With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the sixth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all of our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential. 

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement (“Board”) was created by the 1951 Philadelphia Home Rule Charter (“Charter”) as an independent board, that is, one not connected to any particular City department. The composition of the Board, spelled out in the Charter, includes nine voting members and one non-voting member. The Board is vested under state law, the Charter and City ordinances to be trustees of the Plan, with exclusive authority and full powers to control and manage the Plan’s investments (“Fund”).

POSITION SUMMARY

The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement, with assets exceeding $4 billion, is seeking an Audit Manager. This position will audit all aspects of the of the City of Philadelphia Municipal Employees Retirement System.

SALARY - $100,000

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Audit manager will be responsible for auditing benefit and withdrawal payments; pension contribution rates and amounts; employer contributions from the City of Philadelphia and quasi-agencies; employee plan membership; investment manager fees; invoices from and payments to service providers, and vendors of supplies and equipment. This position will also develop and monitor all performance metrics.

COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability to audit a wide range of financial and non-financial activities.
  
• Strong knowledge of accounting and auditing practices and procedures.
  
• Strong knowledge of defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with senior management, senior government officials, and other stakeholders.
  
• Ability to accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; set objectives and goals; measure performance against goals; evaluate results.
  
• Ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probe all fruitful sources for answers; see hidden problems; provide honest analysis.

Five years of experience in a financial institution, large corporation, governmental agency, or similar organization, which has involved auditing major portions of that entity’s operations, and working with defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.

Please submit a resume and cover letter with your application.

Application Deadline - November 3, 2017

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age,disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to pchr@ phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website at: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations

The successful candidate must reside in the City of Philadelphia or establish primary residence in the City of Philadelphia within 6 months of employment.