Pension Benefits & Payroll Specialist

City of New York; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York is seeking an Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/Pension Payroll Processor to join the Pension Payroll Unit. Under supervision, you perform beginning-level technical work in retirement benefits processing and examining, including customer service, record reviews, and complex computations.

You will assist with retirement and death benefits, and ensure payroll accuracy while maintaining data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, data analytics, project management, business administration, public administration and/or actuarial science.
• Two years of satisfactory full-time experience in analytical, administrative or customer service work within a financial institution, retirement system, or pension, or one year of mathematical/statistical/accounting computations in a retirement/employee benefits plan.
• Associate degree or 60 credits with three years of related experience or two years with mathematical/actuarial/ accounting computations.
• Sixteen additional credits in math/statistics/accounting/economics/finance/data analytics within 60 credits and two years relevant experience.
• Four-year high school diploma with required experience as described.
• Satisfactory education/experience combination allowances and substitutions per policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service to the Fund's clients.
• Correspond with members, agencies, and attorneys regarding pension benefits.
• Assist members with questions and referrals.
• Review records for accuracy of member information.
• Assist in processing retirement benefits, death benefits and pension finalizations with complex computations.
• Perform mathematical, statistical, or accounting computations related to Pension payroll processing.

Skills

Customer service

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics / statistics / accounting / economics / finance / data analytics / actuarial science

Bachelor’s degree with two years of analytical/customer service experience in finance/pension

Associate degree with 60 credits and required math/analytics coursework + 2+ years experience

Job description

The City of New York is seeking an Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/Pension Payroll Processor to join the Pension Payroll Unit. Under supervision, you perform beginning-level technical work in retirement benefits processing and examining, including customer service, record reviews, and complex computations.

You will assist with retirement and death benefits, and ensure payroll accuracy while maintaining data integrity.