We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Benefits Plan Analyst within our Benefit Compliance & Integration team to help support our Qualified Benefits group. As a global-diversified manufacturing company, it’s sometimes hard to explain all the different things we do. We like to say, “we’re the biggest company no one has ever heard of.” We are confident you interact with one of our products in your daily life without knowing it. Whether it’s the mattress you sleep on, the car you drive, the plane you fly on, or the furniture you sit on, our high-quality components are there supporting you. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Benefits Plan Analyst you will have the opportunity to interact with many different branch coordinators and internal employees. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by maintaining benefit compliance, pension and stock plans to avoid monetary corrections. The team you will be working with is team-oriented and fun, and values the independent work the position allows.

So, what will you be doing as a Benefits Plan Analyst?

• Provide support to the Sr. Benefit Compliance & Integration staff through follow-up work with branches, creation, and maintenance of spreadsheets & databases
• Identification of rehired employees, determination of benefits for transfers, calculating and providing support for audit testing and grossed up pay, providing compliance oversight and audits for plans
• Collecting and calculating asset figures and participation levels as well as reporting plan counts, compliance activity, and explaining any variances of at least 10% in the Qualified Benefits section of quarterly reports to management
• Preparing letters to beneficiaries upon an active or former employee’s death and obtaining documents needed for beneficiary splits of participant’s account(s)
• Providing oversight and assistance in preparation of acquisition materials
• Tracking and reporting fidelity and fiduciary bond coverage amounts
• Collecting information needed for marking the pension box on IRS Forms W-2
• Maintaining the system for tracking/reporting rehires and transfers
• Attempting to locate and verify addresses for lost participants
• Placing/receiving calls to branch benefit coordinators, employees, plan administrators, recordkeepers and attorneys

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience working in MS Office (specifically Word and Excel)
• 1-3 years of previous office experience desired
• Ability to understand and read legal documents and assist in administration of plans acordingly
• Ability to think analytically, work independently and adapt to change
• Be attentive to details and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Positive attitude and a cooperative aptitude

What to Do Next

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• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
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• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
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We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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