The New York City Board of Education Retirement System (BERS) is seeking candidates with excellent analytical and communication skills for their Quality Assurance Team.

BERS is one of five public pension systems in New York City. Founded in 1921, we proudly serve over 55,000 members. BERS provides retirement, death, disability, and survivor benefits for employees of the New York City Department of Education other than appointed teachers, employees of the School Construction Authority, and certain other classes of employees. Please visit our website at: https://www.bers.nyc.gov

Position Summary: Under general supervision the Retirement System Assistant performs technical work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the field of retirement benefits. Performs related work.

Reports to: BERS Unit Supervisor

Direct Reports: N/A

Key Relationships: The Retirement System Assistant works closely with staff throughout BERS and other City Retirement Systems.

Responsibilities

· Reviews member records to ensure that summaries of accounting, reconciliation, calculation, and pension payroll data are accurate.

· Evaluates service and salary data for accuracy and identifies problems.

· Computes retirement benefits and participates in the analysis and evaluation of production records and trends.

· Responds to inquiries which have been forwarded from other units.

· Keeps records, searches and updates files and retrieves information using computers and paper records.

Qualification Requirements:

Minimum

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) for customer service in a financial institution; and/or c) in a position requiring the application of law, 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. However, all candidates must possess 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. College education may by 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.

Preferred

· Strong analytical, communication, and research skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $54,687.00 - $58,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY 10041: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10041