Jacksonville State University · 10 hours ago
Specialist, Benefits and Compensation
Jacksonville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$40K/yr - $40K/yr
4+ years expJacksonville State University is seeking a Benefits and Compensation Specialist to support the administration of university-wide benefits and compensation programs. The role involves implementing and maintaining HR functions with a focus on benefits administration, leave management, and compensation support while ensuring compliance and customer support across HR operations.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Assist employees with benefit and retirement questions by interpreting applicable policies and procedures through email, phone, and in-person support
Help administer employee benefits programs including health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plans, and wellness initiatives
Assist with benefits-related events such as wellness screenings, flu shot clinics, Benefits Fair, Retirement Seminars, and Service Awards
Support and maintain the leave administration process, ensuring accurate and timely documentation of all leaves, process tuition assistance requests and serve as point of contact for the program; collaborate closely with Payroll
Serve as point of contact for general benefit and retirement questions in the form of maintaining shared email inbox, answering phone calls, and in-person meetings. Resolve employee questions and problems by interpreting benefit policies and procedures
Facilitate the Employee Separation Process by ensuring impacted employees are provided with necessary information; ensure the monitoring, tracking, and reporting of separation data
Maintain benefit and retirement records by ensuring accuracy in University and State systems; initiate new-hire benefits, process changes, assist with Open Enrollment, and support benefit communications as needed
Support compliance efforts with ACA and other state/federal regulations; assist with required reporting
Assist with compensation administration, including salary analysis and processing approved pay actions
Gather and organize data for salary reviews or market comparisons as requested by HR and University leadership
Provide compensation-related information to employees and supervisors within established policies and guidelines
Assist the Benefits Manager with the coordination and facilitation of New Employee Orientation; serve as back-up in the Manager’s absence
Assists with Retirement processing, from the certification of service to the State to creating retiree plaques for presentation
Create and maintain electronic forms system ensuring the timely and appropriate disposition of actions and update department electronic forms as needed
Maintain benefit and compensation data by entering, updating, and verifying information to ensure accuracy
Performs all other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent
Valid driver's license
Minimum of four (4) years of related experience OR
Minimum of two (2) years of direct Human Resources experience
Cover Letter
Resume
Preferred
Bachelor's degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
Benefits
Retirement Plans
Alabama Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS)
RSA-1 Deferred Compensation
403-B Retirement Annuity (TIAA)
Health Insurance
Medical (PEEHIP)
Optional plans: vision, dental, flexible spending plan, dependent care, cancer, and hospital indemnity
Long-term disability and life insurance
Tuition assistance
Paid and unpaid leave
Employee Assistance Program
Prescription assistance
Company
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University is a company that specializes in IT staffing and IT solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$30M2019-07-15Debt Financing· $30M
Leadership Team
Arlitha H.
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Garner
Chief Marketing Officer
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