Benefits Administrator

Benefits Specialist Location: Austin, TX

Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days in office

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 AM–4 PM or 9 AM–5 PM

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

Pay: $28 - $31/ hour

Benefits: This role is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)

Our client is seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Benefits Specialist to join their Human Resources team in Austin, TX.

This is a great opportunity for a benefits professional who enjoys being a resource for employees, solving problems, and ensuring benefits programs are administered accurately and efficiently. In this role, you'll work closely with employees, HR partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to support day-to-day benefits administration and deliver a positive employee experience.

If you have strong benefits knowledge, excellent attention to detail, and enjoy helping employees navigate their benefits, we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Serve as a benefits resource: Act as a primary point of contact for employee benefits questions, providing clear guidance and timely support.
• Administer benefits programs: Support health, dental, vision, life, disability, and other employee benefit programs, including enrollments, qualifying life events, changes, and terminations.
• Support open enrollment: Assist with open enrollment activities, employee communications, dependent verification, and required documentation.
• Maintain accuracy: Update and maintain benefits information within HRIS and payroll systems, reconcile invoices, and assist with audits and reporting.
• Coordinate with vendors: Partner with benefits vendors, brokers, third-party administrators, and internal HR teams to research and resolve employee issues.
• Support compliance: Assist with benefits compliance and administration related to ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA, FMLA, ADA, and applicable federal and state requirements.
• Improve processes: Assist with benefits communications, reporting, process improvements, and other HR projects that enhance the employee experience.

What You'll Bring

• 3–5 years of experience in employee benefits administration, leave administration, or a related HR function.
• Strong knowledge of employee benefits programs and benefits administration.
• Experience with benefits enrollments, qualifying life events, leave administration, vendor coordination, and benefits reconciliation.
• Experience working with HRIS and payroll systems.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

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