Benefits Specialist

Dealership:

Benefits Specialist

The Senior Benefits Specialist is primarily responsible for benefit plan administration, compliance, and employee questions. The ideal candidate will have robust benefit administration skills, experience with Workday benefits administration software, be able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment and be able to collaborate as a part of a team.

The Benefits Specialist reports to the Benefits Supervisor or Benefits Manager.

Location: Medford, OR or Remote, USA

Compensation Range: $22/hr - $24/hr

Responsibilities

• Administer and ensure compliance of all Benefit Plans:
  • Insurance plans (medical, dental, vision, life, STD, LTD, supplemental)
  • 401(k)
  • ESPP
  • FSA (health, dependent)
  • Commuter benefits
  • Wellness Bonus
• Process payment of all benefit billings and ensure payments are on time and accurate.
• Audit benefit carriers and Workday to ensure all employee changes have been accurately entered into systems
• Review system integrations, system configuration, and reporting
• Administer and process:
  • Disability Claims
  • Benefit Verifications & Medical Support Orders
  • Qualifying Life Events
  • Loss of Life Events
  • COBRA
  • Union Dues
• Advise employees on eligibility, coverage, and other benefit matters.
• Function as a liaison between employees and carriers to help resolve employee concerns

Skills and Qualifications

• Benefit administration experience, Workday experience preferred
• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Sense of urgency
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Time management (ability to prioritize workload and manage one’s own time)
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships (developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others)
• Bachelor’s degree or related experience in Human Resources, Finance, or Business Administration

• General knowledge of accounting

Competencies

• Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
• Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
• Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
• Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our values

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. *

• Up to 1/3 of time: standing, walking, lifting up to 25 pounds
• Up to 2/3 of time: sitting, kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

NOTE:  This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the job.  While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.

We offer best in class industry benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence necessary for select roles. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.