Retirement Plan Specialist

The Sheakley Group of Companies, a national consulting firm, provides an integrated suite of outsourcing services for human resource, payroll, and healthcare professionals. Sheakley specializes in cost control for mandated and voluntary employee benefit programs and numerous human resource cost containment areas. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Sheakley continues to extend its client services through its affiliates: Sheakley UniService, Inc., Sheakley UniComp, Inc., Sheakley Pension Administration, Inc., Pay Systems of America, Inc, Sheakley Vocational Services and Sheakley Resolution Systems, LLC.

Sheakley Pension Administration, Inc. is looking for a Retirement Plan Specialist. This position is responsible for the daily administration of 401(k) profit sharing plans and client relations with associated plan sponsors. This includes working with plan sponsors, plan auditors, internal auditors, internal staff members and statement vendors. Applicants need to have a fundamental understanding of qualified retirement plans in a daily valuation environment. Familiarization with and coordination of processing contributions, distributions, participant loans, loan repayments, participant statements, etc.
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree desired
• 1-3 years experience working with defined contribution plans require
• Must be knowledgeable in ERISA, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) guidelines
• Ability to read a plan document and interpret plan rules
• Experience working with daily transactions of 401(k) plans
• Excellent analytical skills required
• Excellent interpersonal, computer, verbal and written communication skills required
• Excellent organizational and time management skills required
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word)
• Must be attentive to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work closely with others in a team environment