NYCERS’ Option Selections (Retirement Benefits) Unit of the Retirement and Pension Benefits Division has an opening for an Assistant Retirement Benefits Examiner. The selected candidate will perform various Assistant Retirement Benefits Examiner functions, including but not limited to:
- Review documents and/or related materials for completeness and accuracy.
- Enter, obtain and/or update pensioner’s data information into the appropriate computer system.
- Communicate and obtain information from/to pensioners, other City/State agencies, NYCERS business units and/or other retirement systems.
- Perform a variety of administrative tasks such as typing letter, preparing documents for imaging, exporting scanned documents, creating a file for each case, and preparing various listings.
- Reviews and maintains cases including taking ownership, updating work status, updating case notes, transferring cases, pending and close cases in the NYCEPAS system.




Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Candidate must have strong analytical skills, ability to prioritize assignments, capable of managing multiple priorities and be able to meet multiple deadlines.
- Clear and proficient written and oral communication.
- Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel and proficient in Microsoft Word.




To Apply:
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.
Internal candidates must have been rated satisfactory or better on their last annual evaluation.

TO APPLY FOR CONSIDERATION, PLEASE FORWARD A COVER LETTER INDICATING POSTING NUMBER 009-24-0058 AND A COPY OF A CURRENT RESUME TO:

CITY EMPLOYEES: Employee Self Service (ESS). www.nyc.gov/ess. Search for Job ID#: 617644
ALL OTHER APPLICANTS: www.nyc.gov/careers/search. Search for Job ID#: 617644

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) customer service in a financial
institution; and/or c) in a position requiring the application of laws, 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. 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
in mathematics, statistics, accounting and/or actuarial science from an accredited college or one year of experience as described in “2" above.

- Candidate must have strong analytical skills, ability to prioritize assignments, capable of managing multiple priorities and be able to meet multiple deadlines. - Clear and proficient written and oral communication. - Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel and proficient in Microsoft Word.

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.

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/.

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.

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.