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122530
RETIREMENT BENEFITS MANAGER
AS619     $56,326 - $110,531
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To manage retirement benefits or retirement membership sections of statewide retirement systems.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Manager
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad direction from Retirement Benefits Assistant Administrator or higher-level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct over Retirement Benefits Supervisor and other Retirement jobs.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Retirement Benefits Supervisor by the presence of serving as an assistant to the Retirement Benefits Assistant Administrator. Differs from Retirement Benefits Assistant Administrator by the absence of responsibility for serving as an assistant to the Retirement Benefits Administrator.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Accepting Direction	Communicating Effectively	Demonstrating Accountability
Developing Performance	Driving Results	Following Policies and Procedures
Managing Budgets	Managing Stakeholders	Thinking Critically

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Manages a unit/section of the Retirement system through subordinate personnel. Establishes goals for the work unit/section and evaluates performance. Prepares budget requests as needed and monitors expenditures. Assists administrators in strategic planning activities.

Assists retirement system administrators in preparing policies and regulations to be approved by the Board of Trustees and with the interpretation and application of all laws and Board policies affecting computation of retirement benefits or membership issues.

Reviews and composes correspondence relating to multifaceted provisions of the Retirement System laws, policies and regulations with specific concentration in the area of retirement benefit computations or membership issues.

Prepares guidelines and controls relative to the unit/section assigned.

Answers questions and renders decisions on retirement matters posed by staff members, members of the system, employers, attorneys, certified public accountants and elected and appointed governmental officials.

Confers with and advises management and other department heads on various retirement system functions and/or problems.

Attends Legislative committee and court proceedings.

Reviews legislation, board policy statements, court judgments and decisions, Attorney General's opinions and administrative decisions for interpretation, implementation, and compliance with retirement or membership matters.

May participate in seminars or other meetings with members of the retirement system and personnel of participating member agencies.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Eight years of experience in employee benefits; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus five years of experience in employee benefits; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in employee benefits; OR

A Certified Retirement Counselor (CRC) or Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation plus four years of experience in employee benefits.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.