Results-driven Benefits Specialist with over 27 years of experience supporting the needs of the Administrative Team, Faculty, Staff, Visitors, and more. Demonstrated success in utilizing exceptional personal, communication, and organizational skills to effectively lead or support initiatives within the Human Resources/Finance Department. Collaborative team player known for high-quality work, strong communication abilities, self-motivation, and ability to excel independently.
• Prepares and distributes benefit packages for all new hires.
• Provides new hires with explanations of benefits and instructs them on enrollment and fulfillment procedures.
• Enroll employees into each carrier's website and add employee deductions into LINQ Payroll.
• Process life status changes.
• Consult with employees about eligibility and other pertinent issues.
• Administrator for the following plans (State Health Plan, Prudential Retirement, Aflac, Allstate, American Fidelity, American United Life, Ameriflex, Colonial, Family Fitness, EyeMed, Horace Mann, Legal Shield, SunLife, Midland National Annuities, Midland National Life, National Life, NCAE, PENC, Providence, SEANC, SECU, Texas Guaranteed, United Way, and VOYA/Realistar.
• Facilitates Open Enrollment for Pierce Group Benefits and NC State Health Plan.
• Process enrollments quickly and accurately.
• Reconcile monthly deduction registers to statements from each company and submit funds electronically or by check.
• Prepares check requests as needed for additional payments and ensures that the correct budget codes are used.
• Processes and administers all Leave of Absence, FMLA, Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability, Colonial Accident/sickness Claims, Retirement, and Worker's Comp requests and paperwork.
• Attends staff development/meetings as needed to stay informed.
• Provides ongoing support for the Human Resource and Finance Department Teams.