Total Rewards Specialist

Total Rewards Specialist

Location: Manhattan, NY | Hybrid

Salary: $90,000–$110,000

Overview

Our client, a well-established organization based in Manhattan, is seeking a Total Rewards Specialist to join its Human Resources team. This individual will play a key role in the day-to-day administration of the company’s total rewards programs, with a strong focus on employee benefits, data management, reporting, and HR systems.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical and detail-oriented, with strong benefits administration experience and the ability to manage and interpret employee data accurately. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing employee-facing benefits support with the analytical and operational side of Total Rewards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the administration of employee benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, and other wellness-related offerings.
• Serve as a resource for employees regarding benefits questions, enrollment, eligibility, plan provisions, and life events.
• Coordinate and support annual Open Enrollment, including employee communications, system updates, data validation, and enrollment audits.
• Partner with benefits vendors, brokers, payroll, HR, and other internal stakeholders to resolve benefit and eligibility issues.
• Maintain accurate employee benefits and Total Rewards data within HRIS and benefits systems.
• Perform regular data audits and reconciliations to ensure consistency and accuracy across HRIS, payroll, benefits, and vendor platforms.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports related to benefits participation, eligibility, costs, employee demographics, and other Total Rewards metrics.
• Analyze employee and benefits data to identify discrepancies, trends, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Support benefits invoicing, vendor reconciliation, and ongoing data feeds.
• Assist with compliance activities and required reporting related to employee benefit programs.
• Support Total Rewards initiatives, including compensation data management, benchmarking, annual compensation processes, and employee communications as needed.
• Document processes and identify opportunities to improve data integrity, reporting, and benefits administration workflows.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure sensitive employee and compensation information is handled appropriately.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Approximately 3–5 years of experience in benefits, Total Rewards, or HR operations.
• Strong hands-on experience administering employee benefit programs.
• Demonstrated experience working with HRIS, benefits administration, and employee data.
• Strong Excel skills, including experience with PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, data reconciliation, and reporting.
• Experience producing and analyzing HR and benefits reports with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage sensitive and high-volume employee data.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain benefits information clearly to employees.
• Ability to work effectively across HR, Payroll, Finance, and external vendor partners.
• Experience supporting compensation or broader Total Rewards programs is a plus.

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