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Working Title : Specialty Calculations Program Coordinator

Job Class: Retirement Services Program Coordinator

Agency: Public Employees Retirement Association

• Job ID: 81781

• Location: St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited

• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted: 11/14/2024

• Closing Date: 11/20/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Public Employees Retire Assoc / Pub Employ Retire Assoc-MAPE

• Division/Unit: Benefit Calculation Department

• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift

• Days of Work: Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $31.92 - $47.05 / hourly; $66,648 - $98,240 / annually

• Classified Status: Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE

• FLSA Status: Nonexempt

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

This position exists to provide expert level knowledge and skills in specialized areas of calculations. This position also supports the auditing of estimates and payments to ensure timely and accurate execution of responsibilities.

Maintain expert-level knowledge and skills sufficient to administer the SVF Plan responsibilities of the Calculations Team. Work with Director, Supervisors and Centralized Training to ensure staff are trained, training is documented and updated resources are available. