HR Benefits Analyst

Company Description

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

Job Description

The Benefits Analyst is responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and administration of employee benefit programs, ensuring compliance with company policies, legal regulations, and a positive employee experience. This includes data analysis, reporting, supporting HRIS system implementations, and resolving benefit-related issues.  This role also supports leave of absence management and ADA accommodations.

• Administer and maintain all employee benefit plans, including health, dental, vision, life, retirement, and wellness programs.
• Manage day-to-day transactions and data within HRIS and benefits administration platforms, conducting regular audits for accuracy.
• Guide and support employees in understanding and utilizing benefit programs; act as a main point of contact for benefit-related inquiries
• Administer leave of absence programs (FMLA, ADA, state-specific leaves, STD/LTD), including eligibility, approval, and return-to-work processes.
• Oversee and track ADA accommodation requests, collaborating with leadership and legal to ensure policies and processes are compliant and employee needs are met
• Lead and coordinate annual open enrollment, qualifying life events, and new hire benefit onboarding
• Analyze benefit utilization and costs, preparing regular reports to inform plan design recommendations and strategic decisions
• Liaise with vendors, brokers, and third-party administrators, resolving complex issues and billing discrepancies
• Assist in the preparation and distribution of benefit communications and compliance documentation
• Responsible for all reporting and compliance with all benefits related matters, such as ACA, 5500 and discrimination testing, including 401(k).
• Ensure legal compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and state regulations.
• Development and execution of wellness initiatives and strategy.
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but not required
• 5+ years of relevant experience in employee benefits, leave management, and ADA accommodation processes
• Strong knowledge of benefit program regulations (ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, ADA) and best practices
• Experience with leave of absence management and ADA accommodation processes.
• Clear and compassionate communication skills; experience supporting employees and working with cross-functional teams
• High level of discretion in handling sensitive and confidential HR data
• Excellent interpersonal and technical support skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with human resource policies and procedures.
• Highly organized, with the ability to multi-task and manage several projects simultaneously in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and/or related software.
• Thorough understanding of all areas of information systems with a highly technical understanding of at least one commercial HRIS product.
• Ability to work independently, within prescribed guidelines, or as a team member.
• Performs job under general supervision and work with specialized or technical positions requiring specialist training, experience or knowledge.
• Exposure to multi-state benefits administration is desirable.

Additional Information

We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year.  Increasing based on years of service with company
• 10 paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program

Salaried: $70k - 90k