Leave Benefits Coordinator
$80,000–$99,000 year
HybridWashington, United States
Job Summary
Administer, monitor, and track all leaves of absence and related processes, procedures, and supporting documentation. Coordinate cross-functionally with Benefits, Payroll, Human Resources, managers, and third-party administrators to manage inquiries, validate payroll adjustments, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local leave laws. Enter, track, and report on leave-related data in Workday HRIS while preparing templates, communications, and monthly reports for impacted teams. Occasionally support reasonable accommodation administration and escalate complex matters as needed. Report to the Leave Administration Manager in the Washington, DC office under a hybrid work policy.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant human resources experience
- Experience working with HRIS platforms
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of federal, state and local leave laws and related requirements, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, state paid family and medical leave programs, sick and safe leave laws, pregnancy-related leave, and military leave
- Knowledge of workers' compensation fundamentals and processes
- Proficiency with the Workday HRIS
- Superior service orientation
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, management, and outside business partners
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate with tact, empathy, and accuracy with individuals at all levels within and outside of the firm
- Adaptability and continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to embrace new processes, technologies, and ways of working
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work
- Ability to adjust to changing priorities and deadlines
- Commitment to maintain confidentiality of employee, office, firm and client information
- Strong work ethic
- Willingness and ability to assume new tasks and responsibilities
- Ability to work both independently and part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to meet deadlines under sometimes stressful conditions
- Ability to work extended hours as necessary to fulfill time sensitive responsibilities
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Human Resources
- Experience in a law firm or other professional services organization
- Experience with third-party leave administrator
- Commitment to professional growth and development
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