

Benefits Analyst - Contract (6 months)
Whatnot
Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot
- Administer medical, dental, vision, retirement, and supplemental benefits across 15+ vendors.
- Manage U.S. and international new hire enrollments, including manual enrollments for global entities.
- Support with compliance requirements (e.g., 5500 filings, audits, required notices).
- Assist with renewals and vendor implementations as well as Open Enrollment for US employees.
- Manage end-to-end leave administration for employees globally (FMLA, parental leave, state-specific leaves, international leaves).
- Coordinate top-up pay and deduction reconciliation with Payroll.
- Partner with external leave administrators (e.g., Tilt) and carriers.
- Track and manage workplace accommodations in compliance with policy and local regulations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for escalations and sensitive employee cases.
- Maintain and troubleshoot Workday benefits configurations in partnership with People Systems team.
- Perform payroll reconciliations related to leave, deductions, and fringe benefits.
- Identify discrepancies between plan rules and system configurations; document and resolve gaps.
- Provide employees with quick and high-quality support with benefits and leave inquiries, working with internal and external partners as needed.
- Review invoices to ensure accurate and timely payments to vendors.
- Contribute to documentation and process improvements to make the employee experience smooth.
- Experience managing complex leave programs (multi-state and/or international exposure preferred).
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. benefits compliance requirements (FMLA, ERISA, ACA).
- Experience with Workday.
- Ability to reconcile payroll deductions, invoices, and benefits enrollment files.
- Strong attention to detail and decision-making abilities.




