We are looking for a dedicated HR Leave of Absence Specialist to join our team on a contract basis in Denver, Colorado. In this role, you will oversee and manage employee leave processes, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company policies. Your expertise will help maintain accurate records, facilitate clear communication, and enhance the employee experience during leave periods.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage and oversee employee leave requests, including short-term and long-term leaves, from initiation to completion, ensuring compliance with established processes.<br>• Stay informed about federal, state, and company-specific leave policies, including FMLA, short-term disability, and long-term disability plans.<br>• Communicate with third-party vendors while maintaining the confidentiality of employee medical information and related documentation.<br>• Maintain accurate and detailed records of leave requests and associated documentation, adhering to best practices.<br>• Collaborate with payroll teams to ensure accurate and timely employee payments, providing clear and comprehensive payroll information.<br>• Work with claims management teams to manage filings with state agencies and private disability insurance providers.<br>• Utilize various tools to track, update, and communicate the status of leave requests at all stages.<br>• Partner with the customer experience team to ensure a consistent and supportive service, contributing to process improvements and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.<br>• Participate actively in team meetings, offering feedback and suggestions to enhance processes and outcomes.
<p>We are looking for an experienced HR LOA Specialist to join our team on a contract basis. In this role, you will manage and oversee employee leave of absence processes, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company policies. This position is based in Denver, Colorado, but 100% remote. </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Manage a portfolio of leave of absences, short-term and long-term leaves, from inception to completion for employees in the US and Canada across multiple companies using established Leave of Absence processes.</li><li>Maintain ongoing knowledge of State, Federal, and an array of Company leave policies, including FMLA and ADA, short-term and long-term disability plans. You’ll be responsible for ensuring employees are aware of their responsibilities and reviewing eligibility, certification, and benefits.</li><li>Communicate directly with third parties when necessary, preserving the confidentiality of employee medical documentation and files.</li><li>Interface and collaborate comfortably with a variety of key stakeholders to maintain relationships, including employees, HR, payroll teams, managers, HR Business Partners, through various methods of communication (phone, email). </li><li>Maintain complete and accurate internal records of leave requests and documentation of best practices.</li><li>Partner with our internal payroll teams to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time. Includes building, analyzing, and communicating clear payroll information to employees and HR teams.</li><li>Partner with our internal claims management team to file and manage claim filings with states and private disability insurance providers.</li><li>Use a combination of tools to manage, communicate and update all stages of a leave.</li><li>Work with the Customer Experience department to ensure a consistent level of service, utilizing resources and adapting to process improvements to enhance employee and employer experiences. Maintain key metrics, including Service Level Agreements and Customer Satisfaction.</li><li>Actively participate in team meetings providing feedback, solutions and suggestions.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Robert Half has partnered with a real estate firm in Aurora in search of a Human Resources Manager! The Human Resources Manager position is an individual contributor and will be responsible for the Human Resources function for the business. The Human Resources Manager position is paying $80,000-$95,000!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities for the Human Resources Manager include:</strong></p><ul><li>Responsible for guiding, directing, and managing the overall provisions of Human Resource (HR) services, policies, and programs for the entire company.</li><li>Assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures.</li><li>Prepares and maintains employee handbook and policies and procedures.</li><li>Originates and leads HR practices and objectives that will provide an employee oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes quality, productivity, goal attainment, and the development of a superior staff.</li><li>Administers company-wide benefits program, including answering questions</li><li>Monitors and coordinates the evaluation and review process for supervisors.</li><li>Conduct new employee orientation and benefit registration.</li><li>Oversees employee relations counseling.</li><li>Participates in staff meetings and conducts HR training updates.</li><li>Maintains employee records.</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements for the Human Resources Manager include:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree</li><li>7+ years of Human Resources experience</li><li>Previous experience being the sole Human Resources professional for an organization</li></ul><p><strong>Preferred qualifications include:</strong></p><ul><li>Human Resources certifications</li><li>ADP experience </li><li>Real estate, property management, HOA management, or similar industry experience</li></ul><p><strong>If interested in the Human Resources Manager position, please click "Apply Now" below!</strong></p>
Senior Benefits Specialist We’re seeking a Senior Benefits Specialist for a contract opportunity to lead and support our global benefits and leave of absence (LOA) programs. This role is ideal for a experienced professional with 5–7 years of hands-on experience, advanced Workday proficiency, and a strong analytical mindset. You’ll be instrumental in managing complex cases, driving operational excellence, and ensuring compliance across diverse employee populations. <br> Key Responsibilities <br> Complex Benefits Administration & Escalations (35%) Act as the primary escalation point for high-impact employee cases (e.g., high-cost claims, eligibility exceptions). Interpret policies for unique scenarios and collaborate with carriers/brokers to resolve issues. Ensure accurate processing of complex enrollments, life events, and terminations in HRIS and benefits platforms. Open Enrollment (OE) Leadership (20%) Lead OE configuration, testing, and defect tracking in HRIS/benefits systems. Coordinate cross-functional efforts with Payroll, HRIS, IT, and Communications. Manage final reconciliations and ensure accurate payroll deductions post-enrollment. Data Integrity, Audits & Reporting (15%) Design and execute recurring audits (e.g., eligibility, deductions, EDI timing). Investigate discrepancies and implement preventive controls. Build advanced reports and dashboards to deliver actionable insights to leadership. Leave of Absence (LOA) Case Management (10%) Oversee complex LOA scenarios in partnership with vendors. Ensure accurate benefits and payroll handling throughout leave stages. Facilitate ADA interactive processes with HRBPs and managers. Invoice Reconciliation & Payroll Alignment (5%) Resolve variances and retros; align carrier invoices with HRIS and payroll cycles. Collaborate with Finance on monthly close and documentation. Employee Communications & Training (5%) Develop targeted communications, guides, and FAQs for employees and managers. Deliver training sessions and support benefits education initiatives. Vendor Management & Issue Resolution (5%) Monitor vendor SLAs and service quality; lead resolution efforts for systemic issues. Escalate trends and recommendations to Benefits Manager and broker. Process Documentation & Continuous Improvement (5%) Maintain and enhance SOPs and process maps. Mentor junior team members and promote best practices.
