401(k) Compliance Associate
About The Position
Betterment is a leading, technology-driven financial services company that offers investing, savings and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness solutions, including a 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is passionate about our mission, to empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease. Betterment’s 401(k) team is seeking a detail-oriented compliance associate with a passion for 401(k). This role is part of the 401(k) Compliance team within Betterment at Work. This team is the go-to group for 401(k) compliance subject matter expertise and are skilled in efficiency and technical 401(k) plan administration. You will be joining a group of individuals that empower each other to take ownership, lead the charge to create solutions that last and who motivate others to always keep the common goal in mind. For us, that goal is providing an exceptional experience to our 401(k) clients. This is a salaried, non-exempt role that is remote eligible, except for the New York City metro area, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Washington, D.C., & Orange County, CA. Below we've reflected the base salary range we would offer for this position in locations with city or state requirements. For those located elsewhere, the actual compensation offered will be based on candidate experience and geographic location. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Betterment’s total compensation package for employees.
Requirements
- Some experience in 401(k) retirement industry
- Interest in working towards QKA certification and other ASPPA certifications
- A detail-oriented mindset with excellent organizational skills
- Comfort handling multiple priorities at once and problem solving on the fly in a creative and holistic manner
- A proactive approach in reimagining existing processes to make them better
- Effective communication skills and experience working cross functionally with client facing teams or stakeholders
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
- Familiarity with FTWilliam or similar compliance testing software
- Demonstrated proficiency in both Google Suite and Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
- Play an integral role in the annual compliance testing season for 401(k) clients by preparing compliance testing packages and employer contribution calculations
- Reconcile plan activity and prepare Form 5500s for large and/or conversion clients
- Assist 401(k) plan auditors by providing requested plan information and data samples
- Assist with advanced compliance processes such as plan amendments, plan terminations, conversions and deconversions
- Analyze facts and circumstances of operational errors that result in the calculation of missed deferral opportunities, lost earnings and other corrective actions
- Draft 401(k) plan documents for conversion plans and set them up in our proprietary recordkeeping system
- Collaborating with the Client Experience teams to provide a unified client experience
- Ensuring adherence to current procedures and controls, and make recommendations to improve efficiency and scalability
- Using creative problem solving skills to tackle operational challenges, investigate why they happened, and collaborate with the engineering, product, and design teams to develop solutions
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- life and AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- infertility support and WPATH-aligned transgender health benefits
- an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- transit benefits and FSA and HSA options
- Equity for all employees, including new hire and refresher grants
- Flexible paid time off
- paid parental leave
- a fully paid four-week sabbatical in your sixth year
- Company-paid professional coaching for all employees
- Day-one 401(k) match plus matching on qualified student loan payments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
