Your Opportunity
The goal of Plan Administration is to meet the needs of Retirement Plan Services by providing the best client service possible as it relates to the recordkeeping aspects of Defined Contribution Retirement Plans. Specifically, the Receipts Sr. Specialist position is responsible for executing daily responsibilities for Receipts activity, managing relationships with internal business partners, maintaining and testing various internal and vendor-supplied systems, while ensuring absolute compliance with all regulations and requirements of ERISA Law.
What you’ll do:
The Sr. Specialist is the knowledge expert and workflow coordinator for all Receipts related processes. The position is responsible for understanding all operational processes within the group, executing appropriate risk mitigation, enhancing operational controls while improving efficiency through process improvements and is the subject matter expert within the team. Position responsibilities include: responding to Client Service Team inquiries regarding payrolls funding, and all Receipts activities, policies and procedures, providing guidance to team members to ensure accurate and timely processing, maintaining quality control and procedures, processing complex contribution corrections, and creating process improvements in order to meet key deliverables and exceed client expectations. Flexibility and extreme attention to detail, initiative in researching tasks, entrepreneurial spirit, and the ability to meet multiple competing deadlines is vital to success in this position. Crucial to success is the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, daily-deadline-driven environment coordinating activities of team members and processing transactions to achieve success with minimal errors. The Sr. Specialist position is a leadership position within the unit and is responsible for creating and maintaining a positive work environment that fosters employee engagement. The successful candidate must have superior analytical skills, high-level processing experience/knowledge of SRI, extensive knowledge of SRI, Microsoft Excel, Access and Word. The successful candidate will be able to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with various departments to ensure that daily client deliverables are met.
What you have
Must be able to work onsite in our Richfield, OH or Austin, TX location for three-four days per week
Extreme attention to detail
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, daily-deadline-driven environment with minimal errors
Ability to work within a team
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with various departments
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Access Database maintenance, creative thought process focusing on continuous process improvement
Detail-oriented, problem-solver with demonstrated ability to work with numbers and interpret client and participant needs
Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
Familiarity with IRS Form 1099-R
Retirement industry knowledge, ASPPA designation, required College degree or equivalent
Advanced knowledge of our SRI recordkeeping system
Proficient with all operational processes within the group
Able to fulfill complex payroll processing needs
Proactive member of corrections team capable of efficiently processing complex corrections with the highest quality
Able to cultivate and maintain professional relationships with our sophisticated plans and sensitive clients
Excellent research skills and able to find solutions to unique issues with the client's and company's best interest in mind
Able to develop and maintain procedures and best practice guidelines
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
Paid parental leave and family building benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Health, dental, and vision insurance
What’s in it for you:
At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
Paid parental leave and family building benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at [email protected] or call 800-275-1281.