What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Retirement Benefits Specialist position at NYC Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development?
- Reviews manual and computerized qualitative and quantitative data related to the evaluation of health premiums for the City’s health benefits carriers and unions.
- Coordinates complex and detailed financial audits of health plan premium payments made to health insurance carriers and the unions’ annuity funds.
- Examines bills, payment statements, and payment vouchers.
- Evaluates supporting rate data from multiple sources which is used to compute final health benefit rates for all active employees and retirees.
- Notify Operations unit to update enrollment records for NYCAPS and Non-NYCAPS agencies based on health plans enrollment data.
- 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
- 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
- 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
Preferred Skills
- Preference will be given to those candidates with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook. -Must possess good writing and communication skills as well as strong sense of judgement, discretion and confidentiality.
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 Service 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 https://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.
Additional Information
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.
