Compliance Consultant- Retirement

Lincoln Financial; Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is hiring a Compliance Consultant to join their Retirement Plan Services team. This role involves analyzing compliance questions, providing guidance to clients, and ensuring regulatory adherence for retirement plans. Candidates must have relevant experience and strong communication skills. This opportunity offers remote work arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive 401K and employee benefits

Tuition assistance program

PTO/parental leave

Free financial counseling

Effective productivity tools

Qualifications

• 3 - 5+ years of experience working with retirement plans.
• Ability to analyze and interpret documents and regulations.
• Confident communicator with strong skills.

Responsibilities

• Research and resolve complex compliance questions.
• Provide technical guidance to clients on retirement plans.
• Analyze documents for compliance with regulations.

Skills

Experience with retirement plans

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Alternate Locations: Work from Home; Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana); Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania)

Work Arrangement:

Remote : Work at home employee residing outside of a commutable distance to an office location.

Relocation assistance: is not available for this opportunity.

The Role at a Glance

We are excited to bring on an accomplished Compliance Consultant to our Retirement Plan Services/Product team to work in our Fort Wayne IN or Radnor PA offices or work from home. In this role, you will analyze and deliver on more complex assignments/projects. You will act as a resource to applicable internal/external stakeholders and will execute on more complex compliance plans, reviews, and risk analyses for assigned area.

What you'll be doing

• Researching and resolving complex technical and plan compliance questions
• Providing in-depth consultation and technical guidance to internal/external clients on the retirement plan design, plan operation, nondiscrimination testing, compliance reviews & filings, etc.
• Interpreting retirement plan documents to ensure continual compliance with legal interpretation and potential impact of changes to Federal tax laws and regulations
• Analyzing, reviewing and developing more complex remediation solutions for identified issues to ensure ongoing compliance and appropriate accountability of internal stakeholders and appropriate escalation of issues
• Presenting retirement topics and/or conducting training of internal and external audiences
• Maintaining knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends, assessing the impact, and collaborating with internal and external clients to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future strategies and solutions

What we’re looking for

Must haves:

• 3 - 5+ Years of experience working with retirement plans (administration, compliance testing, drafting plan documents) that aligns with the responsibilities
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret both internal and external documents such as general media/publications, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, policies, proposals, and standard operating procedures
• Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)

Nice-to-haves:

• Retirement industry designations from ASPPA, NIPA, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with IRS correction programs
• Presentation and/or training experience with internal or external audiences

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.

What’s in it for you:

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
• PTO/parental leave
• Competitive 401K and employee benefits
• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
• Tuition assistance program
• Work arrangements that work for you
• Effective productivity/technology tools and training

About The Company

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) helps people to confidently plan for their version of a successful future. We focus on identifying a clear path to financial security, with products including annuities, life insurance, group protection, and retirement plan services.

Lincoln Financial is the marketing name for Lincoln Financial Corporation and its affiliates including The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN, and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Syracuse, NY.

Lincoln is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veterans status, or genetic information.