<p>We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Benefits Analyst in ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, United States. As a part of our team, you will be working in the financial services industry, utilizing your skills in a diverse set of roles including processing claims, maintaining customer records, and resolving inquiries.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Manages and maintains assigned book of business. Has a good understanding of relevant compliance regulations and stays up to date on changes and new legislation. Works within the guidelines, ensures compliance.</li><li>Develop and maintain key relationships critical to the sales process and negotiate with carrier contacts to seek competitive options for clients.</li><li>Coordinates with account team to understand client’s strategy, and to define roles and responsibilities including deadlines.</li><li>Prepares requests for proposals (RFP’s) for all submissions to market. Responds to all carrier and client requests.</li><li>Responsible for ensuring timely target renewal delivery. Collaborates with insurance carriers and vendors to obtain preliminary and/or firm renewals.</li><li>Analyze current benefits, evaluating coverage, effectiveness, cost, plan utilization and trends.</li><li>Analyze all marketing and plan option responses, evaluates for accuracy and completeness, and requests clarifications and revisions, as needed. Develops plan options to best meet client’s strategy.</li><li>Presents all final results to account team. Determines content and structure of renewal presentation and identifies what to include (i.e; marketing results, utilization review, contribution strategy, benchmarking, financial reporting, etc.). Prepares renewal presentation.</li><li>Gather, review and validate all information related to assigned clients for renewal analysis and marketing purposes to include cost and contract terms</li><li>Provide analysis of benchmarking, contributions, data analytics, network disruption, as applicable</li><li>Applies underwriting as needed for trend analysis, high-cost claim analysis, contribution strategy, etc.</li><li>Monitor administrative costs of benefit plans and programs. Recommend cost containment strategies, including alternative methods for administration and funding.</li><li>Work with internal team regarding negotiations with carriers</li><li>Manage outsourcing of vendors and ensure reporting and other service needs are met</li><li>Build custom financial/utilization reports as needed and update monthly or as needed. Provide written and oral summary of findings.</li><li>Stays abreast of market competitiveness, carrier products and services, rate trends as well as State and Federal laws and regulations.</li><li>Supports data audits.</li><li>Updates financial summary and benefit highlight comparisons with all final renewal negotiation results</li><li>Complies with agency management system CRM standards. Saves and documents work product.</li><li>Will work primarily with medium to large clients who are fully insured and self-funded. Will also assist with the small group book of business on an as needed basis.</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for a skilled Benefits Analyst to join our team in Broomfield, Colorado. In this role, you will play a key part in managing employee benefits, resolving complex cases, and ensuring smooth operations for systems and processes. This is a long-term contract position ideal for someone with strong attention to detail and experience in benefits administration and coordination.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Investigate and resolve advanced employee benefits cases escalated from support teams.</p><p>• Monitor and address system issues such as file feed errors, calculation discrepancies, and data mismatches.</p><p>• Assist with the implementation of benefits administration platforms, including upcoming system launches.</p><p>• Prepare and execute Open Enrollment processes, ensuring alignment with the plan year start.</p><p>• Run and analyze reports in PeopleSoft and manage data using Excel for manual workflows.</p><p>• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to support onboarding processes for seasonal employees.</p><p>• Maintain accurate documentation, track issues, and propose process improvements.</p><p>• Conduct compliance monitoring and support adherence to regulations like ACA, ERISA, COBRA, and 401(k) requirements.</p><p>• Develop and update standard operating procedures and internal process documentation.</p><p>• Partner with Payroll and Finance teams to ensure seamless benefits-related data integration across systems.</p>
