HR Benefits Analyst II

At The Standard, you'll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We're looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what's right - across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.

Ready to reach your highest potential? Let's work together.

Job Summary

HR Benefits Analysts are members of the HR Benefits team responsible for administration of employee benefit programs, providing customer service for employee benefit questions and vendor issues, assistance with regulatory compliance, and executing benefits projects.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• 35% Customer service: Builds expertise on Standard's benefits plans and programs. Provides responsive and caring customer service for escalated benefits questions. Ensures customer needs are clearly understood. Researches and responds to employee and retiree benefit questions of medium to high complexity, providing timely and accurate information.
  
• 35% Benefits administration and auditing: Processes employee transactions and data requests related to various health and welfare and retirement plans and programs. Generates/receives and reviews regular reports such as enrollment and election audits, as benefits deductions. Audits automated and manual data entry processes. Processes invoices and performs reconciliations. Engages in preparing data for internal and external auditors, and government reporting purposes. Maintains accurate and complete records.
  
• 15-25% Projects: Key member of project teams for annual open enrollment and benefit/vendor implementations. May have responsibility for leading and managing projects, assisting planning, developing communications and execution. Completes Workday system testing and all assigned tasks.
  
• 0-10% Program ownership: May own and have primary administration responsibility for one or more benefit programs (e.g. care.com, wellness).
  
• 5% Employee education: Conducts Benefits overview for New Employee Orientation, open enrollment, ad hoc for other purposes throughout the year, and other duties as assigned..
  

Location: Employees in this role are fully remote and are responsible for maintaining their office setup at home to include private, professional, and safe working conditions.

Travel Requirements: Occasional travel (such as conferences or team building) may be required.

Physical Requirements: Keyboarding

Skills and Background You'll Need

• Experience:
  
  • 2 years HR benefits experience.
    
  • At least 1 year of experience work with Excel; knowledge of formulas, including V Lookup and Pivot tables.
    
  • Workday experience preferred
    
• Education: High School Diploma
  

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, while keeping work organized.
  
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  
• Ability to learn company benefit programs, processes and procedures.
  
• Strong customer service focus.
  

Why Join the Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
  
• An annual incentive bonus plan
  
• Generous paid time off
  
• A supportive and responsive management approach
  
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement
  
• Paid time off to volunteer
  
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
  
• Much more!
  

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.
  

Salary Range:
$64,250.00 - $94,000.00

Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.