Benefits Analyst

Job Description

Summary: The Benefits Analyst is responsible for escalated operation and compliance concerns of the company’s group health and welfare and retirement programs.  Expected activities include developing and managing various benefit programs, vendor management, process improvement, and enrollment and cost analysis.  The incumbent works closely with HRIS, Payroll, Finance and HR Business Partner teams in the performance of their responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Understand and administer government regulations and plan provisions accordingly to ensure compliance on all benefit plans
• In collaboration with other HR team members, define and execute against an escalation path for resolution of advanced benefits questions or problems
• Ensure plans are compliant with local, state and federal regulations, including timely and accurate completion of all required government filings, and distribution of required participant plan disclosures
• Oversee 401(k) non-discrimination testing, 5500 audits and filings, ACA filings, dependent care FSA non-discrimination testing
• Establish and execute audits of all benefit plans to ensure compliance and support timely payments to vendors
• Assist with benefits open enrollment set up, testing, communication and maintenance
• Manage vendor relationships and assist with vendor selection and implementation projects
• Identify opportunities for continual process improvement
• Manage all aspects of absence management, to including partnering with disability/FMLA vendor on STD, LTD, FMLA, K12 Non-FMLA and state mandated leave programs. Effectively collaborates with HR team and payroll to ensure timely and accurate processing and payment of leave benefits
• Administer K12’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) process, including collaboration with legal counsel and company leaders to implement reasonable accommodations
• Administer K12’s retirement plan and state retirement plans, including processing electronic notifications from record keeper and trustee, Form 5500 audit and filings, annual non-discrimination testing preparation and execution, research and implementation of required state retirement plans, and reconciliation of administration errors to ensure compliance with plan and government regulations
• Act as backup to Equity Plan Administration and can effectively process awards and vestings appropriately
• Understand tuition assistance benefits under Section 127 and fringe benefits under Section 132 and administers the benefits appropriately

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Required Qualifications:   

• Three (3) years of benefits administration/analysis experience or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of benefit regulations, including health care reform (Affordable Care Act – ACA), HIPAA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to organize and lead a project to completion
• Effective problem-solving
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate sensitive and confidential matters effectively
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Proven ability managing vendor relationships
• Proven success managing the benefits enrollment and eligibility processes for mid-size employee population
• Focus on customer satisfaction
• Must be able to work some evenings/weekends – as needed by management and client groups
• Experience with benefit module(s) of HRIS applications such as Ultimate Software, Workday, Oracle, etc.
• Ability to travel 5% of the time
• Ability to clear required background check

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources
• Attainment or pursuit of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) or equivalent

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•           This position is remote and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

• We anticipate the salary range to be $67,843.39 to $88,196.41. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.  All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)