Plan Administrator

Newport, an Ascensus company, helps employers offer their associates a more secure financial future through retirement plans, insurance and consulting services. Newport offers comprehensive plan solutions and consulting expertise to plan sponsors and the advisors who serve them. As a provider and partner, Newport is independent, experienced, and responsive.

Job Summary:  NQ Plan Administrator is an integral part of the client services team that plans, develops, delivers and services clients’ corporate non-qualified plans.

Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Perform duties to implement, track, monitor, and maintain client non-qualified benefit plan accounts, fund investments and distributions.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining full understanding of day to day workflow processes required for client plans assigned.
• Facilitate daily transactional activity with the Trustee and trading desk.
• Serve as initial escalation point for participant call center inquires, and has responsibility for responding in accordance with published standards while acting as a liaison with the client and Newport to ensure accuracy of plan recordkeeping and data.

Management Responsibilities

• None

Required Education, Experience and Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Bachelor’s degree in a business related field or industry experience, or a combination of education and industry experience.
• 2+ years’ experience working in a related position in the retirement services sector.
• Strong MS Office skills to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe.
• Have the ability to work under pressure in a very fast paced environment and demonstrated track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations.

Preferred (but not required) education or skills for this role

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts utilizing current spreadsheet and accounting database software programs.

Competencies

• Analytical
• Avid Leaner
• Detail oriented
• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Planning and organizing
• resourceful
• team plalyer
• Time Management

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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