Employee Benefits Consulting Manager

Company: Plante Moran
Location: Detroit
Posted on: March 22, 2025

Job Description:

Make your mark. Our employee benefits consulting team focuses on our clients' critical business needs. From strategy to plan design and everything in between, our integrated solution approach is designed to help enable and manage growth, leverage resources, and mitigate costs and risks. At Plante Moran, we have the privilege of serving clients and providing consultative services as they face challenges and seek new opportunities.Plante Moran enjoys a "Workplace for Your Day" model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.Your role.

• Manage qualified retirement plan design and compliance as well as executive compensation engagements.
• Develop innovative and strategic ideas to identify and solve prospects' and clients' benefits needs and issues.
• Assume a mentorship role on the team and be a key to future leadership by building strong client relationships and promoting all areas of employee benefits consulting and compliance.
• Build and develop new client business and cultivate new business within the existing client base.The qualifications.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Juris doctor or advanced degree in tax or human resources preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience required, including experience with accounting, consulting or law firms serving the middle market, or in-house benefits and/or compensation experience.
• Solid working knowledge and technical expertise in the areas of plan design of qualified and nonqualified plans. Demonstrated expertise in some or all of Code Sections 409A, 3121(v), 457, 280G, 162(m), 4960, 401(a), 401(k), and 403(b) required.
• Desire to build and cultivate new client business. Experience with business development preferred.
• Qualified individuals will ideally reside in or near the Metro Detroit or be willing to relocate to the area for this opportunity; Limited travel throughout our geographic footprint.Our difference.On the surface, we're one of the nation's largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you'll see what makes us different: we're a relatively jerk-free firm (hey, nobody's perfect) with a world-class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For," and an endless array of opportunities. At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities. So, what are you waiting for? Apply now.This is an exempt position, so you may have to work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace. We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person's ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize - and celebrate - our many human differences, we're able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work. Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace.Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of candidates that are bilingual in Japanese and English. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Plante Moran.The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. These standard offerings are effective on the first of the month following your start date. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A Pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers Interns and Contractors the option to elect health insurance under our contingent staff medical plan as of the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment in addition to limited paid time sick time. Seasonal staff are not eligible for benefits.Compensation is commensurate with technical skills and experience is provided in accordance with applicable state requirement. Compensation information posted is based on a position being located in the state of CO or IL. Please review the position location for the applicable geographic location.Colorado monthly base range is as follows:$8,333.34 to $13,333.34Illinois monthly base range is as follows:
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