Retirement Plan Consultant
Retirement Plan Consultant
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Job Description
FuturePlan is the nations largest thirdparty administrator (TPA) of retirement plans partnering with advisors in all 50 states. FuturePlan delivers the best of both worlds: hightouch personalized service from local TPAs backed by the strength and security of a large national firm Ascensus. Our roots go back decades with nearly 30 outstanding legacy firms now joined together to deliver unmatched levels of service innovation and expertise to a fastgrowing client base from coast to coast. The FuturePlan team includes more than 500 credentialed plan professionals 60 actuaries and one of the industrys largest inhouse ERISA teams. Learn more at FuturePlan.
Job Description
Section 1: Position Summary
Serve as a resource to plan sponsors and financial advisors for matters related to ERISA compliance plan design and governmental reporting. This person is the single point of contact for employer financial professional and plan sponsor for their accounts. A Retirement Plan Consultant is able to handle client meetings both in person and via phone. This position serves as the retirement Plan expert on testing 5500 loans and distributions. Additionally this individual can easily grasp plan design with the ability to assist in plan operation and document updates.
Section 2: Job Functions Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide timely exceptional customer service including problem solving and issue resolution with minimal inconvenience to clients
- Provide effective verbal and written communications in a clear concise and informative manner
- Act as a mentor to Retirement Plan Coordinators collaborating to meet or exceed defined business objectives firm goals and client obligations as applicable
- Assist clients with all initial and ongoing plan design and document needs including promoting awareness and educating all clients in regards to their obligations with the IRS and DoL regulations.
- Assist clients in meeting all IRS and Department of Labor deadlines necessary for qualified retirement plan
- Assist clients with Service and IRS Plan terminations
- Maintain upto date knowledge of present legislation and proposed legislative changes with regard to ERISA law through selfstudy and companysponsored training sessions
- Complete/Assist with payroll processing as required by the products assigned
- Accountable for all aspects of valuation reports participant statements and annual testing
- Review or perform as needed the annual testing for plans including ADP/ACP Top Heavy 410(b) 415 401(a)4)deductibility and 402(g)
- Work with assigned coordinator(s) to provide compliant and accurate valuation reports participant statements trust accounting annual testing and reporting as applicable
- Review distribution paperwork and coordinate processing of distributions with asset holder
- Review or prepares Form 5500 and coordinate with plan sponsor to help ensure timely filing
- Assist auditors if a plan is subject to an audit
- Assist IRS and DOL auditors if the plan is subject to an IRS or DOL audit
- Coordinate with all applicable parties both internal and external to ensure accurate conversion process for new clients (including but not limited to actuaries financial advisors attorneys)
- As applicable work with assistant to coordinate and oversee activities that will ensure timely and accurate completion of book of business
- Assist with other tasks and projects as assigned
Section 3: Experience Skills Knowledge Requirements
Bachelors degree preferred
35 or more years ERISA experience in the retirement industry
Experience in analysis of financial data required
Experience in FTW software desirable but not required
Experience with 3.16 desirable but not required
Experience with PEPs desirable but not required
Strong Word Excel and Outlook skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong analytic mentality associated with problem solving skills
Detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage tasks to partner with business operations including related ERISA compliance matters
Ability to effectively plan and assign work to and oversee plan associates that are qualified to assist with plan modifications
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
