At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.
We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
Our Values
If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
Who You Are
You love to work as part of a team, and possess great attentiveness to those around you and can typically find the right words in every situation. You are resourceful and adaptable in prioritizing and focusing on getting things done. You can be technologically savvy and are quick in learning new systems and software programs.
The Unemployment Claims Associate will work within the Risk & Insurance team to assist with resolving vendor inquiries, and remitting information to state agencies. This is a temporary, 5-month contract.
What You Will Work On
- Process unemployment claims, wage and benefit audits, and other urgent requests from unemployment state departments accurately and timely.
- Support team with the implementation of enhancements throughout the unemployment process.
- Liaise between Third Party Administrator (TPA) and Unemployment State Departments to create efficient claims processing.
- Collect and prepare customer data and other sensitive business information to timely remit to vendors and applicable state agencies.
- Resolve issues/inquiries generated by our Customer Success team and internal ticket creation system.
- Assist senior team members in building out internal resources (help articles, training decks, etc.)
- Collect, scan, sort and file mail.
- Manage and process Unemployment Claims with an emphasis on data gathering, client communication and case building.
- Audit, verify and protest unemployment benefit charge statements.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
How You Will Do Your Work
As an Unemployment Claims Associate, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following:
Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.Analytical - uses a logical reasoning process to break down and work through a situation or problem to arrive at an outcome.Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.
Qualifications
- Experience in an unemployment claims, operations, or customer service related field preferred.
- Experience with utilizing multiple systems and software programs.
Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.
For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.
Diversity At Justworks
Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.
Our DEIB Report and Our DEI Commitment
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Justworks is a cloud-based software platform that takes the busyness out of growing a business and alleviates the unknown. We've combined a simple platform and exceptional 24/7 customer service to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence by giving them access to corporate-level benefits, automated payroll, HR tools, and compliance support— all in one place.
Why Work With Us
We're building a world in which starting, running, and joining a growing business is an accessible option for all. If you want to work in an entrepreneurial environment, build something meaningful, and have fun while doing it, join us.
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Justworks Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Hybrid roles are based in NYC, Tampa, or Toronto, and some roles are fully remote.
