City : ChesterfieldState : Missouri (US-MO)Country : United States (US)Requisition Number : 45574

A Day in the Life:
The Senior Benefits Analyst plays a critical role in the planning, administration, and governance of the company's benefit programs, with a strong focus on retirement plans and advanced analytical support across Health & Welfare programs. This role serves as a senior level subject matter expert, providing independent execution, vendor oversight, compliance support, and analytical insight in a complex, highly regulated environment.

The position partners closely with Benefits Managers, Legal, Finance, HR Operations, and external vendors to ensure programs are administered accurately, compliantly, and in alignment with company strategy.

What You'll Be Doing:
Retirement (Primary)
• Independently administer the company's retirement plans, including 401(k), defined benefit, and nonqualified plans, covering funding, reconciliations, and coordination with recordkeepers, trustees, treasury, and payroll.
• Serve as the day to day lead for third party vendors supporting retirement and nonqualified plans.
• Perform ongoing compliance monitoring (ERISA, 409A, and other applicable regulations) and lead remediation activities as needed.
• Coordinate all retirement related audits and filings, including Form 5500s, 11 K financial statements, and PBGC payments, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain and update plan documents, amendments, summaries, and required disclosures.
• Support Retirement Plan Committee activities, including preparation of agendas, materials, analyses, and meeting documentation.
• Manage the financial wellness program initiatives in partnership with the H&W team's overall wellness messaging
Health & Welfare & Total Rewards Support
• Provide advanced analytical and operational support to Health & Welfare programs, partnering with the H&W team on wellness and financial wellbeing initiatives.
• Support vendor management activities, including performance monitoring, issue resolution, and contract review.
• Analyze benefit data, trends, and benchmarking to inform plan design and strategy decisions.
Employee Support & Communication
• Resolve complex and escalated employee and retiree inquiries, exercising independent judgment and coordination with vendors as needed.
• Develop and support employee communications, including presentations, written materials, and targeted education sessions.
Projects, Governance & Continuous Improvement
• Lead or play a key role in benefits related projects, including plan changes, vendor transitions, system changes, and integration or harmonization initiatives.
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and reduce operational risk.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess potential impact to benefit programs.

Skills/Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5-7+ years of progressive experience in U.S. benefits administration, with deep expertise in retirement plans.
• Strong working knowledge of ERISA, 409A, and retirement plan compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory filings, and plan governance.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively during peak cycles and change initiatives.
• Advanced analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate in complexity, build new processes, operate autonomously
• Ability to run reports from HRIS and Payroll systems
• Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and/or Certified Benefits Professional (CBP)
• Experience supporting both union and non union populations.
• Exposure to multi entity or global benefits environments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (HR Operations, IT, Finance) and external vendors on system integrations, upgrades, and support.

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