Job Description
Job Title: Benefits Administrator (6-Month Contract)
Location: Onsite 4x/week in Bryn Mawr, PA | 1x remote
Overview:
A mission-driven higher education institution is seeking a Benefits Administrator for a 6-month contract to support daily HR operations and benefits processing during a major system transition. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their HR career to gain valuable hands-on experience in a collaborative and tight-knit environment.
Why This Role is Open:
The organization is currently implementing Workday and needs additional bandwidth to manage daily benefits and people-related processing, including tuition benefits, during this busy transition period.
What You’ll Do:
- Process new hire benefits paperwork and enter updates (e.g., address changes, terminations) into the HR system
- Manage manual data entry for vision/dental plan enrollment and ongoing benefits activity
- Handle general billing and vendor invoicing through the internal accounts payable system
- Support with short-term disability and leave administration in partnership with other team members
- Assist with tuition benefit processing for eligible employees
- Maintain accuracy and confidentiality across all tasks
Tools You'll Use:
- Excel (basic formulas, data audits, v-lookups)
- PeopleSoft (current HRIS)
- Exposure to Workday, launching in January
Who You Are:
- Highly detail-oriented and accurate — data integrity is critical
- Patient, empathetic, and comfortable interacting with employees at all levels
- Reliable and collaborative — eager to pitch in where needed
- Discreet and trustworthy with confidential employee information
Qualifications:
- Internship or 1+ year of experience in HR, data entry, billing, or benefits administration
- Comfortable working in a more traditional, paper-based environment
- Strong Excel skills (v-lookups, filtering, audits)
Work Environment:
- Business casual office
- Onsite 4 days/week, remote 1 day/week
- Collaborative, “all hands on deck” HR team
Job Tags
Contract work, Temporary work, Casual work, Work at office, Remote work, 1 day per week,