Manpower

Benefits Analyst – 401K Consultant

Manpower

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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💰 $50 per hour

About the role

  • Establish strong relationships with HR Partners, business leaders, and employees to ensure benefits delivery meets employee needs across health, welfare, and retirement programs.
  • Function as a subject matter expert on all core benefit programs—including FSAs, HSAs, and retirement plans (e.g., 401(k), employer match, ETC.) .
  • Resolve benefits issues and escalations within set SLAs.
  • Provide subject matter oversight on retirement plan operations , including eligibility, enrollments, contribution corrections, plan compliance, and payroll file accuracy.
  • Build and manage effective relationships with benefit vendors, including health/welfare and retirement recordkeepers.
  • Conduct ongoing vendor meetings to discuss service performance, participant satisfaction, website/admin experiences, and performance guarantees.
  • Monitor monthly invoices to ensure alignment with administrative fees, participant counts, and plan rules.
  • Actively participate in Annual Enrollment preparation and testing for medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, and retirement enrollment updates.
  • Partner with vendors to verify eligibility rules, contribution limits, imputed income, COBRA rates, ASO fees, and premium accuracy.
  • Review interface files between the benefits administration platform and all vendor systems to ensure precise data mapping, required fields, and testing.
  • Serve as the internal SME for retirement benefits, including 401(k), after-tax contributions, company match programs, and nonqualified deferred compensation (if applicable).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent working experience
  • Minimum 6 years’ benefits program management experience required – Specifically in 401K/Retirement plans
  • Fidelity and ADP experience/knowledge REQUIRED.
  • Excellent project management skills with proven ability to design workable solutions
  • Deep analytical skills, comfortable working with and communicating substantial amounts of data findings
  • Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy through ambiguous circumstances.
  • Strong business judgment and a practical, common-sense approach to getting things done.
  • Successful record of building operational processes and procedures with a focus on continuously improving programs.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills - ability to interface with all levels of the organization and influence business leaders.
  • Proficient in Excel
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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