Manager, Finance – Benefits and Compensation
Posted Oct 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you found a compliance problem in a benefit plan. How did you fix it?
What they are checking: Whether they catch and correct ERISA or IRS issues before they grow.
Tell me about a project where you worked with actuaries, trustees and investment advisors at once.
What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate several outside parties and keep a project on track.
What would you do
A recordkeeper keeps missing deadlines and making data errors. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage third-party vendors firmly and protect the plan.
How do you explain PBGC premiums and pension funding to senior leaders who aren't benefits experts?
What they are checking: Whether they can make complex retirement finance clear to decision makers.
Payroll and HR want a compensation change that has an unclear cost. How do you approach it?
What they are checking: Whether they can provide financial clarity and partner with HR instead of just saying no.
About the work
Walk me through your role in a Form 5500 filing and the audit that goes with it.
What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on retirement plan compliance experience, not just oversight.
How do actuarial assumptions like the discount rate affect a pension plan's funded status and expense?
What they are checking: Whether they understand pension financials well enough to explain them to leadership.
What's the difference in how you'd manage a qualified versus a non-qualified retirement plan?
What they are checking: Whether they know the distinct rules, funding and risks of each plan type.
How would you analyze the financial impact of changing the 401(k) match?
What they are checking: Whether they can model cost, participation and budget effects for a decision.
What controls would you put in place to make sure plan contributions are accurate and on time?
What they are checking: Whether they think about internal controls and DOL timing rules.
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