State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Retirement And Benefit System Coordinator (0181AR)

$46.97-$61.06 Hourly / $3,757.48-$4,884.07 BiWeekly /
$98,070.00-$127,474.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Office of the State Comptroller or State Teachers Retirement Board this class is accountable for supervising the administration of retirement and/or benefit services to eligible members.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

This is a supervisory level class which may be utilized in one of the following ways:

  • Supervising the administration of the provision of a comprehensive range of retirement and benefit services to a group of eligible members.
  • Supervising the administration of a complex and specialized retirement and/or benefit service to a large segment of eligible members of the retirement system within the jurisdiction of the State Employee Retirement Commission.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives general direction from an administrative or managerial employee or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Supervises professional and other assigned staff.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work and operations of staff and assigned unit;
  • Provides staff training and assistance;
  • Conducts performance evaluations;
  • Determines priorities and plans unit work;
  • Establishes and maintains unit procedures;
  • Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies, procedures and standards;
  • Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies, boards and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
  • Prepares a variety of fiscal, statistical and other related reports and correspondence;
  • Determines compliance with state and federal statutes and regulations and collective bargaining agreements;
  • Performs a variety of technical and administrative tasks involving administration of a pension and/or benefit service/program;
  • Supervises maintenance of financial, statistical and personnel data for eligible members;
  • Prepares or participates in preparation of periodic statements of eligible members equity;
  • Performs and prepares research and material for cases appealed to a retirement board;
  • Coordinates review of various pension and/or benefit applications;
  • Identifies data processing requirements;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • Knowledge of
    • principles and practices of public administration;
    • collective bargaining and retirement administrative appeal processes;
    • principles and practices of governmental accounting;
    • personnel and payroll practices and procedures;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Ability to
    • analyze financial and actuarial reports;
    • prepare financial statements and statistical reports;
    • utilize computer systems for administrative and fiscal management;
  • Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of experience in employee benefit and/or retirement administration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the professional working level in the administration of retirement and benefits plans and programs.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Retirement and Benefits Officer.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in business administration or public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(04)-Business Management

BARGAINING UNIT

(16)-ADMIN & RESID (P-5)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

AR 29

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Retirement And Benefit System Coordinator in Salary Group AR 29 approved effective May 07, 2010. (Reviewed for content, revised to modernize format and add an Acknowledgement section) Final No. 23-308

EFFECTIVE DATE

11/28/2023
CLASS: 0181AR; EST: 7/28/1989; REV: 11/28/2023;