Benefit Administration Specialist 1

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

Our firm encourages and rewards innovation, creativity and ambition. We believe in open communication across all staff levels and a focus on work/life balance.

To learn more about BPAS please visit our website at www.bpas.com.

• Directly interact with participants, retirees and plan sponsors to answer plan-related questions via telephone, email or letters
• Assist in calculating pension benefits
• Provide employees the necessary paperwork to begin pension benefit payments
• Interact with the plans trustee to help ensure benefits paid from the plan are accurate and timely
• Assist participants with benefit calculator providing dynamic benefit projections to help employees make informed retirement decisions
• Responsible for data uploads, maintenance and auditing of databases for multiple defined benefit plans
• Assist in preparing semi-annual benefit statements and other communications
• Works with a team to recommend process improvements and coaching and training opportunities that were identified from participant issues, recurring edits, process delays, and quality problems
• Assisting with special benefit administration projects, such as lump sum offerings, and participant bulk mailings as necessary
• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely fashion

Successful candidates will have the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics or Business related field
• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• Strong Analytical and Technical skills

Hours: Fill In hours/week

Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.

The Company is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability. If you have a physical or mental impairment and would like to request an accommodation with respect to the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.