Sr. Plan Administrator

Who We Are:

Wealthspire Advisors, founded in 1995, is a New York City-based, independent registered investment Advisory firm with more than 380 employees serving clients from 20+ offices. With a strong commitment to a fiduciary business model, the firm believes in connecting all aspects of a client's financial life to deliver thoughtful, collaborative strategies that focus on what is most important to each client. Wealthspire Advisors acts as a wealth manager, investment Advisor, consultant, and constant partner in helping clients achieve their aspirations. For more information on Wealthspire Advisors, please visit www.wealthspire.com.

Wealthspire Advisors is a firm built on a straightforward idea: that clients deserve an advisor as motivated as they are to achieve their financial aspirations. With an independent business model that offers no proprietary products or sales incentives, and a deep bench of experts structured to collaborate around client needs, our team thrives on solving the complexities of our clients’ financial lives.

Position Summary:

This position provides direction to plan sponsors to design and maintain a qualified plan to meet client needs. Also serve as a technical resource for research and plan analysis projects for both internal and external clients. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform retirement plan administration and consulting with a block of clients
• A-Z Plan Administration for block of defined contribution retirement plans
• Review, process and/or approve participant distribution and loan requests
• Reconcile trust assets and contribution
• Assist clients and participants with navigation of plan sponsor and participant secure recordkeeping portals
• Perform non-discrimination and compliance testing
• Calculate and allocate employer contributions
• Consult with client regarding timely deposit/remittance of deferrals and employer contribution
• Complete, review, provide audit support for and file appropriate government forms 5500, 5330, 8955-SSA, 1099-R, and related schedules
• Develop effective working relationships with clients, internal and external advisors, recordkeepers and auditors supporting those mutual client relationships
• Ensure clients adhere to Government filing and regulatory requirements
• Assist with drafting of prototype plan documents and amendments that meet requirements of plan sponsor and their advisors and recordkeeping partners
• Review, analyze and summarize data in succinct, clear and written communication using Microsoft office tools to support our Advisors, Consultants and Plan Administrators
• Maintain and expand ERISA compliance and software knowledge
• Comply with continuing education requirements; participate in professional organizations, independent study, etc.
• Integrate new knowledge and skills into daily work and share with colleagues as appropriate.
• Recognize opportunities for new business development
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment with a positive attitude, proactive mindset, and entrepreneurial spirit
• Other duties as needed to support clients, team members, internal partners and external vendors, advisors and auditors

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a specialized field such as business administration, business analytics, mathematical economics, finance, and/or other related fields of study. Experience in lieu of degree will be considered. 
• Three (3) to five (5) years of directly related work experience in the field of retirement plan administration and consulting. 
• Possession of professional credentialing including but not limited to:
• American Society of Pension Professionals (ASPPA) Qualified 401k Administrator (QKA), Qualified Plan Specialist (QKS), Qualified 401k Consultant (QKC) and/or Qualified Pension Administrator (QPA) designations
• National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) Accredited 401(k) Specialist (AKS), Accredited Pension Administrator (APA) and/or Accredited Pension Representative (APR)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent (ERPA)
• National Association of Pension Advisors (NAPA) Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) and/or Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC)
• FT Willliam Administration and PensionPro software experience preferred. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Teams would be extremely beneficial to success in th