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Benefits Specialist

CFS
  • Hartford, CT
  • $85,000–$95,000 Per Year
3 days ago
CFS

Job Description


Benefits Specialist (Hybrid)


$85,000 - $95,000


Are you looking for an opportunity to expand your benefits expertise while working in a flexible hybrid environment? Our client is seeking a Benefits Specialist to support and enhance a well-established benefits function while contributing to key initiatives and long-term team growth.


Why Join?



  • 35-hour workweek that promotes exceptional work-life balance

  • Flexible hybrid work environment

  • Opportunity to join and strengthen an established benefits team

  • Exposure to a high-profile UKG to ADP implementation

  • Broad role with involvement across multiple areas of benefits administration

  • Support employees firmwide rather than being tied to a single office location

  • Excellent long-term growth potential as a key team member approaches retirement

  • Opportunity to take on additional responsibility and expand your scope over time

  • Collaborative and supportive team environment

  • Strong benefits package and stable organization


Key Responsibilities



  • Administer employee benefits programs including health, dental, vision, retirement, wellness, and leave programs

  • Serve as a resource for employees regarding benefits questions and enrollment

  • Support open enrollment activities and employee communications

  • Assist with benefits audits, reporting, compliance, and vendor management

  • Maintain benefits records and ensure data accuracy within HRIS systems

  • Partner with HR leadership to improve processes and employee experience

  • Support system implementations and process enhancements, including exposure to the UKG to ADP transition

  • Assist with benefits analysis, benchmarking, and special projects


Qualifications



  • Benefits administration experience required

  • Strong understanding of employee benefits programs and applicable regulations

  • Experience working with HRIS systems

  • Excellent communication and employee service skills

  • Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

  • Experience with ADP, UKG, or similar platforms is a plus


This is an excellent opportunity for a benefits professional seeking a highly visible role with strong work-life balance, exposure to a major HRIS implementation, and long-term career growth potential.


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Numbers & Facts

LocationHartford, CT
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$85,000–$95,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • ADPunmatched
  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Benchmarkingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
  • Data Qualityunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Employee Benefitsunmatched
  • HRIS/HRMSunmatched
  • IBM DB2unmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched

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