Retirement Analyst

LKQ Corporation Retirement Plan Administrator

Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Company's U.S. retirement programs, ensuring accurate processing, reconciliation, and compliance of all retirement-related data. This role partners closely with HRIS, Payroll, and external vendors to support integration file feeds, system testing, and data integrity across platforms. Key responsibilities include auditing and reconciling contribution files, resolving discrepancies, and supporting annual compliance activities such as testing and regulatory reporting. The position also drives reporting, process improvements, and ensures plan administration aligns with company policies and legal requirements.

Essential Job Duties

• Administers day-to-day retirement plan activities, including processing transactions, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring timely updates across systems. Serves as a liaison between employees, Payroll, HRIS, and recordkeepers to resolve inquiries and coordinate data changes. Audits and reconciles retirement data to ensure accuracy and alignment across all platforms and vendors.
• Develops and delivers retirement and financial wellness communications to educate employees on plan features, drive engagement, and support informed decision-making. Partners with internal teams and vendors to provide clear, accessible resources that enhance utilization and maximize the value of retirement benefits for both employees and the Company.
• Maintains retirement plan records, administrative documentation, and system data in compliance with ERISA, plan documents, and company policies. Ensures accurate recordkeeping and supports audit readiness through consistent documentation and data integrity.
• Partners with HRIS and external vendors to manage and validate benefits and compensation data file feeds, ensuring accurate transmission between systems. Monitors integrations, troubleshoots discrepancies, and supports testing to maintain data integrity across all platforms.
• Maintains data integrity through ongoing audits, reconciliations, and detailed data analysis across retirement, payroll, and HRIS systems. Identifies discrepancies, investigates root causes, and partners with internal teams and vendors to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Proactively researches retirement trends, legislative changes, and industry best practices across the U.S. to identify opportunities for program enhancements. Analyzes data and develops informed recommendations to support continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.
• Assumes other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Not responsible for supervising employees.

Minimum Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years general human resources or business experience with a minimum of five years in retirement and data administration.

Preferred Requirements

• No Preferred Requirements.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Intermediate or Advance t use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, HCM reporting, Integration error files, and Powerpoint presentations to support business objectives.
• Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. May train others in functional areas, interact with others and make presentations to department or middle management.
• Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
• Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
• Results are defined; sets personal own goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Work is primarily sedentary: must be able to sit for extended periods of time and use a computer, keyboard, and mouse, frequently.
• Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (contingent on position requirements).
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k with Generous Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts

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