HRIS & Total Rewards Specialist

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Total Rewards &  HRIS, the Total Rewards Specialist will play a crucial role in support for a variety of tasks that help foster an incredible employee experience. 

Responsibilities

Benefit's Responsibilities

• Support Manager with the administration of Flock Health & Wellness Programs including, but not limited to Open Enrollment tasks, benefit auditing, review of file feed issues, and working with vendors , including brokers and benefit plan administrators, assisting employees to help resolve benefit-related concerns. 
• Respond to employee questions and inquiries in Flock benefits gmail account and in Slack that requires knowledge of plan provisions, benefit enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries.
• Develop clear and engaging communications regarding benefits programs and updates.
• Assist with People Team events including but not limited to, engagement activities and campaigns around benefits. 
• Monitor COBRA data and ensure it is accurate and up to date in the vendor database (Navia).
• Assist Manager to coach other team members on Benefit related activities.

Leave of Absence

• Assist with leave of absence, including FMLA, military leave, and personal leave. Duties include the administration and support of leave of absence management and enrollment, leave and payment tracking, payroll preparation, vendor billing.
• Assist Manager to coach other team members on Leave related activities.

HRIS Responsibilities

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of employee data in UKG.
• Provide support, troubleshooting, and guidance within our UKG for employees, both current and former, and members of management.
• Support process improvement initiatives for Flock’s HRIS
• Generate and analyze reports related to compensation, benefits, and compliance.

Compensation Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer compensation processes in UKG, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Provide support for compensation-related reporting and compliance activities, including EEO-1 data reporting.
• Contribute to external Benchmarking and Design of Competitive Pay Structures.
• Support effective tracking of costs of Total Rewards per employee.

Other Responsibilities

• Answer routine questions and inquiries in peopleops gmail account that require knowledge of established departmental procedures and familiarity with operations and programs within the People Team
• Assisting team with employee onboarding experience process from pre-employment to the first week and beyond in UKG
• Assisting team in responding to all Verification of Employment 
• Assisting team to monitor background checks 
• Assist with processing of terminations in UKG and paperwork attached to the termination process
• Review existing processes to identify opportunities for improvements; Define obstacles and look at root cause challenges to recommend process and procedure improvements to Manager
• Provide HR support on special projects such as All-hands decks and data entry tasks
• Be a team player! You will contribute to other projects as needed across multiple teams and organizations. 

Qualifications 

• A passion for creating a fun and engaging employee experience
• 3+ years experience in employee benefits administration, with a strong understanding of benefits regulations and compliance 
• Minimum 2 year experience working in UKG
• Minimum 1 year of experience with Leave Administration
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to make informed decisions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and third-party vendors
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills
• #All-In and a positive attitude!
• SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Professional in Human Resource Certificate (PHR- HRCI) is a plus

The expected  range for this position is $73,000- $99,000 per year. This range reflects typical earning potential in this role. When determining an offer, we take into account a variety of factors that are important in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: skill sets; experience and tenure; education and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate is based on market data. Salary bands may, in some circumstances, be adjusted to a different geographic area depending on the candidate's position and location. In addition to salary, full-time employees are also eligible for an equity package and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Flock Freight. Our policy is that we target candidates local to one of Flock Freight’s headquarters locations (San Diego and Chicago) and ask that employees work in-office.