*Retirement Specialist (Project Management)

The Retirement Specialist position provides counsel to University employees, retiring members, and beneficiaries related to all benefit policies, practices, programs, and guidelines.

Job Duties:

• Discusses retirement benefits with current University employees, retiring members, retirees, and beneficiaries.
• Provides counsel to employees on all retirement benefit policies, practices, programs and guidelines, to include but not limited to employees commencing a leave of absence or those employees at all levels of retirement planning.
• Communicates with members effectively regarding their benefits via phone, email, and in person.
• Researches, resolves, and explains retirement issues with employees or retirees.
• Calculates pension benefits and verifies accuracy of existing pension calculator tools. Ensures regulatory compliance in all aspects of calculation, communication, and documentation.
• Performs various clerical duties requiring the use of independent judgment and analysis.
• Resolves routine employee/vendor benefits issues in a timely manner.
• May calculate retiree and vested terminated pension benefits as required and sends certificates detailing the calculation to the employee.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

Required Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED., AND:

• 12 months experience in Human Resources, Retirement benefits or related field.

Skills:

• Ability to conduct employee presentations.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and build rapport with students, faculty and staff.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to compute payroll deductions and payroll adjustments for benefits.
• Ability to apply basic math skills.
• Knowledge of Federal and State tax laws and University policies.
• Ability to collect and analyze data.
• Basic problem solving techniques.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel).
• Detail oriented for accuracy of data and information.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines.

Certifications: None

Advertised Physical Requirements:

• Physical: Sit for prolonged periods. 
• Use of a computer, calculator, and telephone.
• Ability to engage in repetitive motions.  
• Communicate effectively and listen.
• Environmental: Standard Office Environment.  
• Frequent exposure to pressure caused by deadlines and busy periods.
• Requires contact with Staff, Faculty, Students, other departments and University officials. 

Departmental Preferences: None

Supervision: None

Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy. To view the policy, visit https://hr.ou.edu/Policies-Handbooks/TB-Testing.

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