Posting Date
05/05/26
Application Deadline
05/11/26
Pay Range
Min - Mid - Max
$65,000.00 - $84,375.00 - $103,750.00
Job Type
Unclassified
Department
Sheriff
About the Position
The HR Analyst – Retirement mainly exists to manage and administer the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) and Corrections Officers Retirement Plan (CORP), which involves administering all aspects of retirement benefits to sworn and detention employees, retiring members, retirees, surviving spouses and beneficiaries, as well as serving as the Local Board Secretary for both PSPRS and CORP.
Position Qualifications
We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, public administration, or related field
Experience
- Two (2) years of related professional administrative experience
OR
Combined education and experience qualifications
- Post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the required education and/or experience on a year for year basis.
Other requirements
- Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire.
- Training that may be provided on-the-job: Safety; Payroll; PREA.
- Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.
Our Preferred Candidate has
- Experience in public sector organizations or agencies.
- Experience with public retirement systems.
- Experience in benefit administration.
Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO:
- Growth and stability since 1871
- Choice of three medical plans – starting as low as $70/month
- Holidays – 10/year + 1 personal day
- Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System (Pension)
- Paid sick and parental leaves (birth/adoption)
- 30% discount at KinderCare daycare facilities in the Valley
- MCKids Club daycare next to headquarters.
- Access to free County gyms
- Learn more at Benefits Overview
Essential Job Tasks
(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)
- Administers the PSPRS and CORP programs for sworn and detention employees under the general directions of two Boards
- The position will be required to assist with other, on-going functions within the HR Bureau as required by Command Staff based on the needs of the Office
- Interprets and explains policies, procedures, tiers, and retirement law in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies
- Answers questions about provisions of applicable retirement(s) in person, by telephone, and in writing
- Interviews retiring employees and surviving beneficiaries to obtain necessary information and explains available benefits and options
- Determines retirement eligibility of members, calculating pension, disability, and survivor benefits
- Interacts and works closely with employees and the Leave Management Section specific to disability retirements
- Researches and computes Retirement Pensions
- Maintains knowledge of available retirement benefits through the PSPRS and ASRS, educating retirees and potential retirees on available retiree medical benefit options.
- Clearly explain irrevocable retirement options to retirees
- Establishes records for retirees, obtaining legal documents required to verify pertinent information to process applications and gathers supporting documents for approval by the Local Boards and Board of Trustees
- Maintains a master file of all active, deferred, and retired members of the PSPRS and CORP systems
- Completes Personal Action Forms (PAF)
- Prepares requests for refunds of contributions
- Prepares material for consideration of the two Local Boards; attends meetings of both Boards and maintains technical minutes of the meetings
- Prepares statistical and narrative reports as well as other printed materials
- In conjunction with the Local Boards, reads, reviews, and applies legislative changes affecting the retirement systems
- Develops and presents individual and group presentations related to retirement
- Attends meetings, prepares presentations, and conducts meetings
- Prepare Verification of Employment letters for current and past employees
- Files Review and prepares for quarterly Monitors site visits
- Prepares Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) letters for retired Sworn Officers
- Certifies Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) applications
- Prepares Line of Duty Death applications for Federal benefits
- Maintains Demographics data for PSPRS/CORP members in the PSPRS system
- Coordinates, conducts, and/or carries out special projects and assignments as assigned by supervisor or Command staff
- Be present at work site to perform tasks as scheduled and/or assigned by supervisor
Working Conditions
Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.
Work occurs primarily indoors. Tasks require sitting for long periods, managing time pressures and high work volumes with high degree of decision making, concentration, and accuracy. Position requires ethical conduct and a professional demeanor.
Work environment
- Indoors
- Outdoors on occasion
- Rarely in temperatures above 90 degrees or below 40 degrees
- Conditions occasionally include use of stairs or ladders, wet/damp area, smoke/dust, confined area, and/or high noise level
Physical environment
- Sitting, standing, walking
- Driving a vehicle
- Speaking, hearing, seeing, reading
- Lifting floor to waist twenty five (25) pounds
- Lifting waist to shoulder of twenty five (25) pounds
- Lifting shoulder to overhead of twenty five (25) pounds
- Carrying a weight of twenty five (25) pounds for a distance of 50 feet
- Pushing/pulling a weight of twenty five (25) pounds for a distance of several city blocks
Social environment
- Managing high volume of work with frequent interruptions
- Handling multiple or complicated tasks that are frequently changing or unscheduled
- Working under time pressures to complete tasks
- Accuracy, decision making, concentration/vigilance
- Working in a team environment in close proximity with others
- Public contact on occasion
- Conditions may rarely include emergencies
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Principles and practices of office management
- Analytical, research, and investigative techniques
- Communication techniques
- Effective customer service techniques
- Computer software and operating programs including Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Office 365
Skill in
- Communicating effectively for the needs of the audience
- Comprehending and presenting complex information in oral and written formats
- Researching, analyzing, and identifying problems
- Maintaining strong organizational approach to projects and tasks
- Managing time constraints to meet established targets
- Establishing and maintaining accurate plans, time estimates, and schedules
Ability to
- Work under pressure (i.e., handling significant problems and tasks which come up simultaneously and/or unexpectedly and approaching deadlines)
- Establish priorities for own workload based upon such factors as need for immediate actions, work objectives and schedules
- Exercise independent initiative and judgment; exhibit strong leadership traits
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, retirees, command staff, and local boards
- Maintain high degree of confidentiality when working on sensitive projects
- Exercise sound judgment and work independently
- Read, learn, and apply complex policies, procedures, and laws
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs. All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the