The Chinese Actuarial - Career Opportunities

Pension Plan Compliance Specialist opening in San Francisco. Experienced in the laws that impact retirement plan administration and retirement plan design, and who works closely with benefits consultants, clients, attorneys, vendors and staff in creating and maintaining employee retirement benefit plans that are legally compliant with state and federal laws. Responsibilities include: preparing and updating retirement plan documents/summary plan descriptions; drafting plan amendments and participant announcement letters and notices (including changes in benefit accrual formulas and plan design, compliance requirements as well as required participant disclosure notices, annual funding notices for multiemployer defined benefit plans, etc.); performing benefit calculations, interpretation and/or coordinating calculation of qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO), determining present value or pre-retirement death benefits, researching and responding to questions from clients regarding plan interpretation, preparing administrative forms, designing procedures to assist in compliance with regulations; initiating or reviewing documents in connection with IRS submissions/applications for determination or private letter rulings, responding to IRS comments, researching non-discrimination issues; researching state and federal employee retirement benefit laws (including ERISA, EGTRRA, PPA, Social Security, GUST along with guidance from the Internal Revenue Code, IRS/DOL/PBGC regulations, Revenue Procedures, Revenue Rulings, Field Assistance Bulletins, etc.); maintaining knowledge of proposed, new developments in legislation and benefits trends and practices impacting employee benefits; 5+ years experience in retirement benefit plan administration as well as drafting/revising detailed retirement plan documents, summary plan descriptions and plan amendments. Must be well versed in federal laws pertaining to retirement plans (including ERISA, EGTRRA, PPA, GUST, Social Security, etc.) as well as sources of compliance guidance including but not limited to guidance issued by the IRS, DOL and PBGC. Salary $open. (PR5234*)