Accountant, Level 1

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting and auditing; or 2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license. To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one year of experience as an Accountant - Assignment Level I or at least two years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience.
• Preferred Skills:
• Must have strong analytical skills and ability to multi-task, capable of working in a fast-paced Adept accounting and quantitative finance skillsets. - Keen adherence to procedural instructions and abides by tax laws and supports financial audit requests and processes. - Exemplary ability to meet time-sensitive disbursement deadlines. - Strong analytical and recordkeeping skills. - Effective written and oral communication skills. - guidelines. - Solid Microsoft Excel and Word skills. - Knowledge of Salesforce, CRM management, and NYC's various retirement plans is preferred

Additional Information

The New York City Employees Retirement System is seeking a candidate to work in the Pension Payroll unit within the Retirement & Pension Benefits division. This selected candidate will be responsible for checking calculations performed for beneficiary and pensioner benefits. Within the unit, the candidate will support the unit as a Checker with responsibilities in processing requests, and applying adjustments to pensioners' accounts based on QUADRO's, Income Executions and Tax Levy's. Key Responsibilities - Checking calculations performed for beneficiary and pensioner benefits - Collaborating with internal staff and business units - Preparing ad-hoc client letters - Supporting document retention efforts - Use of Salesforce for case management purposes - Preparing various spreadsheets for use in determining eligibility requirements, and/or beneficiary entitlements - Completing outgoing client letters and electronic communications - Satisfying client inquiries escalated from NYCERS Customer Service division - Candidates should be adept at satisfying daily assigned Checker case reviews, fulfill high-priority escalations submitted electronically, and maintains assigned case queue at the discretion of the unit supervisor

Your Match

How well this role fits your profile.

Company Intel

What employees say

Worked at NYC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYS? Share your experience