Benefits Associate

Benefits Associate

Jersey City, NJ - Hybrid

This is a 6 Month Contract - NO C2C.

Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.

Please ensure that all candidates submitted for this role come from global fintech companies or Fortune 500 multinational organizations.

Position Summary:

Responsible for day-to-day benefits administration and processes, vendor management, and implementation, for the US region in order to support business objectives and attract and retain talent.

Responsibilities:

- Assists with the administration of benefits processes and programs to deliver benefits services to employees, while ensuring regulatory compliance, appropriate governance and risk management.

- Builds strong partnership and collaborates with all levels across the company to ensure benefits delivery, aligned with and support organizational business and HR strategies.

- Manages benefits vendor relationships in benefits administration and regulatory compliance.

- Ensures all payroll related transactions are reported to the payroll team in a timely manner.

- Reviews, reconciles, and processes monthly invoices to ensure accuracy and process payments timely.

- Communicates policies, practices and guidelines effectively to all levels of the organization including senior executives.

- Provides on-going internal and external audit support by responding to requests and providing information on benefit processes and procedures.

- Manages the US leave of absence process (including payroll and HRIS reporting) and ensure appropriate and timely communications with internally and externally.

- Provides employee and People Manager with education and support through the leave process.

- Provides support to US retirement programs, including analyzing reports, fundings and handling participant inquiries as needed.

Qualifications:

- 5 years of benefits experience, multinational environment a plus.

- Must have strong health and welfare, and retirement benefit experience.

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

- Knowledge of benefits practices and industry trends.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities under a tight timeline.

- Ability to manage vendor relationships, balancing good partnership and driving results.

- Ability to partner effectively across all levels of an organization.

- Strong data management and analytics, PC skills, including Excel, Word, etc.

- Strong understanding of Federal, State, and Local leaves.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Companies ATS Questions):

1. Do you have 5 years of benefits experience, multinational environment

2. Do you have Must have strong health and welfare, and retirement benefit experience.

3. Do you have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

4. Do you have knowledge of benefits practices and industry trends.

5. Do you have the ability to manage multiple priorities under a tight timeline.

6. Do you have the ability to manage vendor relationships, balancing good partnership and driving results.

7. Do you have the ability to partner effectively across all levels of an organization.

8. Do you have strong data management and analytics, PC skills, including Excel, Word, etc.

9. Do you have strong understanding of Federal, State, and Local leaves

10. Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder
Employment Type: Contractor
Salary: $ 45.00 Per Hour