Actuary

Description Where Technical Expertise Meets Purpose-Driven Impact

Build your career while helping people build a stronger financial future. At Blue Ridge Associates, the work we do has a meaningful impact. We help companies provide retirement and employee ownership benefits that give people the opportunity to build wealth, plan for the future, and take greater ownership of their financial lives.

Full-time

Build your career while helping people build a stronger financial future. At Blue Ridge Associates, the work we do has a meaningful impact. We help companies provide retirement and employee ownership benefits that give people the opportunity to build wealth, plan for the future, and take greater ownership of their financial lives.

Through Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Administration and Retirement Plan Services (RPS), we combine deep technical expertise with a genuine commitment to our clients and the people they serve. Our team supports companies across the country with complex retirement plan administration, compliance, and consulting services—helping make these important benefits work better for employers and their employees.

What makes Blue Ridge special is our people. We’re a team of professionals who value collaboration, expertise, continuous improvement, and doing work that matters. Whether working remotely or from one of our offices, our employees work together to solve complex problems, support our clients, and make a difference in the financial futures of millions of participants.

Blue Ridge Associates is a leading professional services firm specializing in third-party administration of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and retirement plans, including 401(k), 403(b), cash balance, pension, and other qualified retirement plans.

Our client base spans the country, while our teams are located internationally across seven offices in the United States and two offices abroad, including Charlottesville, VA;
Columbia, MD;
Columbus, OH;
Monrovia, CA;
Riverside, CA;
Maple Grove, MN; and Baxter, MN, as well as remote locations.

At Blue Ridge, you’ll have the opportunity to build your expertise, collaborate with talented professionals, and be part of a growing organization whose work helps people build financial security and share in the success of the companies they work for.

The Actuary serves as a subject matter expert responsible for the design, administration, funding, and ongoing compliance of Defined Benefit and Cash Balance retirement plans. This position provides actuarial expertise to plan sponsors and internal teams, performs and reviews actuarial valuations, and ensures retirement plans are administered in accordance with IRS regulations, ERISA requirements, and applicable actuarial standards of practice. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with exceptional analytical, communication, and client service skills.

• Assist with the design, implementation, administration, amendment, and termination of Defined Benefit and Cash Balance retirement plans.
• Perform and review actuarial valuations, compliance testing, and funding calculations while ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain responsibility for a limited client portfolio while providing technical oversight and review of actuarial work completed by other team members.
• Interpret retirement plan provisions and applicable regulations to provide accurate guidance to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate complex actuarial concepts and retirement plan information clearly to clients,…