and leadership.
• Self-starter capable of thriving in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Experience in open enrollment planning and execution.