Sr HR Benefits & Data Administrator

The Sr HR Benefits & Data Administrator works with many internal and external business partners to execute numerous human resources responsibilities in the areas of benefits, analytics & reporting, leave management, payroll, time management, and overall HR administration. This is an onsite position based in Manhattan, KS. Occasional remote work will be permitted from time-to-time, but this position requires extensive physical presence in the Manhattan, KS office.

Primary Responsibilities:

Benefits

• Generates and analyzes monthly and quarterly reporting packages through the Innovu health analytics engine in order to identify aggregated trends and opportunities for improvement


• Analyzes monthly medical plan and prescription plan reporting from the SPS broker, TPA, and PBM


• Presents quarterly benefit plan analyses and improvement recommendations to the Vice President of Human Resources and annually to the company Benefits Committee


• Leads the creation of benefit carrier file feeds and eligibility files ensuring accuracy and timeliness; manages the ongoing maintenance and upload/download of all files and file feeds


• Leads the annual ACA 1095-B and 1095-C reporting processes in consultation with the Payroll and Benefits Lead


• Administers and processes all monthly new hire benefit enrollments and life events


• Provides excellent service and support to HR representatives, company managers, and employees regarding all employee benefit questions and/or problems


• Partners with the Payroll and Benefits Lead to set up and administer annual benefits open enrollment

HR Programs

• Serves as the overall program manager for company-wide biometric screenings including serving as the primary point of contact with all third-party providers as well as HR representatives across the company


• Serves as the overall program manager for company-wide service awards including serving as the primary point of contact with all third-party providers as well as HR representatives across the company


• Serves as the primary report writer for HR in the UKG Pro Business Intelligence platform


• Administers all Family Medical Leave, short-term disability, and long-term disability requests and ensures excellent coordination with the third-party carrier and all HR representatives across the company

Payroll

• Responsible for fully administering the weekly company-wide payroll once per month with direction from the Payroll and Benefits Lead


• Serves as backup for weekly time management administration and payroll administration in the absence of the Payroll and Benefits Lead


• Serves as the project manager for the implementation of newly acquired companies coming onto SPS HR payroll, technology, policies, programs, and benefits  


• Assists Payroll and Benefits Lead with year-end HR processes as requested

HR Administration

• Serves as a backup for the HR Administrator to ensure all job descriptions are documented and uploaded in Teams, UKG Pro, & SharePoint in the absence of the HR Administrator


• Serves as a backup for the HR Administrator to post new jobs, keep existing requisitions moving, and generate offer letters in the absence of the HR Administrator


• Serves as a backup for the HR Administrator to keep all pre-hire and onboarding processes moving forward in the absence of the HR Administrator


• Collaborates with the HR Administrator to track and report on new hire onboarding activities and onboarding surveys; analyzes results for trends and presents recommendations for improvement


• Serves as a backup for the Payroll and Benefits Lead for reconciling and processing benefit carrier bills to ensure accuracy and prompt payments

Physical & Work Requirements:

• Professional office setting


• May require evening and/or weekend work in order to support project deadlines

Required Background, Competencies & Expertise:

• 3 years of professional experience with HRIS reporting, payroll, or benefits administration


• Proven advanced analytical thinking, critical reasoning, and problem-solving skills


• Strong customer orientation with proven accomplishments


• Outstanding capacity to get high quality work delivered on time


• Proven project management skills


• Strong detail orientation


• Adaptability


• Learning agility


• Organization and time management skills


• Teamwork


• Election of SPS Companies, Inc. employee benefits - specifically a company medical plan


• Someone who loves data, yet also loves being a part of the Human Resources team and desires to work in an HR capacity for many years to come

Preferred Background, Competencies & Expertise

• Job related experience in Human Resources


• 5+ years of experience working with the UKG Pro HRIS platform


• 5+ years of direct experience administering payroll


• 5+ years of direct HRIS experience


• 5+ years of direct experience with business intelligence & report writing (UKG uses the IBM Cognos product)


• 5+ years of direct experience administering employee benefits


• 5+ years of direct experience administering ACA 1095-B/C reporting


• 5+ years of direct experience planning and managing large complex projects


• Previous experience working with Microsoft Power BI


• Advanced data analysis skills and experience


• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field