Benefits Analyst
CurrentSupport the Pension Department, with an emphasis on member retirement eligibility, pension benefit calculation, and enforcing the ILWU-PMA Trustees' directives on industry retirement.Manage escalated benefit inquiries via telephone and correspondence to ensure timely and thorough resolution.Manage pensioner onboarding, review retirement applications, direct deposit, and tax election changes, ensure accurate benefits deductions, and conduct regular pension adjustments.Support department management by reviewing union members' lifetime employment history data, coordinating, reviewing, and executing communications to membership, analyzing pension data sets, and maintaining Trustee compliance.Support retirees with expert knowledge of federal and state income tax withholding requirements.Partner with department directors, managers, and benefit assistants to understand retiree and surviving spouse needs and support inclusive solutions to problems.Support implementation of new industry contracts and initiatives as needed.