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Benefits Analyst

Posted: Continuous 2012-06-28
Closes: Until Filled
Employee Benefits
Dallas Independent School District
Dallas TX 75204
 

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or equivalent of post secondary education plus related experience preferred
  • Five years of directly related experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Professional and strong technical skills
  • Detail oriented and strong analytical skills
  • Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles desired
  • Ability to create and modify excel spreadsheets and graphs
  • Experience with HRIS systems required
  • Experience with Oracle HR/PR a plus
  • Accounting/audit experience preferred
  • Ability to implement and complete multiple tasks and successfully in accordance with established timelines with limited supervision
  • Ability to interact with all levels of personnel including management and third party vendors
  • Ability to interface effectively with technical and non-technical staff
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive data


BASIC FUNCTIONS
  • Coordinate the on-going administration and processing of all the health and welfare benefits plans interfaces; ensure the vendors adhere to established payroll processing schedule and eligibility rules
  • Lead the weekly outsourcing payroll inbound interface in Oracle production; validate and transfer batches to payroll and audit the output report for errors and adjustments; ensure that deductions are processed in accordance with the payroll schedules and deadlines
  • Prepare monthly benefits invoice statements for payment processing; review and reconcile billing information received from vendors; post payment requisitions to Oracle and ensure payment processing; prepare COBRA monthly funding and reconciliations reports and submit to Accounting
  • Assist employees with benefit deduction issues, this requires research and coordination with the outsourcing vendor to determine corrective date, confirmation of coverage and validation of retros/refunds for under/over paid premiums
  • Coordinate with vendors regarding resolution of deduction and premium discrepancies
  • Process the Flexible Spending Account payroll deduction interface after each payroll run and reconcile discrepancies; prepare journal entries for the FSA accounts and submit to accounting after approval
  • Prepare and submit the general ledger journal entries to book the payflex weekly claim payments; perform quarterly and annual audit of the FSA to ensure accurate YTD balance prior to forfeiture period; coordinate resolution of discrepancies with the vendor
  • Perform monthly GL reconciliation for all benefits and related accounts and submit reconciliation report to Accounting and coordinate resolution of discrepancies
  • Prepare benefit audit and other reports as needed
  • Troubleshoot programming errors on the Payroll Inbound Deduction and other H&B interfaces; coordinate correction/modification of program logic with the director/business requirements coordinator and MIS; responsible for maintaining and testing these complex programs
  • Assist or perform the annual enrollment interface testing; coordinate programming changes with the benefits coordinator/director; run benefits reports in test environment to ensure accurate performance; assist or perform the processing and loading of the annual enrollment interface to Oracle production after successful testing and approval; work closely with the benefits coordinator
  • Coordinate and execute the Food Service benefits billing and reconciliation process; run all reports
  • Coordinate processing of direct bill with the outsourcing vendor; issue invoices to employee on leave or with pay exceptions
  • Process termination of benefits due to non-payment of premium; research oracle, post override flag for the DF update and notify the outsourcing vendor and employee
  • Assist with the completion of Medicare Secondary Payor questionnaires and responding to CMS inquiries as needed
  • Monitor outsourcing vendor billing and weekly inbound process and inform director of any discrepancies noted; document errors and coordinate resolution or errors/discrepancies with the outsourcing vendor and other benefit vendors
  • Assist in conducting new hire benefits orientation and retirement, as needed
  • Maintain benefits records
  • Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned


Minimum     Midpoint     Maximum
$44,000       $59,842        $75,684

                

Selected individuals for Dallas Independent School District positions will be placed according to compensation guidelines.  A campus-based employee may not assume a new position for which he/she was selected based upon the posting process until the end of the current semester, unless approved by the executive director – Human Resources.

                       
A security check and disclosure of family relationship information is required for all positions.
No telephone calls please.
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Dallas Independent School District


3700 Ross Ave., Box 1
Dallas, TX 75204
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