Benefits Coordinator

Job Summary:

Every employee of IRI is responsible for carrying out the Mission of IRI and demonstrating the Core Values in their day to day operations. The Core Values, which are IRI’s foundational building blocks include:

Excellence- We believe in quality results delivered by investing in people.

Freedom- We believe in exploration and experimentation to be agile and responsive.

Respect- We believe in trust, empathy and empowering people.

Teamwork- We believe in diversity, inclusion and the power of global collaboration.

Transparency- We believe in open communication and clear decision-making.

Accountability- We believe in personal responsibility as the foundation of success.

The Human Resources Benefits Coordinator is responsible for working with our Benefits Manager to support our HQ and Expatriate staff with their benefits and general benefit-related questions. This role will also be involved in helping maintain and develop our Wellness and Wellbeing initiatives through a variety of events, online programming and information sharing globally.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of 1-3 years’ professional experience working in Benefits or Human Resources in a mid-sized organization. A Bachelor’s degree will count towards equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws including ADA, EEO, FMLA, ERISA laws and related 403(b) and 457 regulations.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with staff, vendors, etc. in a customer-oriented manner while developing effective working relationships and demonstrating solution focused problem solving skills..
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously with excellent organizational skills.
• Great attention to detail, ability to work independently under deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid understanding of Excel and formatting.
• Knowledge of automated/manual benefits processes to enter, review and verify accuracy of data to perform audits, run reports, etc.
• HRIS experience, preferably UKG.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

• Processes employee life event changes in UKG (HRIS).
• Assists with bill reconciliations, including pulling UKG reports and JAMIS Bill creation.
• Coordinates semi-monthly Benefits Orientations for both HQ new hires and Expatriates.
• Assists with Wellness & Wellbeing initiatives, including creating, posting and managing content for our internal SharePoint and Teams sites.
• Processes external vendor portal employee benefits enrollments and terminations.
• Adds semi-monthly benefit changes to internal payroll tracker and reviews semi-monthly payroll for reflected changes.
• Reviews, researches and responds to benefits inquiries.
• Works with the Benefits Manager to review and edit payroll, 403(b) and 457 retirement items prepared by IRI’s Payroll team.
• Review and process 403(b) and 457 payroll contributions into employee accounts via vendor websites for both headquarters and expatriate staff.
• Assist with communicating FMLA policies and procedures to staff, and the administration of the FMLA process from the initial leave request to the return to work.
• Backup for the Benefits Manager role, including semi-monthly Benefits Orientations for both HQ new hires and Expatriates.

Please apply via the provided link: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/INT1048/JobBoard/201c19d1-4b06-d159-bba4-6a102267f555/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=6dcd0913-95ef-4cf9-802a-8f492375a232