DB Senior Client Calc Automation Manager- (Virtual US)

Our Story

At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight."

Our Values

Champion People - be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose - be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight - act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com.

About the Role

The Actuarial Support Group (ASG) Consultant collaborates with client delivery teams to support defined compensation calculations and projects. This role involves independent work with peer review, interpreting complex DB requirements, consulting with clients, and proficiency in Excel and coding principles. The position requires knowledge of DB regulations.

Responsibilities

• Having the ability to perform manual defined benefit calculations and create/maintain calculation tools in Excel.

• Addressing questions related to complex situations, participant inquiries, client escalations, and participant calculations in regard to defined benefits.

• Consulting with clients on a variety of actuarial concepts and facilitate interactions with third party actuaries, plan sponsors, ERISA counsel, and client finance department contacts.

• Consulting with clients and client teams on how new legislation would impact their plans' calculation methodology.

• Executing large scale calculation projects and write complex plan requirements.

• Consulting with internal colleagues, clients, and third parties to resolve issues or differences related to actuarial concepts.

• Creating actuarial factors and factor tables. This sometimes involves determining a factor's formula based on the stream of payments.

Requirements

• Have effective communication skills on domain and technical matters, internally and externally.

• Have proven analytical abilities and attention to detail when working with complex data.

• Have a solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to report data to stakeholders.

• Have expertise in actuarial principles and relevant systems.

• Have proficiency in Excel, including the ability to create complex calculation spreadsheets and utilize advanced Excel functions.

• Have advanced management and organizational skills with the ability to adapt to change.

• Have some experience in VBA for Excel to automate and enhance actuarial calculations and processes.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, finance, or equivalent work experience.

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in actuarial services or related fields.

• Ability to learn through formal and on-the-job training.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and "Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs" 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it's important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process.If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact alightcareers@alight.com.

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.