Payroll Benefits Analyst

Kansas City, MO

Summary

A leading national Law Firm has an immediate opening for a Payroll Benefits Analyst in the Kansas City office. The successful candidate will have 5+ years’ experience working in 401k retirement, profit sharing, and cash balance plans. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, and be able to adjust as needed to the firm’s continually growing needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the firm’s 401k retirement, profit sharing, and cash balance plans. This includes but is not limited to:
• Maintaining excellent vendor relationships.
• Extensive relationship-building with shareholders and staff.
• Serving as internal primary point of contact for all 401k-, profit sharing-, and cash balance plan-related questions.
• Provide required reporting to support various payroll, funding, and other miscellaneous requests.
• Monitoring of contribution levels to ensure withholdings do not exceed allowable limits.
• Attending regular meetings with 401k vendor.
• Attending quarterly internal Advisory Committee meeting.
• Coordinating and circulating documents to new hires and current employees.
• Leading annual 401k audit.
• Oversee the profit-sharing funding process:
• Coordinating with external accounting firm on the preparation and review of census.
• Communicating with internal leadership regarding timing and subsequent execution of funding.
• Point of contact with profit sharing vendor regarding receipt of funding.
• Assist with payroll reporting and processing as needed.
• Establish and maintain relationships across F&A and the firm.
• Proficiency in the following systems and programs: UKG/UltiPro, iManage Records Manager, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel expertise.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, human resources, or related field
• Three to five years’ experience working with 401k retirement, profit sharing, and cash balance plans
• Proficiency in the following systems and programs: UKG/UltiPro, iManage Records Manager, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel expertise.

Compensation

• $80,000.00 to $95,000.00 annually

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