**SUMMARY:**
The benefits specialist is responsible for assisting with the administration of all benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability and various voluntary benefit programs. Provides customer support on complex employee issues to ensure excellent customer service.
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ Assist employees with enrollment in benefit programs.
+ Research and respond to benefits inquiries and/ or escalations from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries.
+ Assist and conduct new-hire orientation.
+ Performs quality checks of benefit- related data.
+ Assists with open enrollment process to include proof reading and editing communications.
+ Assist with benefit projects, program implementations and design changes.
+ Reconcile and prepare all invoices and wires related to all benefit plans or employee accounts.
+ Partic...