Retirement Support Specialist

**Section 1: Position Summary**

The Retirement Support Specialist position is accountable for assisting the Client Services teams through timely communication and follow-up, proactive client outreach, and tracking, reporting and documentation of various functions within the department.

**Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

+ Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.

+ Our I-Client service philosophy and our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day to day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.

+ Assist clients with census updates to produce compliance tests and employer calculations

+ Participate in proactive call and email campaigns to inform clients on various deliverables regarding their 401k plan

+ Assist Client Services with the creation of necessary reporting for the FDI reports

+ Apply a quality control/review process to all reports produced before they are delivered to the end user

+ Reply to client requests for information via email, outbound call, or internal workflow

+ Maintain detailed workflow documentation for all functions and tracking for all reports provided

+ Provide timely, exceptional service, including problem solving and issue resolution with minimal inconvenience to clients

+ Provide effective verbal and written communications in a clear, concise, and informative manner

+ Make outbound calls to clients for various call campaigns and follow up on verification of client's data

+ Provide backup assistance for functions previously owned by Shared Services

+ Maintain a professional and positive approach in all internal and external communications

**Supervision**

+ N/A

**Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements**

+ Bachelor's degree in business or related field, or equivalent work experience.

+ Knowledge of information systems and technology; ability to create ad hoc reports.

+ Microsoft Office knowledge required.

+ Ability to evaluate data integrity.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills.

+ Excellent evaluation and problem resolution skills.

+ Detail oriented.

+ Ability to work unsupervised as required, but also work within and contribute to maintaining a highly cohesive team environment

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