Retirement Analyst Senior Retirement Analyst Grade N23Grade N26

The expected salary range for this role on hire is:

Retirement Analyst Grade N23 Level: $74507 $100216
Senior Retirement Analyst Grade N26 Level:$84694 $110441

WHO WE ARE
The mission of the Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans organization is to manage prudent investment programs for the members of the Employee Retirement Plans and their beneficiaries. Our three divisions Investment Financial and Member Services work together and within a fastpaced and deadline driven environment to provide a wide variety of services and work products. Our teams perform advancedlevel analytical and advisory functions for multiple defined contribution/benefit retirement plans totaling approximately $6B and provide indepth customer service and counsel to over 16000 plan members consisting of current employees retirees and other beneficiaries.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans (MCERP) is looking for an experienced Senior Retirement Analyst who is keenly interested in working in a highvolume and fastpaced work environment aimed to serve our local government and workforce. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently to successfully perform analytical and advisory functions concerning the Countys defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans and provide advancedlevel retirement counsel and service to all customers and stakeholders.

Highly successful employees within MCERP:

• have strong time management problem solving and organizational skills.
• can work independently and reliably within a detail oriented and deadline driven environment.
• apply their considerable knowledge of and experience working with public pension and defined contribution retirement plans.
• communicate professionally and excel at explaining complex technical or financial information to various audiences and customers (via telephone presentations reports email etc..
• effectively manage a wide portfolio of responsibilities projects and competing priorities.

This position is responsible for the day to day administration of the Countys various retirement plans as described below. You will provide accurate and timely responses to incoming requests from retirees current employees stakeholders and other beneficiary recipients as MCERP receives minimally 150 requests per week via telephone email and walkin clients. You will also share your enthusiasm for retirement planning by leading seminars presentations and events for County employees.

Employees Retirement System (ERS) and LongTerm Disability (LTD)

• Read and interpret retirement plan documents with a basic understanding of related rules and regulations.
• Prepare and review the processing of monthly pension and disability payments.
• Review Qualified Domestic Relation Orders (QDROs) according to County guidelines.
• Maintain and update member information in database. Work with the ERP Implementation Team to ensure payment data integrity and systems security of retiree pension payments in the PeopleSoft module.
• Develop business processes.

Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and Guaranteed Retirement Income Plan (GRIP)

• Review participation by County employees in these plans to determine eligibility and processing of refunds.
• Read and interpret retirement plan documents with a basic understanding of related rules and regulations.
• Review of distribution forms.

All Retirement Plans

• Analyze and research complex financial issues and prepare written/oral reports addressing issues related to payments and benefits from the Countys retirement plans.
• Provide guidance and assistance to County retirees on matters pertaining to pension payment activities.
• Assist with planning and conducting educational seminars communication and events for employees.
• Recommend new approaches and draft procedures to enhance the efficiency of the processing of retirement plan activities.

This position may be underfilled as a Retirement Analyst Grade N23. Once the employee is at full performance and meets the minimum requirements of the Proficiency Advancement process they are eligible for a noncompetitive promotion to the Senior Retirement Analyst level Grade N26.

Education: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in business administration public administration accounting economics finance or another field that provided a strong foundation in the area(s) of assignment (Retirement)

Experience:If filled at theRetirement Analyst Grade N23 Level: Three 3 years of professional experience in the daytoday administration of public pension plans which included determination of eligibility calculation of benefits coordination with service providers and application of a large number of eligibility and benefit variables across multiple plans altogether visvis defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

Experience:If filled at theSenior Retirement Analyst Grade N26 Level: Considerable 5 years) professional experience in the daytoday administration of public pension plans which included determination of eligibility calculation of benefits counsel of employees and retirees coordination with service providers and application of a large number of eligibility and benefit variables across multiple plans altogether visvis defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

• Experience with managing programs and projects.
• Experience with researching and identifying relevant sources of information and synthesizing and analyzing
  data of various complexity and importance.
• Experience with retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans.
• Experience with computer applications/software such as Oracle PeopleSoft and the Microsoft Office Suite including Excel Word and Access to maintain databases and perform complex financial analysis.
• Experience with HRIS/pension systems & its functionalities in managing reporting improving retirement processes & services.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly as it relates to employment opportunities the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference refer to the Careers webpage onHiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education relevant experience knowledge skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicants responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a Lateral Transfer candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge skills and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation the Countys Public Employees (which does not include employees of the Sheriffs office) are subject to the Countys ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employmentand the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at19A12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from theEthics Commissionwebsite.