Benefits Specialist

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Human Resources (HR)

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American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1991

📚 Education

👥 B2C

Education • B2C

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) is a mission-driven, for-profit higher education services provider that delivers affordable, innovative degree and certificate programs to working adults, military service members and veterans, nurses, and other professionals. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries — American Public University System (American Public University and American Military University), Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing — APEI offers online, on-campus and workplace education focused on career-oriented programs and public service communities. The company is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia and emphasizes accessibility and support for adult learners and the military community.

📋 Description

• Support administration and billing reconciliation of company benefit plans • Maintain, administer, and communicate employee medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, 401(k), and Employee Stock Purchase Plan benefits • Respond to employee benefit questions and issues by email, phone, and personal meetings within 24 hours • Enroll and terminate employees in company benefit plans • Provide benefits training to employees and managers • Participate in benefits presentations during new-hire orientation • Coordinate benefits orientations and enrollment or termination processes for supported organizations • Serve as a contact for plan vendors and third-party administrators regarding billing and compliance • Review and reconcile monthly billing invoices, document adjustments, and submit them for payment • Investigate discrepancies and handle non-routine situations • Document changes in benefits and payroll systems • Prepare benefit reports by extracting data from the HCM system • Assist with employee claims and issues involving insurance carriers • Maintain updated benefits documentation in HR employee records • Evaluate and revise internal processes and document SOPs • Maintain and update employee censuses monthly • Support open enrollment by planning, running reports, completing vendor uploads, and handling employee communications • Monitor federal, state, and local laws for benefits and wellness compliance • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required • 3+ years benefits experience preferred • 3+ years of experience using human resources systems such as Ultipro and ADP preferred • Experience using Microsoft Excel preferred • Ability to administer and reconcile employee benefit plans • Ability to support compliance with federal, state, and local laws • Ability to communicate with employees, managers, plan vendors, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers • Ability to prepare reports using a human capital management (HCM) system

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, 401(k), and Employee Stock Purchase Plan benefits • Employee benefit and wellness support • Benefits education and training • Equal opportunity employment