Benefits Associate
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Affirm, Inc. proudly includes Affirm, PayBright, and Returnly.
The Benefits Associate will contribute to the on-going strategy, analysis, administration and communication of Affirm’s benefit plans and programs including vacation, holiday, time off, sick pay, unemployment, retirement plans, disability, flexible spending, service awards, group health/medical/dental coverage, vendor management, wellness and health education initiatives, and life insurance. Ensures company compliance with federal and state laws.
What You’ll Do
The Benefits Associate administers and communicates the company's benefits program in regards to plan options, policy features, enrollment and other requirements. The Benefits Associate may assist in planning, developing, and redesigning company benefits programs and analyzing benefit costs. You may be involved with communication and implementation of wellness and health education initiatives.
- Use professional concepts and company objectives to resolve routine issues in effective ways
- Respond to benefits inquiries from employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries
- Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Provide necessary reports for allocation/billing charges
- Process and administer all leave-of-absence requests: medical, personal, disability and FMLA
- Effectively interpret FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities
- Assist with design, implementation and administration of benefit policies and programs
- Assist with benefits communications and new hire presentations
- Assist with the annual open enrollment cycle
- Ensure the reliability, accuracy and security of benefits data used for reporting and analysis purposes
What We Look For
- Experience in benefits a plus but not required
- Strong team orientation with collaborative style; ability to work effectively across internal teams, communicating clearly and comprehensively to meet project deadlines
- Able to maturely handle sensitive and confidential information
- Highly effective verbal and written communications skills ; able to distill complex concepts/information to employees in a digestible manner
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple, and potentially shifting, priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail, strong sense of responsibility and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Location - Remote U.S.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and can be located anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of the U.S. Territories, Quebec, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories) unless the job indicates a different global location. We are currently building operations in Spain, Poland, and Australia. Employees in remote roles have the option of working remotely or from an Affirm office in their country of hire, and may occasionally travel to an Affirm office or elsewhere for required meetings or team-building events. Our offices in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Toronto will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis, subject to local COVID-19 guidelines.
If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in Affirm's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes.
Inclusivity:
At Affirm, People Come First is one of our core values, and that’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our D&I program here and our progress thus far in our 2020 DEI Report.
We also believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
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