Staff Assistant

Staff Assistant – Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA)

Commonwealth of Kentucky provided pay range

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Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) is currently seeking a Staff Assistant for the Executive Director of Operations/CFO and the KPPA Compliance Officer. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, KPPA is responsible for the daily administration of three state administered retirement systems with over $29 billion in combined assets. These systems have a membership of more than 444,000 state and local government employees in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including state employees, state police officers, city and county employees, as well as non-teaching staff of local school boards and regional universities.

This position will be integral in working with both the KPPA Executive Director of Operations/CFO and the KPPA Compliance Officer to successfully implement entity wide initiatives. The position will coordinate with all executives, division management, and KPPA employees in conducting compliance monitoring and testing; organization of relevant documents; drafting, editing, and updating policies and procedures; and researching public pension plans for best practices.

KPPA offers great benefits for full-time employees, including affordable first day health insurance, optional dental and vision insurance, as well as an optional health reimbursement account. Other employment benefits include a wellness incentive program, life insurance, retirement plan, vacation leave, paid holidays, sick leave, employee discounts, training and career development opportunities, optional deferred compensation program (401k/457), and flexible work schedules.

• Assist with the evaluation, execution, and completion of complex strategic plan and project initiatives.
• Assist with developing an enterprise-wide compliance program for KPPA, as well as developing, documenting, monitoring, testing, and enhancing the investment compliance program for KPPA.
• Assist with the review of employer reporting compliance and education departmental processes and internal policies.
• Work with the accounting division on implementation, review, and enhancement of internal controls over financial reporting, including use of specific software where applicable (Workiva, Emars, Great Plains, LOB, Visio, etc.).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Adobe Acrobat, etc.).
• Enhanced knowledge and experience with Excel, Tableau, coding, and any other software used to analyze data and present results of such analysis.
• Investment compliance knowledge or experience.
• Process improvement certification and experience (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Management, Kaizen, etc.).

The agency may authorize the selected applicant to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

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• EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
• EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR
  
  SKILLS:
  
  Six years of administrative or management experience.
• Substitute EDUCATION for
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
  A master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Substitute EXPERIENCE for
  
  EDUCATION:
  
  Additional administrative, management, or research experience will substitute for the required education on a year for year basis.
• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions:

Incumbents working in this job title primarily perform duties in an office setting. Minimal travel may be required.