Easy, Connected Benefits Administration Without the Hassle
Why choose BambooHR® Benefits Administration?
Benefits management made simple and smart
EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT
Streamline employee benefit selections
Say goodbye to paperwork chaos and integration headaches. Your employees can select their benefits directly within BambooHR, with all choices automatically recorded in their profile.
BENEFIT ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT
Keep data up-to-date and organized
Enjoy benefits elections that are easy to view, easy to manage, and easy to communicate across your organization for all common plan types:
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Retirement and life insurance
- HSAs and FSAs
- Short- and long-term disability
REPORTING
Easily share benefits data with brokers and carriers
Export employee enrollment data in just a few clicks. Whether you need to fill out a carrier’s form or generate a CSV, our reporting tools help you deliver the right data to the right people, fast.
CARRIER CONNECTIONS
Automate benefits data delivery
Take the manual work out of benefits reporting with automated carrier connections.* Your benefits provider receives data directly from BambooHR®, keeping your data safe, reducing errors, and saving time for you and your broker.
PAYROLL SYNC
Speed up payroll with auto-synced deductions
Entering deductions is a one-and-done deal when you combine BambooHR Benefits Administration and Payroll—no more double entry or triple-checking data.
See how BambooHR Benefits Administration works
Our Benefits Administration customers say it best
No more paper forms or spreadsheets
“Benefits Administration has streamlined my whole benefits process and made it more efficient, saving me time every day. Open enrollment is quicker and easier. Instead of having information in multiple places, it’s all in BambooHR, right at my fingertips.”
Erin Howard | HR Generalist | Cabinet Peaks Medical Center
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of benefits can I manage with BambooHR Benefits Administration?
BambooHR supports all common plan types. You can manage medical, dental, and vision, retirement and life insurance, HSAs and FSAs, and short- and long-term disability—keeping elections organized and easy to communicate across your organization.
How do employees enroll in benefits with BambooHR?
Employees select their benefits directly in BambooHR, and their choices are automatically recorded in their profile. Admins can use self-guided benefits configuration, set up automated new-hire elections and open enrollment windows, and collect e-signatures for enrollment documents to streamline the entire process.
Can BambooHR sync benefit deductions with payroll?
Yes. When you use BambooHR Benefits Administration with BambooHR® Payroll, benefit deductions auto-sync to payroll. This “one-and-done” entry helps eliminate duplicate data entry, reduce errors, and speed up payroll processing.
How does BambooHR share benefits data with brokers and carriers?
You can export employee enrollment data in just a few clicks. Whether you need a carrier form or a CSV, multiple export options make it easy to deliver the right data quickly—and you can also grant brokers access directly in BambooHR.
What are carrier connections, and are they available to everyone?
Carrier connections automate benefits data delivery by sending enrollment changes directly from BambooHR to your benefits provider. This helps keep data secure, reduce errors, and save time. Carrier connections are available for select national benefit providers.
Is there a Benefits Administration mobile app?
Yes. With the BambooHR® Mobile app, employees can enroll in, update, and complete their benefits from a phone or tablet—anytime, anywhere—creating a familiar, easy experience on the go.
Is BambooHR a benefits broker?
No. BambooHR provides a benefits administration solution that helps you manage the plans you choose with your broker. It centralizes employee data and elections so you, your team, and your broker can stay aligned.
Can BambooHR Benefits Administration be purchased separately?
No. Benefits Administration is an add-on solution available to customers who subscribe to BambooHR for an additional cost. It extends the BambooHR platform with enrollment, management, and reporting tools.
Who is BambooHR Benefits Administration designed for?
BambooHR Benefits Administration is for US-based employees. It brings onboarding elections and annual open enrollment into one easy-to-use interface tailored for US benefits.
What tools help admins manage elections and enrollment periods?
BambooHR includes an admin dashboard, self-guided benefits configuration, automated new-hire elections, open enrollment windows, and automated notifications. Together with multiple export options, these tools make it simple to organize elections and keep stakeholders informed.
How does BambooHR help with compliance for benefits administration?
BambooHR supports benefits-related compliance by keeping benefits data centralized, accurate, and easy to document. You can run open enrollment windows, automate enrollment workflows and approvals, and collect e-signatures and send automated notifications—all of which helps reduce paperwork gaps and manual errors. BambooHR also makes it easier to provide timely, consistent information to the right parties by offering multiple export options, optional carrier connections, and the ability to give brokers access so enrollment data can be shared and delivered more reliably.
