Mercer

Financial Services

PensionAdministrationSeniorSpecialist

$0–0k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Pension Administration Senior Specialist at Mercer. Skills: Pension administration, Project management, Client management. Lead special pension administration projects. Complete pension calculations”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Analytical ability; Research issues; Resolve issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5-7 years defined benefit administration, Project management experience, Client relationship management experience, Proficiency in MS Excel, Proficiency in MS Word

Nice to Have

Bachelor's degree, Proficiency in MS Access

What You'll Do.

Lead special pension administration projects

Complete pension calculations

Review plan documents

Review calculation tools

Serve as subject matter expert

Lead pension calculation projects

Lead risk transfer projects

Manage special project tasks

Identify out-of-scope work

Deliver quality service

Master company-based tools

Track client projects

Track client processes

Manage client business processes

Identify areas for improvement

Act as final reviewer

Clarify ambiguous calculation provisions

Calculate qualified benefits

Calculate non-qualified benefits

Review qualified benefits

Review non-qualified benefits

Calculate employee contributions

Calculate late retirement increases

Review employee contributions

Review late retirement increases

Keep updated on government regulations

Keep updated on IRS Code

Develop calculation checkers

Maintain calculation checkers

Provide daily reports

Provide weekly reports

Provide monthly reports

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Client teams; Administration teams; Processing teams; Mercer consultants

Communication Scope

Client communication; Oral communication; Written communication

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

## Company: Mercer ## ## Description: **At Mercer a Marsh Business** , we make a difference in the lives of more than 110 million people every day by advancing their health, wealth, and careers. We are in the business of creating more secure and rewarding futures for our clients and their employees - whether we are designing affordable health plans, assuring income for retirement or aligning workers with workforce needs. Mercer is seeking a Pension Administration Senior Specialist. This position may be performed remotely. **Pension Administration Senior Specialist** ** _What can you expect?_** * Be a leading member of the Calculations and Special Projects team and have an influence on the success and growth of Mercer. * The Senior Specialist is responsible for leading special pension administration projects, as well as the completion of pension calculations and the review of plan documents and calculation tools for multiple client teams. **_What is in it for you?_** * Work for a global company with excellent benefits and a dynamic culture * Excellent growth/advancement opportunity * Work with collaborative, intelligent, solutions-focused colleagues who truly care about the work, and each other, while maintaining work-life balance ** _We will count on you to:_** * Maintain a high level of professionalism and sense of urgency to ensure client expectations are consistently met while acting as a primary contact with clients and Mercer consultants * Serve as a subject matter expert on the clients’ plans and administrative procedures * As Project Manager, lead pension calculation, data, and risk transfer projects and act as point of contact to clients, administration and processing teams * Manage special project tasks to ensure project tracks to budget, that project is completed per the terms of the client agreement and that any out-of-scope work is identified and properly accounted for. * Deliver quality service to our clients, ensure accuracy and time standards are cons

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