Entry Level HR Benefits/Payroll Specialist, Tanner Clinic, UT, US

Description

Tanner Clinic has an immediate opening for an HR Benefits/Payroll Specialist.

Location: Layton, Utah

Hours: Full-time; 40 hours/week

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Assists in planning wellness initiatives and activities.
• Maintains and updates benefits and wellness-related content on the company’s intranet and the community portal, ensuring resources are current and relevant.
• Assist in the preparation/coordination of the annual open enrollment process.
• Managing benefit arrears to ensure premiums are being paid
• Assist in ACA processes, i.e., Paylocity Dashboard
• Assist in processing enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability, accident and death claims, rollovers, QDROs, QMCSOs, distributions, loans, hardships and compliance testing
• Maintain employee benefits filing systems and ensure benefit changes (QLE) are entered appropriately in payroll system for payroll deduction
• Ensures the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information
• Responds to benefit inquiries on benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries
• Assists in administering various employee benefits programs, such as group health, flexible spending accounts, dental and vision, accident and disability, life insurance, 401K and wellness benefits
• Process changes for Overage Dependents
• Enrolls employees with carriers and process life status changes
• Responds to 401K inquiries relating to enrollments, plan changes, and contribution amounts. Assists with the annual nondiscrimination testing
• Assist with benefit billing invoices
• Assists employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes
• Assists in processing all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal, disability, and FMLA
• Assist with ADA accommodation requests
• Coordinate service awards and birthday gifts
• Assist in maintaining company intranet site
• Assist in creating name badges for employees and medical students
• Send flowers and maintain invoice records
• Serve as payroll back-up for our Payroll Specialist by assisting with provider distribution tracking, processing reimbursement requests, monthly/quarterly/annual reports related to bi-weekly payroll
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma required
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource management or related field preferred
  
  

Experience

• Related benefits or employee benefits administration experience preferred
  
  

Knowledge

Performance Requirements:

• Knowledge of how to use computers and human resources software applications.
• Knowledge of employee benefits.
• Knowledge of employment documentation
  
  

Skills

• Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to use Microsoft products, including PowerPoint, experience with HRIS and benefits databases
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
  

Abilities

• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment with associates
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of the job
  
  

Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.

Work Environment: The position is in a well-lit office environment.

Mental/Physical Requirements

• Involves sitting approximately 90 percent of the day, walking or standing the remainder.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times