The Benefits and Compensation Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day administration of Denison's Benefits programs. Primary duties will center around ensuring that we are maximizing the utility of the Workday system to effectively and efficiently deliver Total Rewards to the Denison community. This role helps to ensure that benefits and compensation programs are accurate, efficient, compliant and promote an exceptional employee experience. The C&B Specialist will serve as the key point of contract for employees, retirees and vendors while overseeing the daily administration of all C&B programs. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed organization and technical skills, along with the ability to effectively communicate difficult or complex ideas and the background and experience to assist with benefit strategy and design.
Department/Division Overview:
The Human Resources Department at Denison University serves as a strategic partner to the campus community, dedicated to attracting, retaining, and supporting a diverse and high- achieving faculty and staff. Anchored in core values like trust, respect, gratitude, and community care, the HR team facilitates employee benefits, talent acquisition, professional growth, and staff mentorship programs.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as the primary point of contact for employee inquiries, resolving complex benefits issues received via the shared inbox, email, and phone.
- Acts as the Project Manager for the annual Open Enrollment process, overseeing end-to-end planning, execution, and communication.
- Audits benefits enrollment data to ensure system accuracy.
- Triages and resolves Workday enrollment errors and anomalies.
- Schedules, launches, and troubleshoots Workday integrations, resolving file discrepancies and delivery issues.
- Manages benefit vendor payments, including retrieving invoices from vendor portals, processing payments, and recording accounting transactions for auto-deducted expenses.
- Coordinates documentation and research for the annual external audit of retirement eligibility and contributions.
- Partners with the Compensation & Benefits Manager on market benchmarking, job evaluations, salary surveys, and regulatory compliance.
- Performs data and cost analysis across compensation and benefits programs to support strategic decision-making.
- Executes additional HR and benefits projects as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- 3-5 years of experience in benefits or human resources.
- Workday experience – strong understanding Workday Benefits module
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Preferred Requirements:
- 4-7 years of experience in benefits or human resources.
- Workday experience – Compensation or Advanced Comp module
- Master’s Degree in related field.
- Designation: CEBS or CBP or CCP or SHRM-CP Certification
Why Choose Denison?
Denison University is a leading, fully residential liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio, located just outside the Columbus metro area. Established in 1831, Denison blends a rigorous academic foundation with an award-winning approach to student mentorship and career readiness. With a vibrant campus community of 2,400 students and around 1,000 employees, Denison offers employees a supportive work environment dedicated to educational excellence and professional growth.
Denison provides a number of staff-focused benefits, with some highlights:
- 10% contribution to your retirement
- 22 vacation days
- 3 floating holidays
- Comprehensive and inexpensive healthcare benefits
- Paid campus closure from Christmas to New Years
- Free parking and gym membership
- Free classes for employees
Want to learn more about us? Visit Denison.edu for more information.