Newport, an Ascensus company, helps employers offer their associates a more secure financial future through retirement plans, insurance and consulting services.
Newport offers comprehensive plan solutions and consulting expertise to plan sponsors and the advisors who serve them. As a provider and partner, Newport is independent, experienced, and responsive.
Job Summary : Responsible for the critical role of project management and onboarding of new conversions and implementations onto the Newport platform.
Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for plan sponsors, advisors and internal Newport teams to successfully on-board client plans onto Newport platform.
- Identifies, creates, and executes efficient project timeline and client facing deliverables.
- Works with plan sponsors, internal / external consultants, and prior service providers to successfully convert plan data, assets and liabilities.
- Schedules and leads weekly checkpoint calls with clients and external partners to provide project status update and to discuss open items.
Maintains and organizes client-meeting materials such as agenda, minutes and timeline.
- Understands legal plan documents, implementation process and translates client requests into actionable tasks.
- Research and understands client on-boarding process, plan setup and project documentation needs. Works closely with cross-functional support teams to resolve system setup and configuration issues.
- Takes ownership and facilitates resolutions to client questions / issues using the available internal and external resources.
- Prepares client data with use of Excel formulas / tools, including but not limited to : data extracts, data formatting, data manipulation and editing to ensure completeness and accuracy to ensure compliance with contractual requirement and client expectation.
- Prepares the necessary documentations for initial plan set up and provide post implementation assistance by developing accurate and detailed administration manuals outlining processes and procedures related to the project / case.
- Manages multiple case assignments, different clients, changing priorities to manage and prioritize project needs.
- Consistently meets and / or exceeds performance expectations, working under pressure in a very fast paced, demanding environment, continuously under tight deadlines
- Focuses on learning in everyday activities and events
- Collaborates with and openly shares knowledge with colleagues
- Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance
Management Responsibilities
None
Required Education, Experience and Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- 5 - 7 years in the retirement plan industry. Knowledge of non-qualified deferred compensation plans a plus, as well as understanding of various retirement plans, market operation, and general retirement plan practices.
- Project Management experience,
- Advanced Excel skills
Preferred (but not required) education or skills for this role
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in related field
- In-depth knowledge of implementation and conversions of retirement plans
Competencies
- Builds Collaborative Relationships
- Commitment to Excellence
- Detail Oriented
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- Integrity
- Personal Credibility
- Planning and Organizing
- Problem Solver
- Resourceful
- Team Player
- Time Management
- Analytical
TRAVEL : Up to 5%.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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