Benefits Administration Consultant

Seeking a Benefits Administration Consultant with the following skills:

- 5+ years of hands-on experience as PeopleSoft Functional Benefits Administration Consultant
- 2+ years public sector and higher-education experience

Benefits Specific Requirements:

- Configuration of Benefits Administration (Benefit Programs, Benefit Plans, Benefit Events, Rates and Calculation Rules )
- Affordable Care Act with integration to 3rd party administrator
- Implementation e-Benefits (Open Enrollment and Life Events)
- Multiple Benefit Programs Associated with a single employee
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings integration with 3rd party providers
- Experience working with 3rd party providers of benefits billing services
- Experience in all project phases including:
- Conduct/Document Business Process Requirements
- Facilitate Fit/Gap sessions to determine configuration and identify potential customizations (with a goal of minimizing customizations)
- Author functional specification documents
- Facilitate configuration and application security decisions
- Configure the system to meet the USG business requirements
- Develop/document test conditions, scenarios, and scripts
- Conduct system and integration testing
- Provide knowledge transfer to USG team members
- Advise on options, risks, and any impacts on business processes or systems
- Experience with PeopleSoft version 9.2
- Deep understanding of setup tables, integration points and reporting
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, negotiation and facilitation skills
- Experience implementing best practices
- Experience with PS Query and SQL is needed
- Proactive in completing the job assigned with little direction and be adaptable to changing job requirements
- Ability to work cross-functionally with variety of people to accomplish goals and support others
- Experience with MS Word, Excel and Visio