Benefits Specialist
Location: Ashburn
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
About the Organization & Opportunity: Our client is well-known
within the food & beverage industry Highly established, publicly
traded company Current employees praise the work-life balance and
opportunities for professional development and advancement Benefits
Specialist Position Overview: Our client is seeking assistance due
to the current workload and seeking a Benefits Specialist to join
their growing team. Responsibilities: Benefits Specialist will
assist in meeting deadlines for union related reporting. Our client
has 30 union agreements. Benefits Specialist will manage payroll
deductions, not the actual plans. Our client has bargaining
agreements where demographic data needs to be reflected. Benefits
Specialist be able to put an accurate report together demonstrating
understanding of benefit theory. Benefits Specialist will be
utilizing VLOOKUP's and XLOOKUP's in Excel when working with large
volume spreadsheets related to employee data. Benefits Specialist
will have minimal correspondence with employees related to benefits
- this role will largely be focused on transactional reporting. The
reports that the Benefits Specialist assists with will include data
pulled from the payroll in order to make sure the right information
is included regarding retirement election deferrals. Benefits
Specialist will complete ad hoc tasks and projects, as requested
Requirements: 3 years of benefits experience is preferred but our
client is also open to candidates with financial analysis or
accounting skills that are transferrable to this role (our client
is willing to train on the benefits definitions) Tech savvy - will
utilize benefits portal for this position (our client will train on
this portal) Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP's,
XLOOKUP's) Degree is a plus but NOT required Personality Fit: Hard
working Dependable Clear communication skills - verbal and written
Go getter Motivated to learn Able to handle large volumes of data
Detail oriented Ability to figure things out Maintains
confidentiality when working with HR information Able to act
professionally around all levels of employees Stays on task without
getting distracted Not afraid to ask questions. Qualified
candidates please submit your resume for immediate consideration
for this exciting job opportunity! INJUN2025
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