Plan Compliance Specialist

Ascensus

3d•$65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

This position is responsible for performing compliance nondiscrimination testing and Form 5500 reporting for our clients' defined contribution plans. This is required to assure that retirement plans remain qualified, and that contributions and benefits are tested and allocated properly, within regulatory deadlines.

Requirements

Performing compliance nondiscrimination testing and Form 5500 reporting for defined contribution plans.
Assuring retirement plans remain qualified.
Testing and allocating contributions and benefits properly within regulatory deadlines.
Analyzing annual or mid-year census information.
Completing annual nondiscrimination testing requirements.
Determining if eligibility provisions have been calculated correctly.
Calculating and preparing proposals for year-end or true-up employer allocations.
Performing required testing such as "average deferral percentage/average contribution percentage," Top Heavy, Coverage, Compensation Nondiscrimination, General Nondiscrimination, and Control Group Determinations.
Ensuring that neither participants nor client plans exceed IRS and plan limits.
Learning and performing advanced annual nondiscrimination testing, to include but not be limited to new comparability allocations, integrated allocations, and average benefit testing.
Calculating employer allocation projections for existing clients.
Preparing Form 5500 and other reporting.
Reconciling plan financial statements.
Preparing annual audit packages for applicable plans.
Providing audit support to auditors and clients.
Preparing other government filings as required such as Form 8955SSA, Form 5558, and Form 5330.
Providing support to internal and external partners for compliance testing and reporting.
Identifying and recognizing any compliance issues that arise from a plan's testing and reporting process.
Analyzing and recommending corrective action related to such issues.
Logging workload information into database for tracking purposes.
Possessing a strong understanding of department processes, procedures and standards.

Responsibilities

Analyzing annual or mid-year census information from clients and completing annual nondiscrimination testing requirements, which may include but are not limited to determining if eligibility provisions have been calculated correctly and calculating and preparing proposals for year-end or true-up employer allocations.
Performing required testing such as "average deferral percentage/average contribution percentage," Top Heavy, Coverage, Compensation Nondiscrimination, General Nondiscrimination, and Control Group Determinations.
Ensuring that neither participants nor client plans exceed IRS and plan limits.
Having the ability to learn and perform advanced annual nondiscrimination testing, to include but not be limited to new comparability allocations, integrated allocations, and average benefit testing.
Calculating employer allocation projections for existing clients.
Preparing Form 5500 and other reporting, which may include (among other things) reconciling plan financial statements, preparing annual audit packages for applicable plans and providing audit support to auditors and clients.
Preparing other government filings as required such as Form 8955SSA, Form 5558, and Form 5330.
Providing support to internal and external partners for compliance testing and reporting.
Identifying and recognizing any compliance issues that arise from a plan's testing and reporting process and analyzing and recommending corrective action related to such issues. Logging workload information into database for tracking purposes.
Possess a strong understanding of department processes, procedures and standards