Alvarez & Marsal · 1 day ago
Manager, Retirement Plans & Benefits
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $140K/yr
3+ years expAlvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm seeking a Manager-level professional for their Compensation and Benefits group. The role involves providing consulting expertise on retirement plans, conducting nondiscrimination testing, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and laws.
ConsultingProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Provide consulting expertise to clients on matters such as plan design, merger and acquisition activity, fiduciary responsibility, and operational compliance
Conduct complex nondiscrimination testing for qualified retirement plans, including issues related to complex controlled groups with multiple qualified plans
Assist in the identification of compliance issues in qualified retirement plans, calculate corrections and draft submissions for the IRS and DOL correction programs
Perform tax research and draft summaries of conclusions
Review the calculations and work product of peers for accuracy and reasonableness, serving as a thorough reviewer of data and results, and draft correspondence to clients
Interpreting and applying laws, regulations, judicial precedent and other guidance
Draft memoranda detailing the application of complex tax and ERISA provisions
Review work of project team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required
3-5 years of experience working with technical issues regarding qualified retirement plans
Experience in a management role
Strong PC skills, including Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel
Highly motivated self-starter
Must be able to take active role as part of a team
Excellent research and writing skills
Strong ability to explain complicated concepts in an understandable manner to a variety of audiences
Capacity to learn quickly and willingness to try new things
Flexibility to engage concurrently on multiple complex projects
Preferred
Juris Doctor, Masters in Tax, licensed CPA, or specialty compensation and benefits certification preferred
Benefits
Healthcare plans
Flexible spending and savings accounts
Life
AD&D
Disability coverages
401(k) retirement savings plan
Annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off including vacation
Personal days
Seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees)
Ten federal holidays
One floating holiday
Parental leave
Company
Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal provides advisory services related to turnaround management and performance improvement.
10001+ employees
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