Business Analyst, Pension Calculations (remote)

LifeWorks, Inc.$70K — $95K *
US-Anywhere
+ 4 other locationsRemote
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or finance
  • 4+ years experience in DB pension administration, consulting, or implementation
  • Proficient in current computer technologies, especially Excel
  • Strong analytical and summarizing skills
  • Organized with flexible project management capabilities
  • Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving abilities
  • Capable of both teamwork and independent tasks
  • Able to prioritize and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

  • Perform detailed analysis of clients' pension plan calculation rules
  • Act as the link between clients and project team for pension calculations
  • Configure in-house software to fit clients' specific pension plans
  • Write specifications based on client needs for software developments
  • Ensure software integrates properly with other implemented systems
  • Participate in developing specific testing strategies for software
  • Review test scenarios with selection criteria required by the plan
  • Support the quality assurance team
  • Contribute suggestions for software improvements
  • Provide post-implementation customer service for software management

Benefits

  • Access to exceptional mentoring from management teams
  • Opportunity to master complex pension domains within a year
  • Ability to significantly enhance skill set compared to competitors
  • Gains in versatile problem-solving and analytical abilities
  • Chance to work on continuous implementations across North America
Full Job Description

Join us as a Business Analyst and become the catalyst for our clients' success! In this role, you'll be responsible for configuring our internal software solutions, anticipating and overcoming the challenges our clients face following implementation. You'll benefit from mentoring by management teams, but you'll truly shine through your ability to act with initiative, strategically prioritize, and solve problems independently.

At TELUS Health, this role is your ticket to exceptional mastery of retirement calculations and pension plan administration—a rare and sought-after expertise in the Canadian and American markets. Through our continuous implementations across North America, you'll have the unique opportunity to explore and master an impressive spectrum of retirement calculations. You'll accomplish this in less than a year at TELUS Health, building incomparable versatility even compared to those with years of experience at our competitors.

To shine in this role, you must already master the complex scenarios of Canadian defined benefit pension plans and excel at untangling even more nuanced challenges by formulating clear explanations and charting a concrete path to the solution. You'll also demonstrate strong technical skills, clear communication, and a problem-solving approach that inspires confidence.

What You'll Do:

  • Perform detailed analysis of our clients' pension plan calculation rules
  • Act as the link between the client and the project team in terms of pension plan calculations
  • Configure in-house software to suit the specifics of the client's pension plan
  • Write specifications according to the needs and requests of the clients regarding new developments of the software
  • Ensure the proper integration of the software with other software that will be implemented for the client
  • Participate in the development of the specific testing strategy for software configuration and new developments
  • Participate in the review of test scenarios with the selection criteria required by the plan
  • Provide support to the quality assurance team
  • Collaborate in the development of the software by providing suggestions for improvement to the responsible team
  • Once the implementation is complete, provide customer service to users to ensure effective management of the software


What You Bring:

  • University degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or finance
  • 4+ years’ experience in DB pension administration/consulting/implementation
  • Ability to understand and use current computer technologies and a good knowledge of Excel software
  • Recognized, among other things, for analytical and summarizing skills, sense of organization and flexibility in terms of managing multiple projects
  • Good initiative and problem solving skills
  • Ability to work both as a team and independently
  • Ability to establish priorities and meet timelines
  • Available to travel occasionally (Canada, US)

 

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