Mercer
Financial Services
PensionAdministrationSeniorSpecialist
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“Pension Administration Senior Specialist at Mercer. Skills: Pension administration, Project management, Client management. Lead special pension administration projects. Complete pension calculations”
Industry & Context.
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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