$39.71-$48.26 Hourly / $6,884.00-$8,366.00 Monthly / $82,602.00-$100,386.00 Yearly
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code and are not intended to be an inclusive list.
1. Calculates service credits for service, vesting and disability retirements. Computes retirement benefit payable to a retiree and determines the retirement benefit adjustments under appropriate survivor benefit plans. Verifies calculations of death benefits.
2. Compiles data for revising retirement contribution rates. Assists in establishing procedures to conform with changes in legislation governing retirement and death benefit payments.
3. May direct the activities of subordinate staff engaged in compiling service credit data from payroll and personnel records.
4. Provides information to Retirement System members and retirees on various retirement benefit matters, including maintenance of records of beneficiaries, benefit taxation requirements, and tax withholding procedures. Initiates inquiries to ascertain status of local retirees.
5. Counsels active and retired members on retirement benefits in person, in writing or over the telephone. Enrolls new employees in system membership and explains benefit entitlements and options. Interviews and counsels active members who are retiring and completes the retirement application package.
6. Performs related duties as required.
Knowledge of: Administration of employee pension programs; calculation of retirement benefit payments and adjustments under appropriate survivor benefit programs; counseling techniques appropriate to retirement systems; City Charter sections, Administrative Code sections and ordinances related to pension benefit programs.
Ability to: Interpret complex written materials; read and interpret pension regulations and guidelines; analyze numerical data and perform calculations following an established formula; communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing, directly to individuals as well as publicly to groups of members; disseminate and obtain accurate, detailed information; establish and maintain positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; learn and use a computerized data system; understand and follow oral and written instructions; make accurate numerical calculations; conduct effective interviews; set priorities and organize work in order to accomplish assigned tasks; deal tactfully and courteously with department representatives, members of government agencies, and retirees.
Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in economics, finance, accounting, statistics, business administration, human resources, psychology, sociology, public administration or a related field.
Experience: One year of experience in the administration of employee benefit programs, including counseling clients, performing calculations, researching client information, and using computers to analyze and/or obtain data. Must include proficiency in the use of computers to perform word processing, prepare spreadsheets and perform data entry/retrieval.
Substitution: Additional direct experience with an employee pension plan (preferably a defined benefit plan) may be substituted for the education on a year for year basis for up to two years of the education requirement (two years = 60 semester units).