Benefits Coordinator
Company: American Academy of Pediatrics
Category: Professional Services
Itasca
Type: Full Time
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) seeks a Benefits Coordinator who will administer all aspects of AAP employee benefit plans. Implement related HR policies, procedures, and programs to support staff. Pay range is $33.62 To $34.35 hourly. They offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes healthcare and retirement savings plans. Click to see all benefits offered:Â https://downloads.aap.org/DOHRAS/BenefitsAtAAP.pdf.
Responsibilities:
- Provide customer service support by answering employee benefit requests and questions and serve as a liaison between employees and insurance providers, assisting employees with investigating and resolving benefit claim questions and issues.
- Perform all daily benefit processing, including enrollments, changes, and separations. Monitor and review all changes submitted through insurance carrier connections.
- Communicate employee benefit information to staff; distribute benefits materials for open enrollment and required compliance mailings; and develop and maintain assigned benefit information on the intranet.
- Conduct new hire benefit orientations.
- Develop and maintain automated processes for employee benefit enrollment and changes through HRIS self-service module.
- Maintain employee benefit information and payments in individual benefit files and HRIS database.
- Reconcile, allocate chargebacks, and prepare monthly insurance bills, investigating discrepancies with insurance carriers and HRIS/Payroll systems.
- Process and prepare bi-weekly reports and submittals for the 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) payroll contributions. Compile annual census reports for the 403(b) retirement plan.
- Administer the AAP Section 125 Flexible Benefit Program including enrollment, bi-weekly review and upload of employee contributions, and daily payment reconciliation.
- Prepare and process all employee separation documents. Administer all COBRA activities.Â
- Keep current on HR benefit trends/best practices and AAP engagement survey data to recommend new/enhanced benefit programs that meet employees’ needs and ensure AAP maintains a competitive benefits portfolio.
- Serve as back-up to Leave Coordinator.
- Recommend and engage in initiatives that foster and encourage a work environment that promotes belonging of all staff.
- Leverage technology to streamline HR processes.
- Provide project support to Human Resources as needed.



