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Benefits Assistant
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Salary:
Competitive salary and excellent benefits.
Education:
No requirement
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Posted by:
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
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Job Category:
Administration, Clerical & Data-entry
Language(s):
English
Job posted on:
September 24, 2007
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Type:
Full time
Last day to apply:
June 30, 2008
Last updated:
April 29, 2008
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Description:
The 1.3 million member United Food Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), a powerful voice for working men and women, is seeking a Benefits Assistant to assist in the administration of the UFCW Pension Plan which covers the employees, retirees, and surviving spouses.
Duties:
Processes retirement applications including calculation of estimates and finals.
Responds to questions posed by Plan participants and beneficiaries.
Reviews and calculates cost figures for the purchase of previous service for pension purposes.
Processes surviving spouse benefits.
Receives and resolves problems that may arise affecting Plan administration or beneficiaries.
Maintains ongoing communications with the financial institutions, local unions, plan participants and beneficiaries.
Issues stop payment on lost and outstanding checks.
Updates and maintains individual pension files and other filing related to job responsibilities.
Maintains employee confidence and protects operations by keeping data strictly confidential.
Additional Qualifications:
A working knowledge of the UFCW Pension Plan for Employees, or similar pension plans, and the UFCW database. Experience in auditing financial records.
Must be analytical, patient, and desire to serve and work with Plan participants and beneficiaries. Must have proven organizational skills. Must maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive employee and organization information and material. Strong mathematical ability.
Proven ability to navigate through database systems in order to retrieve, update and verify information. A working knowledge of Excel, WordPerfect and Word is needed. Typing speed 40 words per minute.
Experience in reading and interpreting Plan documents, writing routine correspondence, effectively presenting information and responding to questions from individuals.
UFCW is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Duration: Full time. Posting closes when position is filled.
How to Apply:
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Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/en/job/242972-311
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