Administrative Retirement Benefits Specialist, M5
Administrative Retirement Benefits Specialist, M5
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Job Description
The New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS) is one of the largest municipal public employee retirement systems in the United States with nearly 375000 active/vested members retirees and beneficiaries. NYCERS is a defined benefit retirement plan and a cost-sharing multiple employer public employee retirement system. We are looking for individuals with passion dedication and commitment to excellence and innovation who are interested in adding to our dynamic and collaborative work environment. Working for the City of New York you will receive excellent benefits including healthcare vision benefits dental benefits as well as the opportunity to participate in the Citys retirement plan. NYCERS offers a hybrid work environment with partial onsite work and partial telework.
Job Description:
NYCERS Finance Division seeks a Deputy Director with a strong leadership background strategic big-picture mindset and the ability to think independently and innovatively. Under the direction of the Finance Director the Deputy will have broad oversight of the division and will lead day-to-day activities of the Finance team. Specifically the Deputy will ensure accurate and timely completion of the divisions operational priorities:
-Preparing NYCERS annual financial statements and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
-Reconciling recording and processing financial transactions for the agency
-Accurately maintaining members account balances
-Overseeing and managing external audits
The Deputy Director will support the Finance Director in leading a dynamic 30-member team and act in the capacity of the Finance Director in their absence. Their direct responsibilities include running the day-to-day operations of the Finance Division and setting and tracking performance goals objectives and priorities for Division staff. In addition the Deputy will assist the Finance Director in the development of best practices in the division leverage automation to enhance division processes and maintain strong relationships with NYCERS external stakeholders and partners. The follow-up of delegated work must be very thorough. The Deputy must be a strong collaborator and able to facilitate collaboration within the Finance Division and with other internal and external stakeholders.
The ideal candidate has:
-Strong leadership background overseeing fiscal operations
-Extensive experience and knowledge of accounting auditing and banking principles.
-Experience and knowledge of developing internal control and accounting systems
-Independent action the ability to make decisions and take responsibility for them
-Adapts quickly to changing conditions and work with the team to implement quality solutions
-Experience with overseeing the preparation of year-end audited financial statements for any organization.
-Experience with overseeing financial closing process and external CPA audits
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Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 12 credits in mathematics statistics accounting and/or actuarial science and four years of satisfactory full-time experience implementing the provisions of a retirement plan involving the use of mathematical statistical actuarial or accounting computations 18 months of which must have been in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or supervising professionals implementing the provisions of a retirement plan involving the use of mathematical statistical actuarial or accounting computations; or
2. An associate degree or 60 credits from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 12 credits in mathematics statistics accounting and/or actuarial science and six years of satisfactory full-time experience as indicated in 1; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have 60 credits from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 12 credits in mathematics statistics accounting and/or actuarial science and the 18 months of experience in a supervisory administrative managerial or executive capacity as described in 1 above.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
