Retirement Counselor

Counsels active and retired Fairfax County employees. Prepares retiree payroll, establishes and utilizes automated spreadsheets, prepares re-evaluation material for disabled members, computes costs for buy-back of prior service, and conducts/participates in retirement seminars. Responsibilities include:

• Counsels active Fairfax County and School System employees and survivors as to retirement benefits and procedures, and Federal and State tax regulations.
• Calculates retirement benefits for regular, service-connected disability, ordinary disability, vested or early retirees including participants in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP).
• Balances active contribution and Federal tax withholding records.
• Responds to requests from the Retirement Boards of Trustees and various County agencies for information and special reports.
• Prepares evaluation material including scheduling of medical examinations for employees applying for disability retirement for the monthly Retirement Board of Trustees meetings.
• Computes costs for repurchase of prior service.
• Conducts or participates in retirement seminars.
• Responds to auditor requests, including review and update of data in preparation for and/or in response to the annual audit.

• Knowledge of current legal trends and requirements affecting retirement administration;
• Familiarity with worker's compensation and its implications for service-connected disability retirees;
• Knowledge of, and ability to utilize, PC spreadsheet applications;
• Ability to interpret and explain policies, ordinances and regulations;
• Ability to analyze problems and make sound recommendations;
• Ability to speak and write effectively;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County staff and the general public.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, personnel administration, or a related field.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or related field.
• Experience with and knowledge of current legal trends and requirements affecting retirement administration.
• Experience with worker's compensation and its implications for service-connected disability retirees.
• Experience interpreting and explaining policies, ordinances, and regulations.
• Experience analyzing problems and making sound recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to speak and write effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with county staff and the general public.