Senior Union Benefits Analyst

Senior Union Benefits Analyst

Location: Los Angeles, CA, near MacArthur Park
Compensation: $75,000–$80,000 annually
Employment: Contract

DirectedLINK is recruiting a Senior Union Benefits Analyst to administer a large portfolio of union negotiated benefit plans. This role serves as the in-house subject matter expert for benefit contributions and payroll deductions, ensuring they are configured, paid, reconciled and reported in accordance with collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), plan documents and applicable regulations.

What you will do

• Manage reporting and stakeholder inquiries for a portfolio of more than 300 union benefit plans.
• Interpret CBA benefit rules with Labor Relations; document approved interpretations and maintain the supporting approvals.
• Partner with Payroll Shared Services and IT to keep benefit rules, rates, employer contributions and employee deductions accurate in Workday payroll.
• Audit weekly, monthly and quarterly benefit invoices against rates, eligibility and CBA provisions; reconcile contributions and deductions to payroll registers before payment approval.
• Review union benefit audits, investigate findings and discrepancy notices, coordinate corrections and pursue credits where due while avoiding penalties and interest.
• Maintain audit records, documentation, reconciliation schedules and resolution tracking; research employee eligibility and contribution inquiries.
• Build Excel reconciliation tools, audit schedules and variance reports, and improve processes that reduce errors and financial risk.
• Calculate retroactive union benefit adjustments when CBAs change, and handle sensitive payroll and employee data with discretion.

What you bring

• At least five years of hands-on union benefit administration experience and the ability to interpret CBA benefit provisions.
• Experience with Workday payroll and advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, complex formulas and large-data reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of defined benefit and defined contribution plans and related laws and regulations.
• Experience leading standardization or process improvement efforts.
• Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, communication and collaborative customer service skills in a high-volume environment.
• Proficiency with Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred: Experience with IBEW and/or NABET collective bargaining agreements.