Benefits Specialist
On-siteAmsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Job Summary
Administer employee benefit programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement, ensuring accurate and timely processing across the employee lifecycle. Coordinate benefit enrollment by communicating eligibility, processing elections, and confirming coverage activation with carriers. Process enrollment transactions for new hires, qualifying life events, and terminations by verifying documentation and updating employee elections. Reconcile carrier invoices, audit eligibility data against HRIS and carrier rosters, and submit required regulatory filings to maintain financial and legal integrity. Respond to employee inquiries regarding coverage, claims, and eligibility, resolving billing and enrollment issues with carriers, third-party administrators, payroll, and HR. Extract utilization and cost data, participate in benefit surveys, and present market findings to support renewal analysis and budget planning.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of experience administering group health, retirement, or leave programs
- Experience administering employee services or human resources operations
- Experience applying federal/state/local benefits regulations and reporting requirements in an employer or third-party administrator setting
- Experience using a HRIS, benefits administration system (e.g., self-service enrollment, eligibility management system), payroll system, spreadsheet software, and document management system
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply
Desired Qualifications
- Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), or similar certification
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