Senior Consultant, Defined Benefit Consulting & Administration

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.•Bloomfield, MI

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About The Position

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation. We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent from four-year College or technical school; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
7 years related experience in professional services businesses.
Excellent oral, written communication, organizational skills, negotiation and time management skills.
Experience in defined benefit plan design, governance, compliance, and administration.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

5 - 8 years experience working with Defined Benefits Plans (i.e. administration and benefits caculations for employees and retiree's)
Very strong MS Excel skills with large data sets
Use of sound judgment of all client interactions.
Exhibits strong ability to anticipate needs and proactively seek to identify new opportunities.
Ability to work under the pressure of deadlines.
High degree of business technology awareness and its applications to workplace efficiencies.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Effectively handle large, long-term projects as well as manage the details associated with everyday tasks.

Responsibilities

Develop and present ways to improve processes, products and services to facilitate improvements from end to end in the product.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and in a team.
Utilize technology to participate in and create a working team environment with team members located across the country and the globe.
Multitasking - The candidate will be expected to work on several projects simultaneously that may require different technical skills and effective time management.
Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality software, services and results.
Microsoft Excel programming - candidate will be coding, or debugging, extremely complex financial and business logic utilizing internal and custom Excel functions (experience with macros a plus but not required).
Web Site Development (EXCEL Focused) - candidate will be utilizing a proprietary framework to create, debug and manage financial and benefits websites which include:
Administrative sites utilized by client administrators to manage plans, calculations and data.
Participant sites are available to the clients employees to perform financial modeling, review personal data, facilitate benefits transactions, submit documentation and communicate with Plan Administrators.
Database architecture - candidate should have a background in managing, normalizing, editing and analyzing data sets to support the online applications.
Knowledge of defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, executive benefit plans and other benefit plans, or the demonstrated ability to acquire such knowledge and apply to financial models and Excel programming.

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program