Deputy Director - Pittsburgh Municipal Pension Fund

• Applicants must submit a complete application, including education, work experience, a resume (if applicable), and completed supplemental questions.
• Applicants must be City of Pittsburgh residents at the time of application and must remain a resident throughout employment.
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NOTE: Candidates being considered for employment must submit official transcripts verifying post-secondary education (college/university, trade school, etc.) prior to hire.

Qualifying Requirements:

• WORK EXPERIENCE: The application must demonstrate knowledge of municipal pensions and clearly show three (3) years of full-time experience in accounting, finance, or a closely related field. (Less than full-time experience will be calculated on a pro-rated basis.)
  

• EDUCATION/TRAINING: The application must clearly show a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.

• EQUIVALENCY: Education/training and/or work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis if the application clearly shows the required number of years to meet the Total Qualifying Requirement for this position (based on the sum of work experience and education/training listed above). The Total Qualifying Requirement is seven (7) years.

If you meet the qualifying requirements listed above, you will be sent a letter of admission (when applicable) for the following examination(s). You must pass the written and/or performance examination(s) in order to have your name placed on the official Civil Service eligibility list for this position. Candidates who receive job offers must pass a medical examination (when applicable) prior to start date.

• Written: None required for this position.
• Performance: None required for this position.
• Medical: None required for this position.

• Assists with pension payroll system.
• Ensures all pension tax documents are correct for filing.
• Calculates pension benefits in accordance with applicable law.
• Verifies employee eligibility for various pension benefits.
• Coordinates disability pension processes.
• Assists with staff payroll and filing required tax forms such as W-2, 941, and other quarterly returns.
• Meets with employees seeking retirement and advises and coordinates required documents.
• Assists with the coordination of monthly meetings of the Board.
• Assists with preparing agenda and minutes and signs off on minutes for posterity in City Council vault.
• Assists with submitting monthly pension budget requirements to the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust and attends quarterly CMPTF meetings.
• Occasionally works directly with the Municipal Pension Fund’s Solicitor on legal questions, pending litigation, and qualified domestic relations orders.
• Assists with maintaining a catalog of pension-related legal opinions, actuarial reports, and audit reports.
• Assists with annual fund audits and bi-annual Commonwealth of PA audits.
• Assists with coordinating annually with actuaries in updating pension databases.
• Co-authors pension membership handbook with Solicitor, Board members, and Executive Director.
• Processes contribution refunds, death benefits, and qualified domestic relations order payments.
• Fields incoming calls from employees and retirees.
• Assists with maintaining records for offset purposes, including Social Security and vested employee lists.
• Supplies requested documents to retirees, such as income verification letters and tax forms.
• Ensures Municipal Pension Fund website is up to date and accurate.
• Assists with coordinating employee representative elections.
• Ensures all banking and check signature forms are accurate and up to date.
• Scans documents.
• Assists with reimbursements to City for FAPP (Paramedic) contract pensions.
• Reviews monthly check maintenance for accuracy.
• Assists in processing Medicare Part B inquiries and documentation for applicable retirees.
• Monitors insurance deductions for retirees.
• Completes various accounting tasks (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, & annually).
• Completes other tasks at the request of the Executive Director and/or Board.
• Other duties as assigned.