Human Resources Specialist (Retirement and Benefits)

AvantGarde, LLC•Washington, DC, DC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Human Resources Specialist (Retirement and Benefits) supports the AG client onsite at the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), a Title 2 agency, within the Human Capital Management Division, Employee Benefits and Services Branch. This full-time position is anticipated at 40 hours per week and provides advisory services on complex benefits and retirement matters to benefits team personnel, management, and employees. Telework is permitted up to two days per week and an alternative work schedule (AWS) is available.

Requirements

Experience providing consultative advice and support on Federal benefits and retirement programs.
Experience researching and providing counseling and guidance on benefits and retirement program matters.
Experience providing technical guidance, analysis, recommendations, and alternative solutions on complex benefits and retirement issues.
Experience counseling employees regarding retirement planning, disability retirement, discontinued service retirement, new hire onboarding, conversions, changes in marital or family status, separations, and survivor or beneficiary matters.
Experience administering retirement and benefits services, including retirement processing, annuity estimates, employee inquiries, and related transactions.
Experience preparing and calculating annuity estimates, prior Federal service determinations, and civilian and military deposits or redeposits.
Experience researching and adjudicating FERCCA cases.
Experience determining retirement coverage and creditable service.
Experience processing retirement, disability retirement, and death cases.
Experience establishing and verifying employee service history and profiles in GRB.
Experience monitoring processing through systems including NFC, eOPF, and related platforms.
Experience preparing SF-52s and other standard forms associated with benefits and retirement actions.
Experience performing quality reviews of benefits transactions, retirement applications, survivor benefits, life insurance, long-term care, and TSP transactions.
Experience serving as a technical expert on Federal benefits programs, including SCD verification, retirement code validation, and retirement processing requirements.
Experience developing and delivering benefits and retirement communication materials, presentations, and employee briefings.
Experience conducting one-on-one and group presentations related to benefits and retirement programs.
Experience supporting or leading portions of Open Season planning and execution.
Experience assisting with onboarding activities and special projects.

Responsibilities

Provide consultative advice and support to the agency workforce on all regulatory and operational aspects of Federal benefits and retirement programs.
Research and provide counseling and guidance on benefits and retirement program matters to senior leaders, managers, and employees.
Provide technical guidance, analysis, recommendations, and alternative solutions on complex and highly sensitive benefits and retirement issues.
Provide in-depth counseling to employees regarding retirement planning, disability retirement, discontinued service retirement, new hire onboarding, conversions, changes in marital or family status, separations, and survivor or beneficiary matters.
Administer the full range of retirement and benefits services, including retirement processing, annuity estimates, employee inquiries, and related transactions.
Prepare and calculate complex annuity estimates, prior Federal service determinations, and civilian and military deposits or redeposits; research and adjudicate FERCCA cases; and determine retirement coverage and creditable service.
Process retirement, disability retirement, and death cases; establish and verify employee service history and profiles in GRB; and monitor processing through systems including NFC, eOPF, and related platforms.
Prepare SF-52s and other standard forms associated with benefits and retirement actions.
Perform quality reviews of benefits transactions, retirement applications, survivor benefits, life insurance, long-term care, and TSP transactions.
Serve as a technical expert on assigned Federal benefits programs, including SCD verification, retirement code validation, and retirement processing requirements.
Develop and deliver benefits and retirement communication materials, presentations, and employee briefings.
Conduct one-on-one and group presentations related to benefits and retirement programs.
Support or lead portions of Open Season planning and execution, including employee communications, briefings, and issue resolution.
Assist with onboarding activities and special projects as assigned.