A little about us… Kidango (kidango.org) is an early learning nonprofit committed to setting every child on a path to thrive in kindergarten and in life. We believe that all children can reach their full potential if they and their families have access to the right opportunities and resources. As the largest child care provider in the San Francisco Bay Area, we provide thousands of children, especially those from low-income families, with safe, healthy, nurturing environments and relationships. Through our policy work, we aim to take our expertise beyond the children and families that we serve, and drive change in early childhood education at the local, state and federal levels. Our goal is to make sure all children have the social, emotional, and academic skills they need to learn, grow and realize their potential.
About The Role
Reporting to the Benefits Manager, the Benefits Analyst is responsible for the administration of employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, FMLA, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) retirement benefits, and other voluntary benefits offered by Kidango including leaves of absences, reasonable accommodations, workman’s compensation and employee perks and awards.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Administers Kidango’s benefits programs for health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement plans, supplemental programs, voluntary plans, and wellness initiatives.
- Administers leaves of absences, reasonable accommodations, and workers compensation cases.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for addressing benefit inquiries and resolving escalations.
- Ensures accuracy with benefits and time off records in HR systems; collaborates with Payroll to ensure proper payment is administered during the leave.
- Reconciles benefit invoices and addresses discrepancies with Payroll, Finance, and vendors.
- Monitors, audits, and validates benefits, file feeds and data integrations to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with contributions, coverages, and program requirements.
- Responds to EDD and unemployment insurance claims; monitors, tracks, and reports on UI trends.
- Creates benefits reports and dashboards; recommends changes and delivers presentations.
- Conducts or coordinates annual comprehensive review of benefit plan documentation to ensure the language and provisions are current and reflect benefit plan practices.
- Analyzes gaps and/or items requiring consideration and takes the initiative to determine solutions.
- Develops and delivers benefit presentations, resources, and communication.
- Creates and delivers educational material, webinars, and training to promote employee understanding of benefit programs; coordinates employee sessions with vendors to present on benefits topics.
- Coordinates the wellness program and supports the annual wellness day.
- Creates and updates documentation and benefit policies.
- Supports RFPs, vendor selection, contracting, and monitoring of plans and vendor performance.
- Supports benefits audits; ensures timely and compliant plan administration activities including plan audits, non-discrimination testing, ACA filings, 5500 reports and enrollment reporting.
- Coordinates and administers employee perks including discount and awards programs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Preferred qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field.
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience working with benefits programs, administration, compliance, and analysis.
- Strong understanding of health benefits, qualified retirement savings benefits, and leave laws and regulations.
- Demonstrated ability and experience with auditing benefits invoices and billing effectively for accuracy.
- Experience with Benefits new hire orientation and administering benefits open enrollment.
- Ability to develop clear and understandable written benefits communication, training, and resources.
- Knowledge of and experience with administering benefits using vendor software applications.
- ADP HRIS and benefits modules or related HR systems desired.
- Strong Excel spreadsheet and skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to work Kidango’s core work hours and work schedule as assigned by manager.
Additional Requirements
- Must pass a health screening and TB test
- Must pass background fingerprint clearance
- Valid Driver License
- Must be 18 years or older
- The ability to lift up to 30lbs may be needed during some job duties
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions
Perks
- An opportunity to improve real lives, solve hard problems, and change the world
- Friendly, supportive, and adventurous environment with a team of engaged colleagues
- A comprehensive, industry-leading benefits package
- Opportunities to connect with and learn from colleagues and partners around the world
Drug-Free Workplace
We believe every employee has the right to work in an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. Consistent with applicable laws, Kidango makes all decisions involving any aspect of the employment relationship without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship, the presence of any physical or mental disability of someone otherwise qualified, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law, other than those positions which are deemed ministerial in nature. Discrimination and/or harassment based on any of those factors are inconsistent with our philosophy of doing business and will not be tolerated. This policy of non-discrimination applies to all aspects of application procedures, hiring, advancement, transfers, reductions in force, discharge, compensation, training, or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
EEO
A diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is an integral part of Kidango’s culture. We actively welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a great place to work. Join us and help us achieve our mission!