Job Details
Department: Office of Human Resources
General Statement of Job
The Teacher Retirement System Analyst is responsible for managing the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) benefits and retirement of institutional employees. The Teacher Retirement System Analyst serves as the critical liaison between the College's Office of Human Resources Benefits and Payroll departments and the state retirement system to ensure legal compliance and accurate reporting.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Facilitates the reporting of Teacher Retirement System (TRS) program which encompasses in processing and out processing TRS eligible employees, employment after retirement employees.
- Responsible for transactions and communications with employees planning retirements and applying for benefits under Teacher Retirement System (TRS), Optional Retirement Program (ORP) and Employee Retirement System (ERS).
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with state and federal reporting; maintains electronic files and reports for Teacher Retirement System (TRS) reporting.
- Provide high level support to prospective retirees, available options, and prepares and processes Teacher Retirement System (TRS) paperwork.
- Interpret and apply complex state guidelines to determine TRS membership eligibility, tracking part-time faculty, and new hires.
- Review and process prior school district and/or state verification records to determine eligibility under Teacher Retirement System (TRS).
- Verifies retirement benefits and communicates with appropriate agencies on employee's retirement information.
- Responsible for developing and conducting Teacher Retirement System (TRS) training and other ad hoc trainings.
- Responsible for maintaining appropriate documentation and audit readiness for all retirement cases.
- Manages and evaluates all payroll maintenance and supporting documentation in a timely manner to comply with applicable federal and state laws and College policies and procedures.
- Develops and conducts training sessions regarding the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and additional retirement topics.
- Collaborates with vendors and analyze appropriate documentation for work related injuries/illnesses, life, pension, and disability benefits claims.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to employee experience, compliance, operational efficiency, and streamline, including automation to enhance leave processes and reporting.
- Assists with policy and procedure maintenance related to benefits and absences.
- Works closely with the Senior Manager - Benefits and Director of Benefits and Compensation for ad hoc requests.
- Assists with coordinating and attends annual enrollment, benefits, wellness, and retirement fairs, as needed.
- Travels throughout campus as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least two (2) years of TRS/ERS or other related retirement accounts experience required.
- Experience in higher educational setting is highly preferred.
- Experience with HRIS platforms (Workday preferred).
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service.
- Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
- Bilingual, English/Spanish, preferred.
- Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout Hidalgo and Starr counties using own means of reliable transportation.
- Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies and procedures, and/or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
- Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a national criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
- In addition, subject to a federal background check.
- Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.
Physical Requirements
- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
- Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
- Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
- Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
- Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
- Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
- Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
- Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
- Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Organization
Founded in 1993, South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers more than 120 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer four baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,700 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus.
Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served over 100,000 high school students at 70 high school sites, saving families over 200 million dollars in tuition.
South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Baccalaureate and Associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of South Texas College.
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