Associate, Pension Administration - Montréal, Canada - Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson

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Montréal, Canada

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Description

Associate, Pension Administration

Montreal, CA

June 14, 2023

The Role

As an Associate in our Pension Administration Group, you will perform a wide variety of recurring defined benefit plan administration services for clients, contribute to special projects, and provide ad hoc client support services.

You will serve as the day to day project manager, contributing to client management and special projects, while also mentoring less experienced associates.

You will have the opportunity to:

Enhance your expertise in retirement plan design and administration
Be on a career path with growth and advancement
Employ the most cutting edge tools and resources and work with top talent in the industry
Prepare moderately complex benefit calculations and trust instructions
Collect, manipulate, reconcile, and review participant data identifying and resolving issues as they arise
Resolve more complex plan provision questions and issues surfaced by less experienced Analysts
Create internal administration manuals for clients if one does not exist (e.g., obtain and copy SPDs, plan documents, sample letters, sample calculations, etc.)
Follow and update documentation materials as directed
Employ WTW's Professional Excellence tools and concepts to ensure efficient and quality output/service delivery
Adhere to plan documents and government regulations in administering plans
Maintain complete and accurate work papers and audit trails
Serve as day to day project manager on pension administration work
Manage and coach team to ensure progress against established budgets, time lines and quality standards
Serve as primary, daily contact to clients on delivery of services
Respond to and resolve complex issues, including those escalated by less experienced analysts
Review work and deliverables of analysts
Raise issues as appropriate to consultants/senior consultants
Deliver on projects to meet or exceed client expectations
Increase efficiency within client teams by identifying ways to improve processes
Develop and train less experienced benefits analysts

Note:
Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

The Requirements

35 years defined benefit plan administration and manual calculation experience required
Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of defined benefit plan design
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Solid expertise in Microsoft Excel and Word
Strong attention to detail
Professional, clientfocused approach to colleagues and assignments
Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things
Ability to organize, set priorities, work independently and complete multiple projects within established deadlines
Bachelors or Associate Degree in Math, Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Statistics or related field, with a strong academic record
Excellent oral and written communication skills in French
Good oral and written communication skills in English

**Equal Opportunity Employer