Sr Plan Compliance Specialist

AmericanTCS

$80K — $95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College degree or relevant work experience required
  • QKA (Qualified 401(k) Administrator) designation preferred
  • 10+ years of Retirement or Pension experience preferred
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Expert knowledge of ERISA, IRS, and DOL regulations

Responsibilities

  • Perform quality reviews of nondiscrimination testing and compliance tasks
  • Provide technical guidance and feedback for staff development
  • Review QDRO for accuracy and determine payouts for alternate payees
  • Evaluate death distributions to confirm beneficiaries and payouts
  • Update compliance materials for changes in laws and client access
  • Resolve escalated technical issues effectively
  • Support plan design for current and onboarding clients
  • Participate in compliance projects as assigned

Benefits

  • Participation in company bonus program
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Work flexibility and independence in project execution
Full Job Description
Description

Job Summary:

This position specializes in the compliance of ERISA qualified retirement plans. Primary responsibilities are to assist with plan compliance and quality control.

Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Ability to perform or quality review nondiscrimination testing and other compliance related tasks completed by plan compliance team members.
  • Participate in staff development of plan compliance team by providing ERISA technical guidance and quality review feedback.
  • Expert understanding of qualified plan retirement plan contributions (including New Comparability).
  • Perform QDRO reviews for accuracy and completeness and determine the award to alternate payee.
  • Review death distributions to determine beneficiary and payout period.
  • Update compliance materials, participant forms, letters and distribution packages for law changes/disclosures within recordkeeping software and web access by client.
  • Effectively execute resolution to escalated technical issues from clients and/or internal staff.
  • Identify and utilize internal and external resources for compliance resolution.
  • Provide plan design support for existing and on boarding clients.
  • Participate in compliance related projects and other duties as assigned.
  • Maintain an expert level knowledge of qualified plan regulations.
  • Possess a strong understanding of department processes, procedures and standards


Required Skills/Abilities:
  • College degree or relevant work experience required
  • QKA (Qualified 401(k) Administrator) designation preferred
  • 10+ years of Retirement or Pension experience preferred
  • Ability to operate the following:
    • PC, calculator, copy/scan/fax machine, telephone
  • Ability to work with the following software:
    • Relius Administration, FTWilliams, CRM, Access, Excel, Word, Adobe, Relius Documents
  • Ability to read and interpret plan documents.
  • Possess the following skills:
    • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
    • Ability to meet regulatory deadlines as well as team and personal goals.
    • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
    • Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize workload.
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
    • Able to react to change productively.
    • Expert knowledge of ERISA, IRS, and DOL regulations


Salary: $80,000 - $95,000 base salary, based on experience, plus eligibility to participate in company's bonus program.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

This position is currently accepting applications.

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