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Job Title: Benefits SpecialistJob Description

As a Benefits Specialist, you will play a crucial role in managing various aspects of employee benefits, including 401k enrollments, reports, and audits. You will be responsible for researching employee benefit plans and vendors to identify the best value and negotiating with brokers for optimal plans, options, and rates. You will serve as the primary contact for plan vendors, third-party administrators, and brokers. Compliance with government regulations is key in this role, and you will be tasked with ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of required reporting and fees. Your duties will also include coordinating daily benefit processing, handling enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability, accident and death claims, rollovers, distributions, 401k hardships, and compliance testing. You will also be responsible for handling benefits questions, LOA, COBRA, and leave policies, as well as generating weekly 401k enrollment reports for new hires.

Hard Skills

• Employee Benefits/ Benefits Enrollment

• 401k/ Retirement Administration

• 401k Audits

• Computer proficiency and technical aptitude

• Experience with HRIS and benefits databases

• Ability to understand, evaluate, and make judgements on proposals (RFP’s)

• Knowledge of benefits contract language

• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements, both adopted and pending, affecting employee benefits programs, including, but not limited to, ACA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, Section 125, Medicare, and Social Security

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication

• Organizational skills

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Commerce, California.

Work Environment

Our work schedule runs from Monday to Friday with an average of 5 hours of overtime per week. The regular office hours are 8am to 5pm, including a 1-hour lunch break. The work environment is professional, requiring business casual attire. The position is based at our Corporate office in the City of Commerce, CA. We are a family-owned company with 14 locations across the US.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.