Senior Consultant, Defined Benefit Consulting & Administration

Introduction At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher. How you'll make an impact • Develop and present ways to improve processes, products and services to facilitate improvements from end to end in the product. • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and in a team. • Utilize technology to participate in and create a working team environment with team members located across the country and the globe. • Multitasking – The candidate will be expected to work on several projects simultaneously that may require different technical skills and effective time management. • Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality software, services and results. • Microsoft Excel programming – candidate will be coding, or debugging, extremely complex financial and business logic utilizing internal and custom Excel functions (experience with macros a plus but not required). • Web Site Development (EXCEL Focused) – candidate will be utilizing a proprietary framework to create, debug and manage financial and benefits websites which include: • Administrative sites utilized by client administrators to manage plans, calculations and data. • Participant sites are available to the clients employees to perform financial modeling, review personal data, facilitate benefits transactions, submit documentation and communicate with Plan Administrators. • Database architecture – candidate should have a background in managing, normalizing, editing and analyzing data sets to support the online applications. • Knowledge of defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, executive benefit plans and other benefit plans, or the demonstrated ability to acquire such knowledge and apply to financial models and Excel programming. . About You Required: • Bachelor's degree or equivalent from four-year • College or technical school; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience • . 7 years related experience in professional services businesses. • Excellent oral, written communication, organizational skills, negotiation and time management skills. • Experience in defined benefit plan design, governance, compliance, and administration. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Preferred: • 5 - 8 years experience working with Defined Benefits Plans (i.e. administration and benefits caculations for employees and retiree's) • Very strong MS Excel skills with large data sets Behaviors: • Use of sound judgment of all client interactions. • Exhibits strong ability to anticipate needs and proactively seek to identify new opportunities. • Ability to work under the pressure of deadlines. • High degree of business technology awareness and its applications to workplace efficiencies. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Effectively handle large, long-term projects as well as manage the details associated with everyday tasks. Compensation and benefits We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: • Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one! • Life and accident insurance • 401(K) and Roth options • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA) • Educational expense reimbursement • Paid parental leave Other benefits include: • Digital mental health services (Talkspace) • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function) • Training programs • Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing • Charitable matching gift program • And more... • *The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process. We value inclusion and diversity Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Apply tot his job