RETIREMENT BENEFITS MANAGER

Position Description APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THE RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE ONLY

The Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association (FCERA) is offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced, organized individual interested in the position of Retirement Benefits Manager . T he Retirement Benefits Manager is responsible for managing the daily activities of the Benefits Services Unit which services and counsels members and retirees, processes service retirement and disability retirement applications, death benefits, separation benefits, and purchasable service requests.

The F resno County Employees' Retirement Association (FCERA) , headed by the Retirement Administrator, is responsible for controlling and accounting for contributions and investment income under the direction of a nine-member Board of Retirement. FCERA is an independent association established by the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and is subject to the laws governing fiduciaries. The Association provides retirement benefits for eligible employees of the County of Fresno, Superior Courts of California (Fresno), and participating agencies including the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging, Clovis Veterans Memorial District, and Fresno Mosquito and Vector Control District.

Please note: The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill both extra help and permanently allocated positions. Individuals selected for extra help appointment may be transitioned to a permanently allocated position at a later date as authorized by the Fresno County Personnel Rules.

Positions in this classification are in Medical Group I - Light Physical Activity (Personnel Rule 8). This group includes positions which require only light physical effort and may include lifting of small, light objects and some bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching. Considerable walking or standing may be involved.

Eligible candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Samples of Duties Please click here to review the Samples of Duties

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Please click here to review the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Minimum Qualifications Education : Possession of a bachelor's degree with at least fifteen (15) semester units in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a closely related field that is acceptable within the United States' accredited college or university system.

Experience : Four (4) years of full-time, paid work experience involving payroll or benefit calculations and interpretation of legislation, regulations, and agreements, of which one (1) year must have been gained in a supervisory or lead capacity. Your application must clearly identify lead or supervisory experience.

License : Possession of a valid Class "C" driver's license, or equivalent.

TO PREVENT THE DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR APPLICATION, PLEASE NOTE :

• Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and filing requirements for this position by the filing deadline.
• A completed Fresno County employment application is required (must be current, complete, and accurate; amendments will not be allowed after the filing deadline).
• Resumes and attachments are not accepted in lieu of a completed application.
• Please fully list your education and work experience, including current position. Failure to list current, complete and accurate education/work experience within the job application (including employment with the County of Fresno) may result in the disqualification of your application.
• In the Education section of your application please provide complete information for each school attended. Please provide the school's name, school's location, the type and number of units earned (semester or quarter), type of degree earned (bachelor's degree, master's degree, etc.) and which major or program was completed (Business Admin, Accounting, etc.). Failure to list education within the job application may disqualify the applicant from consideration.
• College/University transcripts may be requested to verify completion of the qualifying degree and/or units.
• If you have completed education in a foreign college or university and are using this education to meet the minimum qualifications, you must provide documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received within the United States' accredited college or university system or your application will not be accepted. Documentation must be provided by the closing date and time. You may either attach a copy to your online employment application, fax a copy to (559) 455-4788 Attn: Sarah Crouse, or email it to HREmploymentServices@fresnocountyca.gov.
  
  

Selection Process

Depending on the number of applicants meeting the minimum qualifications and filing requirements, applicants may be scheduled for one of the processes listed below:

• Certify Without Examination - In instances where the number of eligible candidates is less than or equal to the number of qualified applicants the Department is entitled to receive under Personnel Rule 4212, the competitive examination process will be waived and the names will be certified without an examination.
• Oral Examination - An oral examination includes a panel consisting of at least two members within a similar field of expertise as the vacancy. Candidates are asked structured questions and must respond orally to allow the panel to evaluate the specific qualifications of each applicant.
  
  

Successful candidates will be placed on an employment list, effective for a minimum of 3 months (may be extended up to an additional 12 months), and certified in final rank order as vacancies occur.

Please note : Applications must be submitted online onlyvia our website by the closing date and time. Notices from Human Resources regarding your application will be sent via email only. Applications submitted via U.S. mail, in person, email or fax will not be accepted. Resumes and attachments are not accepted in lieu of a completed application.

How To Apply

Applications must be submitted online only. An online application may be found at: FresnoCountyJobs.com

Open Job Information Flyer and click "Apply" to begin online application process. Failure to complete the job application or failure to follow the application instructions may result in the disqualification of the applicant. Amendments will not be accepted after the filing deadline.

Once the filing deadline has passed, you may check the status at any time by logging on to: https://www.governmentjobs.com/Applications/Index/fresnoca

Please be advised that it is the applicant's responsibility to notify Human Resources of any mailing address and telephone number changes. Notices sent via U.S. Mail from Human Resources are not forwarded ("Return Service" is requested, therefore mail will not be sent to a forwarding address).

For the safety of our employees the County of Fresno complies with all Federal, State and Local Orders related to COVID-19, including Cal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards.

The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Fresno County to provide employment opportunity for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, or denial of medical and family care leave, or any other non-job-related factor.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS - The County of Fresno is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application, examination or selection process may contact Human Resources at (559) 600-1830 at least five days prior to the scheduled date or deadline.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Analyst: Sarah Crouse

Closing Date/Time: Continuous