Repetitive Benefit Specialist I

What You'll Do
As a Repetitive Benefit Specialist I you'll provide routine processing and maintenance services for customers who have an annuity plan. Success in this career is warranted with having high attention to detail, some mathematical skills, enjoying critical thinking and problem solving, and having a process improvement mentality.
Your day will be filled with:

• Analyzing internal and external customer requests and processing transactions to create and maintain computerized retirement and repetitive payment records in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring appropriate materials and forms are provided, and meeting productivity and quality measurement goals.
• Reviewing and performing retirement and repetitive payment calculations and transactions within compliance requirements, contract restrictions, legal documents and tax consideration.
• Investigating and resolving calculation and transaction problems including balancing/reconciling accounting and recordkeeping for retirement and repetitive records.
• Participating in the training and development of team members, providing technical and problem-solving expertise and assisting with procedural updates.
• Consulting available resources to perform daily tasks and making suggestions for improvements in procedures and providing solutions.
• Performing other job-related duties or special projects as required.

Who You Are

• High school diploma or relevant experience.
• 2+ years work experience.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, mathematical, organizational, decision making, 10-key, and customer service skills.
• Must be detail oriented, have good problem-solving and critical thinking skills, able to collaborate with others, be emotionally intelligent, and have a process improvement mindset.
• Strong knowledge of contract provisions, pension and repetitive payment recordkeeping and accounting systems.
• Ability to adapt to frequent change, handle a large volume of work and balance working independently while working in a team environment to meet customers' needs and achieve overall goals.
• Capable of using various mainframe/PC applications including word processing and spreadsheets.

Salary Range Information
Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.
Salary Range
$15.12 - $28.27 / hour
Additional Information
Location
This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, or Charlotte, NC). You'll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.) For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links: Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Global Investors positions, you'll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Experience Principal
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Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Posting Window
We will be accepting applications for at least 3 days from when the job was originally posted, after which we may keep open or remove the posting based upon applications we receive. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond 3 days of the original posting date.
Date First Posted (TTF)
1/16/2024
Latest Post Date: Careers - US
1/16/2024
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