The New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) seeks an Assistant Retirement Benefits Examiner to work in the Service Processing unit within the Membership & Service division.
Responsibilities will include:
• Review applications, forms, and related materials for completeness and accuracy. Enter, obtain, and/or update applicant, beneficiary or pensioner information into the appropriate system.
• Ability to determine eligibility for Membership, Tier Reinstatement, Transfers, calculate years of service, account balances, required contributions, determine rate cancellation effective dates, Pre-member cost and compensation base.
• Communicate with and obtain information from members; other City and State agencies; NYCERS’ Business units, and/or other Retirement systems. Respond to inquiries and correspondence regarding individual cases.
• Perform a variety of administrative tasks, such as drafting letters; payroll certifications/verifications; payment confirmations. Prepare documents for scanning, archiving, and attachment to cases. Log client interactions in appropriate system.
• Reviews and maintains work items including taking ownership, updating work status, updating case notes, transferring work items, pending and close items in the worker and checker queues of the NYCEPAS system.
Minimum Qual Requirements
1. An associate degree or completion of 60 credits from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 9 credits in mathematics, statistics, accounting, and/or actuarial science; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two years of satisfactory full-time experience performing mathematical, statistical, actuarial or accounting computations in one or more of the following: a) a retirement or employee benefits plan; b) customer service in a financial
institution; and/or c) in a position requiring the application of laws, rules and regulations and the use of statistical, actuarial or similar tables; or
3. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1″ or 2″ above. College education may be substituted for experience in 2″ above on the basis that 30 semester credits from an accredited college may be substituted for each year of required experience. However, all candidates must posses a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and either 9 semester credits
in mathematics, statistics, accounting and/or actuarial science from an accredited college or one year of experience as described in 2″ above.
Preferred Skills
• Must be able to work well in a high volume, fast-paced environment and time sensitive unit.
• Must have strong analytical skills, ability to prioritize assignments.
• Written and oral communication should be clear and professional.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access and Word.
To Apply
Internal candidates must have been rated satisfactory or better on their last annual evaluation.
TO APPLY FOR CONSIDERATION, PLEASE FORWARD A COVER LETTER INDICATING POSTING NUMBER 009-24-0006 AND A COPY OF A CURRENT RESUME TO:
CITY EMPLOYEES: Employee Self Service (ESS). www.nyc.gov/ess. Search for Job ID#: 594204
ALL OTHER APPLICANTS: www.nyc.gov/careers/search. Search for Job ID#: 594204
55-a Program
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Svc Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF .
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
POSTING DATE
07/22/2023
POST UNTIL
08/06/2023
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.