Hr Benefits Specialist

We are partnering with a prestigious international law firm. Their clients include many of the world’s top companies, financial institutions, investment funds, not-for-profit institutions, governmental entities and other organizations across industries and borders. They are looking to hire an HR Benefits Specialist to join their NYC office. The candidate in this role would be responsible for assisting with the administration of all benefits and retirement programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and 401(k) plan.

This is a temporary contract role, and they are looking to hire as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information.
• Assist with new-hire orientations.
• Perform quality checks of benefits-related data.
• Assist employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes.
• Distribute all benefits enrollment materials and determines eligibility.
• Enroll employees with carriers and process life status changes.
• Respond to benefits inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries.
• Process and administer all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal, disability and FMLA.
• Effectively interpret FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities.
• Respond to 401(k) inquiries from managers and employees relating to enrollments, plan changes and contribution amounts.
• Manage the annual catch-up contribution enrollment.
• Assist with the open enrollment process.
• Administer the tuition reimbursement program.
• Provide necessary reports for allocation/billing charges.