Senior Retirement Benefits Analyst - Remote

Hawkins HR Consulting, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Hawkins HR Consulting, LLC in the United States is seeking a Senior Retirement Benefits Analyst to manage transformation of North American retirement programs and drive data‑driven insights for leadership. This role emphasizes analytical rigor, vendor collaboration, and cross‑functional partnership.

The position offers remote work with occasional travel to the corporate office (2–3 trips per year) and opportunities for career growth within a large, growing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 4 years of strong experience with defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans.
• Must be able to travel to the US corporate office 2-3 times per year.
• Highly analytical with the ability to work comfortably with large and complex datasets.
• Strong understanding of retirement plan administration, processes, and terminology.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies or potential issues in data.
• Ability to communicate complex benefits information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with retirement plan vendors, consultants, and third-party administrators.

Responsibilities

• Support the administration, analysis, and ongoing management of retirement benefit programs across North America.
• Analyze and interpret complex retirement plan data, including participation, contribution, funding, and plan performance information.
• Support both defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) retirement plans.
• Partner with external retirement plan administrators, consultants, actuaries, recordkeepers, and other vendors.
• Review plan data and reports for accuracy, identify discrepancies, and coordinate resolution of issues.
• Assist with plan audits, compliance activities, regulatory requirements, and required filings.
• Analyze retirement benefit costs and trends and provide meaningful insights to Benefits leadership.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and analytical materials for leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Support plan changes, enhancements, and implementation of new retirement programs or processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve retirement benefits processes, data integrity, reporting, and overall program effectiveness.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and other cross-functional teams.
• Stay current on retirement benefits regulations, industry practices, and emerging trends.
• Provide analytical support for special projects and other strategic benefits initiatives.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Big data handling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Hawkins HR Consulting, LLC in the United States is seeking a Senior Retirement Benefits Analyst to manage transformation of North American retirement programs and drive data‑driven insights for leadership. This role emphasizes analytical rigor, vendor collaboration, and cross‑functional partnership.

The position offers remote work with occasional travel to the corporate office (2–3 trips per year) and opportunities for career growth within a large, growing organization.