Boston Consulting Group Hiring for US Benefits Analyst at Boston, MA  Full Time

Our North America Compensation and Benefits Center of Excellence is looking for an Analyst to join our retirement team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about both finance and directly supporting employees. The ideal candidate should have a background in financial analysis, thrives in a fast-paced environment, is a self-starter, detail oriented, and works effectively with internal and external contacts.

The US Benefits Analyst will be responsible for supporting the administration of the Defined Contribution (DC) and Defined Benefit (DB) US retirement plans, serving over 10,000 members. They will be an integral part of the team conducting quantitative analyses at the individual and plan level.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

Supporting the administration of the US retirement plans

• Participating in annual year end processes, including calculation of PSRF (DC) Plan contributions, and Non-Discrimination Testing (NDT)

• Analyzing large amounts of data including payroll and other inputs with Excel, Alteryx, and other software tools

• Providing support for annual retirement plan audits and financial statement preparation

• Participating in ongoing administration of retirement plans with file management, reconciliations, and weekly funding remittances

• Responding to ongoing employee and HR requests

• Working closely with external vendors to audit and update plan information

• Providing support to the US Retirement Plan Committee, scheduling committee meetings, writing minutes, and ensuring that meeting documentation is complete

• Supporting the preparation and distribution of all federal filings and compliance reports, including but not limited to: 5500 and required schedules, QDIA, SAR, SOX notices, AFTAP, fee disclosures, funding notices

• Managing the US Retirement inbox, including timely follow up

Communicating effectively with local offices and employees about retirement benefits

• Working closely with external vendors and legal teams to resolve complex employee benefit issues, including account access, distributions, and other requests

• Creating written communication to be distributed to all staff about services updates, changes and notifications

• Developing materials and conducting annual US retirement plan participant investment education, including programming, communications, and evaluation of reach to ensure that benefit is well understood and valued by all employees

• Conducting one-on-one informational sessions with Managing Directors and Partners when they join or exit the plan to educate them about plan design and their individual contribution allocation and distribution options

• Ensuring plan materials are up to date on intranet and other internal sites

• Serving as a liaison for Partner Services, internal legal, accounting, tax, and other departments

Project support as needed

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• BA/BS degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field

• 2 years of financial analysis experienced preferred with an interest in compensation and benefits

• Familiarity with retirement plan design a plus

• Very strong skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Workday, Alteryx (preferred)

• The ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, global, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment, keeping with BCG’s values and culture

• An aptitude for managing and maintaining large sets of data; using data to generate insights

• Maturity and seasoning that engenders respect and trust from others; sound judgment, professionalism, strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills; able to adapt for varied audiences

• Proven analytical capabilities; a quick study; a bright professional with a can-do attitude, a creative solution seeker and a readiness to try new approaches; decisive, pragmatic, and reason-minded

• Comfort working in the details and understanding the big picture; able to consider the ramifications of decisions on various constituencies

• Strong organization skills and composure: ability to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging fast paced environment

• Exercises judgment in managing confidential/sensitive information; trustworthy

• Understanding of BCG policies, practices, structure and how decisions are made

• Capacity to prioritize across multiple issues and to respond quickly with an appropriate sense of urgency

YOU’LL WORK WITH

BCG’s HR team works to attract, develop, excite, deploy, and retain the best people in the market. Those in human resources jobs manage the life cycle of all BCG employees-from hiring top talent and developing their skills to rewarding their contributions and supporting career progression and mobility.

The Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.