Retirement Benefit Analyst

Saint-Gobain; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing

Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, &/

Dental Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account options

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

401(k) with Company Match

Life Insurance

AD&D

Short-Term Disability

Voluntary life insurance

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Saint-Gobain is seeking a Retirement Benefit Analyst to manage funding, administration, and data for US/Canadian retirement plans across Qualified and Non-qualified programs.

The role partners with third party admins, plan attorneys, and accountants to ensure accurate funding, enrollment, and regulatory compliance under ERISA. Strong analytic skills and project coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, business, or related field.
• 2–3 years in finance or accounting, preferably benefits administration.
• Knowledge of ERISA and US/Canada retirement regulations preferred.
• Strong analytical and numerical abilities.
• Ability to prioritize tasks independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage funding from payroll to vendors for US 401(k) and Canadian RRSP/DPSP, reconciling payroll data and ensuring timely wire to recordkeepers.
• Administer the nonqualified deferred compensation plan, including enrollment testing and documenting elections.
• Manage weekly demographic data feeds to third party recordkeepers for DC and DB plans; audit data between HRIS and recordkeepers.
• Review 401(k) loan delinquency reports and administer 401(k) loans in compliance with plan provisions and IRS/DOL rules.
• Monitor employee benefit level changes due to hire, rehire, transfer, or termination.
• Support Retirement Team on amalgamations, acquisitions, divestitures, and vendor changes in US/Canada.

Skills

Analytical skills

Mathematical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mathematics, business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Workday

HRIS systems

Job description

The Retirement Benefit Analyst will be responsible for the funding processes across North American qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, retirement plan audits and reconciliations, and data management for the Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plans with third party vendors. Will provide support to the retirement benefits administration team on projects and acquisitions/divestitures as appropriate.

The Analyst is responsible for understanding plan documents, plan administration policies, ERISA, and complex governmental regulations for U.S. and Canadian, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans. Incumbents should have strong executive functioning skills, including scheduling and meeting competing deadlines successfully. Must be detail oriented and organized as responsibilities will include multiple plans in the US and Canada. Independent thinking is required for determining corrective actions for errors as well as researching and resolving participant issues. This position will routinely interact with third party administrators, plan administrators, attorneys, and accountants so incumbents must have the ability to communicate complex subject matter in a logical, understandable fashion - both in verbal and written form. Successful candidates will be familiar with the regulatory environment and internal control reference framework.

Responsibilities include:

• - Managing the funding process from the payroll system to vendors for the US 401(k) and Canadian RRSP/DPSP retirement plans, analyzing and reconciling the payroll data to assure a timely and accurate wire to our recordkeepers, review and resolve all funding issues
• - Managing the administration of the nonqualified deferred compensation plan, collaborate with Benefits/Compensation team and IT on annual enrollment including reviewing/updating plan enrollment documents, testing, auditing and implementing enrollment elections, weekly funding reconciliation
• - Manage weekly demographic data feeds to third party recordkeepers for both US and Canadian Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit plans, researching and resolving all indicative data errors, support inbound interface files with recordkeepers, audit data between TPA and HRIS systems
• - Responsible for reviewing 401(k) loan delinquency reports, analyzing loan data, and administration of 401(k) plan loans to conform to plan provisions and IRS & DOL regulations
• - Monitor employee benefit level changes as a result of employee hire, rehire, transfer, or termination
• - Support Retirement Team with special projects such as amalgamations, acquisitions, divestitures, labor renegotiations, and vendor changes in both US and Canada

Is this job for you ?

What do you bring?

• Bachelors degree in mathematics, business, or related field is required
• 2-3 years experience in finance/accounting, with a preference for benefits/retirement plan administration support
• Working knowledge of ERISA and retirement benefit regulations in U.S. and Canada preferred
• Strong analytical and math skills are required
• Ability to successfully prioritize tasks while working independently
• Strong computer skills - Microsoft Office, Workday payroll system and HRIS experience preferred

A little more about us

Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

To make sure nothing is forgotten

What are our perks?

Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:

• Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.
• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want

• Identity Theft Protection
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Pet Insurance and Discounts

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at [emailprotected] .