Pension Administration - Montréal, Canada - Mercer

Mercer

Verified Company

Montréal, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Senior Associate
At Mercer, we're creating a culture where you can bring your authentic self to work.

When you join us, you bring your inclusive energy and enthusiasm to a team that values you personally and professionally - regardless of who you are, what you look like, where you were raised or born, who you love or what your religious beliefs are.

You are welcome here.

What can you expect?

Work independently and as a member of a team with mínimal supervision on assigned projects to generate accurate and efficient solutions.
Is main contact for client and responds to questions and queries.
Set priorities and coordinate projects taking into account established deadlines.
Adapt to evolving standards, procedures and tools.
Diagnose system problems and respond to testing feedback.
Analyze pension plan documents to complete or provide final peer review of complex pension calculations performed by others ensuring accuracy against plan documents for defined benefit pension plans. Use this knowledge to develop or update system, calculator and database, and for testing of system and tools.
Maintain an expert knowledge of relevant pension related legislation in all provincial jurisdictions.
Provide peer review on all yearend process i.e. pension adjustments, pension adjustment reversals, membership reconciliations, fund reconciliations, annual statements, annual information returns, etc.
Maintain an expert knowledge of relevant pension related provisions in the Income Tax Act (ITA).
Identify and resolves issues that affect accuracy. Suggest process improvements to management.
Analyze legislative and regulatory summaries and ensure compliance for all client work. Adherence to all established standards.
Act in accordance with Mercer Professional Standards and following the peer review/checking process.
Develop and maintain Excel based pension administration calculation tools.

What you need to have:

At least 8 years of prior experience working with defined benefit pension plans and related provincial legislation
Demonstrate the following competencies: strong analytical and organization skills, thoroughness, attention to detail, excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to work in teams, selfreliance, resourcefulness
Excellent communication, organization, presentation and negotiation skills
Proficient with MS-Office software programs and expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Bachelor's degree in a related field (actuarial sciences, mathematics, administration or finance) or equivalent experience
Basic understanding of actuarial principles is an asset
Bilingual

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment.

We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office.

All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week.

Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.