This position is remote and does not require and in office presence.

The position assists with the ongoing administration of tax reporting, account reconciliation, and compliance related to taxes. The incumbent's primary role will be to audit all appropriate withholding tax returns, maintain system withholding and accounting tables, and monitor compliance with all employment tax jurisdictions. Additionally, the incumbent may be responsible for reconciling all payroll related suspense accounts and reporting on outstanding balances regularly. The incumbent will also assist in resolving any tax matters that may arise from a company or associate perspective.

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

What you do

• Develop new technical skills and expand knowledge of our systems and recordkeeping software to find better ways to service our clients and adapt to system changes and upgrades

• Act as BlueStar's ambassador to its clients

• Download payroll files uploaded by sponsor-to-sponsor web

• Track receipt of deposits

• Reconcile trust deposits with payroll files

• Process payrolls for plans through Relius recordkeeping system

• Execute trades immediately upon receipt of file and matching deposit

• Record all trading activity and reconciliation in PlanConnect

• Resolve any issues related to payroll processing, including under or over funding, eligibility, statutory limits, employer contributions, and loan payments

• Manage forfeitures on a per payroll basis as required by plan

• Complete all year end processing requirements to complete plan year including final reports, transactions, and census updates

• Ensure system and STATA files remain in synch with sponsor files and company needs

• Strive to improve payroll processing efficiency and reduce sponsor's administrative burden by updating processing practices

• Maintain excellent relationship with plan sponsor, following up as needed on any outstanding payroll items

• Work with plan administrator and plan sponsor regarding contribution verification reports

• Work with SAS team on monitoring and execution of BluePrism payroll processing

What you bring

• Associate degree or equivalent experience required
• Less than 2 years' experience required
• Retirement Plans experience preferred

What We Offer

• Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
• A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you'd expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others.
• Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training and career development opportunities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Salary range: $21.02-31.52 per hour