About Us:
BenefitScape is a Women-Owned Employee Benefits business that leads the way on Affordable Care Act (ACA) Compliance and Benefit Administration support. The BenefitScape team has extensive experience in the Benefits technology industry and is recognized for deep domain knowledge, creativity, and flexibility. Our role as subject matter experts and as a certified Dayforce partner allows us to bring benefits, systems, and data services together for Clients.
BenefitScape provides services to hundreds of Clients ranging in size from 50 to 500 to 500,000 employees, from all market sectors, including large and small businesses, educational and health care institutions, non-profits and multiple state governments and municipalities.
We make it a priority to save Clients time, money, and resources, while ensuring accuracy – whether that means configuration of Open Enrollment, New Hire and Work Life Events, Benefit System Health Check, delivery of data feeds, or abatement of IRS penalties – we’re here to help.
The Role
As a member of the HCM Optimization team, the Benefits Configuration Analyst participates in all stages of the development lifecycle for Client Open Enrollment and other Client projects throughout the year. You will use your strong technical background and hands-on experience with one or more HCM platforms such as Dayforce, Workday, or UKG to add or change Plans, Carriers, and Eligibility rules; you will perform required recalculations and update New Hire and Life Events. Your expertise will play a vital role in ensuring that our organization is able to support the needs of our Clients and their employees.
From creating and applying configuration that define eligibility rules for plans, options, rates, enrollments and tax; from Plan design changes to rate updates, from testing to deployment to production, this role requires attention to detail, a strong understanding of the Benefit domain is required, along with the ability to multi-task in a fast paced, business critical environment.
Under the direction of the Manager, the Benefits Configuration Analyst will support the full life cycle of projects from discovery, documentation, configuration, testing, deployment, through post go-live support.
The Job
- Work directly with Clients.
- Facilitate meetings (online) and document meeting notes
- Gather and document business requirements
- Set and manage Client and vendor expectations; consult toward best practices as applicable
- Collaborate with Project team to configure and maintain Client benefits plans (ex. medical, dental, vision, reimbursement) within HCM platforms such as Dayforce, Workday, UKG, or similar systems.
- Translate Client benefit plan requirements into system configurations; document updates for Client sign off and reference.
- Unit test configurations to ensure alignment with plan rules. Identify and resolve issues
- Provide technical support to internal and Client teams on benefits system related issues; collaborate with administrators when necessary
- Maintain knowledge of HR/Benefits regulations, HCM enhancements and best practices
- Identify opportunities to optimize and streamline benefits configuration or business processes for Plan Sponsors as well as within BenefitScape
- Propose enhancements or efficiencies to internal processes and documentation; lead and participate in peer-to-peer training sessions.
- Based on Benefits updates made, identify and recommend updates in other system modules
- Attend internal project meetings; track and provide status on projects
- Ensure adherence to defined process governance protocols
- Manage timelines in accordance with each project
- Identify risks, work with team on mitigation strategies and communicate to Manager and Stakeholders
- Foster a positive collaborative work environment to enhance productivity and engagement
The Skills You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or Information Systems
- Minimum 10 years’ experience with HCM systems, with a specific focus on hands-on benefits configuration in Dayforce, Workday, UKG, or similar HCM systems
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- A self-starter with a proactive problem-solving mindset
- Knowledge of employee benefits administration and relevant regulations.
- Strong analytical skills with laser focus on detail and accuracy.
- Adept at collecting and documenting requirements
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Job Type
- 1099 Independent Contractor
- Hourly
- Remote
- Typical extended hours expectation during Open Enrollment & Tax seasons
Pay: $75.00 - $90.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship to work in the United States?
Work Location: Remote
