UMB Bank

Retirement Plan Support Specialist

UMB Bank$63K — $100K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Business Administration/Management, Economics, or Finance required.
  • 3-5 years experience in the financial services industry.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe suite.
  • Detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.
  • Strong understanding of financial services products, particularly retirement plans and investment services.
  • Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with proactive follow-up abilities.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support including client request resolution and third-party recordkeeper activities.
  • Analyze target markets to identify new business opportunities and provide feedback to the sales team.
  • Maintain benchmarking software with updated competitor performance and fees.
  • Assist in fee processing, invoice distribution, and advisory fee collection.
  • Manage CRM updates and track referral activities related to Retirement Plan Services.
  • Organize meetings, sales events, travel arrangements, and expense reimbursements.
  • Onboard new Advisors and update onboarding materials and training handbooks.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off and holidays.
  • 401(k) matching program.
  • Annual incentive pay.
  • Comprehensive company-sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts.
  • Adoption assistance and employee assistance program.
  • Tuition reimbursement and fitness reimbursement.
Full Job Description
The Retirement Plan Support Specialist plays a crucial role in supporting the Retirement Plan Advisors team. This position is responsible for providing comprehensive sales and service support, from prospecting and building compelling new business presentations to ensuring seamless client onboarding and ongoing service. This role requires a detail-oriented individual who can understand plan investments, fees, and design.

How you'll spend your time:
  • Prepare detailed analyses and proposals for prospective clients by gathering and interpreting plan sponsor investment and current fee data to create pricing, profitability, and benchmarking comparisons.
  • You will provide administrative support, including activities with third-party recordkeepers, the distribution of recurring plan investment reviews, and assisting in resolving client requests.
  • Responsible for the overall customer experience of the virtual education websites; ensuring ease of use and access, up-to-date information, and branding.
  • You will analyze target markets and identify potential new business opportunities, using tools such as Free ERISA, Larkspur, providing constructive feedback to sales team.
  • Maintains benchmarking software (FI360) by reviewing, updating, and inputting competitor performance and fee information.
  • You will assist in fee processing, invoice creation/distribution, and timely collection of advisory fees for Retirement Plan Services account relationships.
  • Provides timely updates and maintains accurate information in the customer relationship management (CRM) system, including pipeline tracking and referral activity.
  • Supports meeting preparation, sales events, travel, and expense reimbursements as needed.
  • You will help onboard new Advisors / retirement staff and updates onboarding materials and handbook for training where applicable.
  • You will perform other duties as assigned.


We're excited to talk to you if:
  • You possess a Bachelor's Business Administration/Management, Economics, or Finance.
  • You have 3-5 years within the financial services industry.
  • Or, combination of education and experience that provides an equivalent background.
  • You are proficient in using the Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe suite.
  • You are detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.
  • You show an understanding of financial services products, particularly related to retirement plans and investment products and services.
  • You have solid analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify problems and recommend appropriate follow-up action.
  • You have excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • You have excellent interpersonal skills that result in establishing and maintaining good relations with internal and external customers throughout the entire sales process.
  • You have ability to work alone to get the job done as well as with a team to meet deadlines.


Compensation Ranges:

US Employees in California, Washington DC, New Jersey, and New York:
$69,920 - $109,460

US Employees in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin:
$63,830 - $100,210

US Employees in all other states not listed above:
$57,760 - $90,960

The posted compensation range on this listing represents UMB's good faith and reasonable estimate based on its budget and what it expects to be the starting pay for this role, but the actual compensation may vary by geographic location, experience level, and other job-related factors. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information.

UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to eligible associates, such as Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage; health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an employee assistance program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements vary.

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About UMB Bank

UMB Bank is a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, a financial services holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The bank was founded in 1913 as City Center Bank and later changed its name to United Missouri Bank. The bank provides a range of financial services, including personal banking, commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking. The bank has more than 100 branches in eight states, including Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arizona, and Texas. The bank is known for its commitment to customer service and community involvement.
Learn more about UMB Bank
Size
3,000 employees
Market Cap
$3.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$286.5 million
5 Year Trend
+10.5%

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