Skip to main content Skip to footer site map
employee reviewing their benefits on flock

Employee Benefits Administration Services

An all-in-one solution to manage your employee benefits.

Easily manage your company benefits in our simple, integrated platform.

What You Get with Flock Benefits Administration, by Paychex

Easy-to-Use Mobile Benefits Administration

Paychex’s new employee benefits administration software, Flock, allows you and your employees to make timely updates to benefits selections from anywhere, at any time. This platform is intuitive, making it easy-to-use—but should you need additional guidance, you can take advantage of the in-app assistance tools, including videos and tutorials.

Hundreds of Carrier Connections & Integrations

We have relationships with an abundance of insurance carriers and our leading technology allows us to connect to carriers with all different technology requirements. What's more: we can support your payroll needs through a few options.

Compatibility with Your Existing Broker

Already happy with your current broker? No problem. You don’t have to be a Paychex customer to take advantage of all that Flock has to offer.

Greater Accuracy

Flock helps you simplify and automate flexible benefits administration processes, ensuring accuracy and reducing the chance of human error when it comes to data entry, so you can save both time, and money.

Automate Your Employee Benefits Management

Our automated benefits administration technology can help you manage eligibility tracking, enrollment forms, benefits changes, and much more, including:

  • 24/7 access to benefit information for each employee, all in one location
  • Online management and communication of employee eligibility, new-hire dates, life events, and open enrollment
  • The ability to easily drill down into benefit details via our analytics dashboard
  • Streamlined processes to help reduce administrative burdens and costly errors
Two women sitting talking in the office

The Future of Benefits Administration is Here

Experience benefits administration like never before. Fully integrated with Paychex Flex, Flock’s mobile-friendly capabilities help reduce administrative burden and costly errors, while our ongoing support and training features empower employees through the enrollment process. Take a look at some of the ways Flock is changing benefits, including in-app tutorials, top carrier connections, intuitive dashboards, reporting, and much more.

Gain Total Visibility With Up-to-Date Benefits Data

Leverage complete administrative access and control over comprehensive benefits data and processes, including real-time status and eligibility changes. Drive informed decision-making with customized reports and visualizations by department, location, division, or other data categories. Data can also be shared with brokers or third-party administrators and is conveniently saved year to year.

employee reviewing their benefits on flock

Avionics Company Finds Smoother Sailing with Flock Benefits Solution

High tech avionics company finds way to leverage additional technology of Flock Benefits Administration to streamline open enrollment and remove time-consuming manual processes. 

HR Director of FreeFlight Systems offers tour of factory floor
FreeFlight Systems
1:27

"It has been a life-changing opportunity for me. It was the first time in 20 years that employees for FreeFlight Systems actually experienced electronic enrollment, and it was incredibly seamless for our team."

Morgan Branum
Director - Organizational Development, HR, Compliance
FreeFlight Systems

Offer Competitive Benefits

Help attract top talent and keep your current workforce happy by offering a competitive benefits package they can count on. We’ll help you select, establish, and manage your benefits administration so you don’t have to.

employee satisfied with their benefits

Benefits Administration FAQs

  • How Do You Offer and Manage Employee Benefits?

    How Do You Offer and Manage Employee Benefits?

    Our customers have the option to set up their own benefits packages, but we understand that managing company benefits services and employee plan services accounts, and keeping up-to-date with regulations, can be a burden. That’s why we allow customers to combine the game-changing experience of Flock with the benefits of working with Paychex Insurance Agency to:

    • Help simplify administration through payroll integration
    • Provide easy group insurance plan enrollment and employee self-service
    • Gain access to licensed agents to help you select a group health plan
    • Get help meeting the reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and more
  • What Is Employee Benefits Administration?

    What Is Employee Benefits Administration?

    Benefits are an important part of your company’s employee compensation plan. An effective benefits administration service can help streamline and simplify your benefits process.

  • What Is Included in Benefits Administration?

    What Is Included in Benefits Administration?

    Paychex employee benefits administration includes services like group health insurance, retirement services, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), dental and vision insurance, and other ancillary benefits.

  • How Do You Outsource Benefits Administration?

    How Do You Outsource Benefits Administration?

    Outsourcing benefits administration can help businesses save time and money and is a straightforward process:

    1. Determine which benefits administration tasks, like payroll or health insurance, align with your company's and employees' needs for outsourcing.
    2. Gather proposals and evaluate them based on cost, services, expertise, and cultural fit. 
    3. Work alongside your chosen partner to set up services. This includes training staff, transferring information, and establishing communication and review processes.
    4. Keep an eye on your benefits administrator's performance and make adjustments as necessary.

    These steps will help streamline your benefits administration so you can focus on running your business!

  • Why Outsource Benefits Administration?

    Why Outsource Benefits Administration?

    Handling benefits administration can be a complex and time-consuming task. By outsourcing these responsibilities, companies can allocate more resources to their core business functions. 

    Third-party benefits administrators offer expertise that helps ensure companies provide competitive and compliant benefits packages efficiently. This approach also aids in cost management and alleviates the pressure of staying current with HR regulations.

Additional Employee Benefits Resources

Join 745,000+ Customers and Get Help Managing HR, Payroll, and Benefits