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Senior Plan Consultant

Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group

in Remote / Wakefield MA

This position can be done remotely/Work From Home

Job Description – the Purpose of Your Role:

Do you want to work for a friendly, growing organization where people truly make the difference? How about a role that offers a fun, collaborative work environment and provides opportunity to work directly with clients?

We are seeking a knowledgeable, team-oriented Senior Plan Consultant for our Retirement Plan Consulting Team. This position is customer service focused! You’ll be the day-to-day contact for your dedicated clients and responsible for the administration of retirement plans; communicating with clients; preparation of Form 5500 and conducting compliance testing.

The responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining strong customer relationships across many different industries with varying levels of financial experience.
• Answering a wide variety of client questions related to retirement plan administration, recordkeeping and participant inquiries on a daily basis.
• Performing yearly compliance testing and annual valuations for qualified retirement plans to ensure that IRS guidelines are met.
• Collaborating both internally and externally to facilitate the responsible handling of plan assets.
• Review and interpret retirement plan documents, amendments, notices and summary plan descriptions.

The Behaviors That You Bring:

Integrity – Your customer-centric attitude and commitment to doing what is right for our clients and their participants.

Expertise – You are a team player and continuous learner. You share your knowledge with your team, embrace new learning opportunities, and search for ways to improve our operations.

Empowerment – You demonstrate organizational skills, the ability to manage priorities, deadlines, and troubleshoot issues independently.

Excellence – Your detail-oriented approach leads to quality processing results for our clients and your communication skills allow you to communicate effectively with clients and internal team members.

Innovation – You learn quickly, collaborate with others, and share your ideas for improving our service.

Skills & Experience:

• You need to be the kind of switched-on self-starter who can handle a broad variety of tasks efficiently, accurately and positively.
• A “people person” who truly enjoys interacting with customers.
• Our industry is forever changing and we are looking for someone who is flexible and willing to embrace change.
• At least 5 years of experience working in defined contribution plan administration or a related industry.
• Ability to read and interpret retirement plan documents and have an understanding of the related rules and regulations, specifically ERISA. 
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel including the use of formulas and overall ability to learn and use different software packages. 
• ASPPA Qualified 401(k) Administrator (QKA) or higher credential preferred.
• Experience with Relius Administration strongly preferred.

Our Company:

Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group proudly serves more than 3,500 clients throughout the U.S., and for 30 years, we’ve remained devoted to making a difference in the lives of our people, our clients and our community. With nearly 220 professionals tied to our mission to deliver great service—and a 9-year average associate tenure—we have become the thought leader we are today.

Sentinel was recently recognized by The Boston Globe as a Top Place to Work in 2020. In 2021, Sentinel earned a Top Workplace USA Award from Energage. Sentinel is also recognized as one of the largest employee benefits firms in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal), a top 100 retirement plan adviser (PLANADVISER Magazine), and the 2016 recipient of the Best-in-Retirement Business IMPACT Award™ by Charles Schwab, our in-house experts—and their commitment to excellence—define who we are.

Our Culture:

Our people care about our organization. We are a company with a mission to be the best in our industry. Being part of this company means that you are part of something special. Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group offers paid vacation, 10 Holidays and 2 floating holiday, company sponsored medical and dental insurance, life insurance, AD&D, short and long‐term disability, 401(k) Plan and free parking.

Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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