Sr. Lead Analyst, Benefits Compliance & Enablement

Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center

Atlanta (GA)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Chick-fil-A, Inc. seeks a senior retirement benefits compliance leader to guide ERISA-aligned programs and ensure ongoing regulatory adherence for 401(k) and pension plans.

You will act as technical expert and advisor to cross-functional teams, translating complex requirements into actionable business strategies. Lead annual audits, Form 5500 reporting, and vendor oversight while partnering with Legal and Finance.

Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of ERISA, fiduciary rules, and retirement plan legislation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to lead and manage vendor relationships.
Effective consulting and communication skills.
Attention to detail, governance, documentation, and process design.
Commitment to innovation and continuous learning.
Experience with state-mandated retirement plan compliance.
Experience with Workday.
Exposure to multi-entity or rapidly growing organizations.

Responsibilities

Leads and executes enterprise retirement plan compliance initiatives, including Form 5500 reporting, plan amendments/restatements, PBGC premium filing and disclosures.
Leverages financial acumen to prepare financial statements for qualified plans in partnership with Retirement Benefits Team and auditors.
Directs annual audits for qualified plans and coordinates support for audit materials.
Directs testing program with vendors to ensure compliance and support growth, including modeling tool development.
Provides guidance to ensure plans are administered per plan documents and regulatory requirements.
Advises senior leaders on compliance impacts related to workforce growth and new benefit structures.
Maintains compliance documentation and communications, inventories, and records.
Collaborates with Talent, Total Rewards, IT, Payroll, and Legal to address issues.
Escalates legal issues with Legal–Benefits team translating risks into actionable guidance.

Skills

ERISA knowledge

Analytical skills

Vendor management

Consulting & communication

Attention to detail

Continuous learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CPA (preferred)

Tools

Workday

Job description

How We Work At Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A, Inc. ('Chick-fil-A' or 'the Company') Staff members play a vital role in achieving our strategic goals by developing their skills, fostering inclusive teamwork, and embracing innovation. All Staff are expected to contribute to a compelling future by inspiring and motivating those around them. Growth and development are essential at Chick-fil-A. We want Staff to seek new perspectives and adopt new methods to drive continuous improvement and adaptation to evolving business needs. Lastly, we ask Staff to seek wisdom, expect the best, accept responsibility, respond with courage, and think others first. Our Flexible Futures Model offers a healthy mix of working in person (currently a minimum of 8-10 days per month) and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Overview

This role provides strategic leadership and direct oversight of tax-qualified retirement benefits compliance programs (401(k) and pension plans). Serving as a technical expert and advisor, the individual applies advanced knowledge of benefits administration and regulatory requirements to lead execution of annual compliance activities, assess compliance impacts of employment strategies, and support timely, informed decision making.

Additional Function Specific Duties

Ensures adherence to ERISA, IRC qualification rules/limits and applicable DOL/PBGC regulatory requirements
Serves as a technical leader and consultant to the Retirement Benefits Team responsible for all day-to-day operations of the retirement benefit plans as well as Benefits, Payroll & Mobility Solutions leadership team
Partners with internal ERISA attorneys to assess and translate complex legal, compliance, and reputational risks into actionable business insights
Improves or implements new compliance processes with an emphasis on automation, scale and visualization to ensure timely compliance while enabling business growth

Responsibilities

Leads and executes enterprise retirement plan compliance initiatives, including Form 5500 reporting, plan amendments/restatements, PBGC premium filing and participant disclosure obligations
Leverages financial acumen to prepare financial statements for qualified plans in partnership with Retirement Benefits Team and auditors
Directs annual audits for qualified plans and coordinate support for audit materials from Retirement Benefits Team; select auditor through recurring RFPs and manage auditor relationship
Directs a proactive coverage/nondiscrimination testing program with vendors to ensure compliance and support entity growth, ownership changes, and benefits design decisions within a multi entity, family-owned business model, including development of a dynamic scenario modeling tool in partnership with Health & Welfare and data analytics SMEs.
Serves as technical leader and consultant to the Retirement Benefits Team to ensure plans are administered in accordance with plan documents, regulatory requirements and administrative practices
Serves as technical leader and advisor to senior business leaders, presenting benefits compliance impacts related to workforce growth, entity expansion, and new benefit structures, and providing compliance strategy recommendations.
Ensures compliance documentation and communications are accurate, complete, and regulatory ready, including maintaining inventories and historical records, and reviewing benefits communications for compliance across varied entities and employee populations.
Provides technical guidance on cross-functional collaborations with Talent, Total Rewards, IT, Payroll and/or Legal functions to address compliance issues and other cross-functional needs
Exercises independent judgment on legal escalation of compliance initiatives, partnering with the Legal–Benefits team to assess emerging federal and state requirements and translate complex legal, compliance, and reputational risks into actionable business guidance

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

Advanced knowledge of ERISA, fiduciary rules, and other retirement plan related legislation
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage vendor relationships
Effective consulting and communication skills
Extreme attention to detail, strong governance, documentation and process-design capabilities
Commitment to innovation and continuous learning

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)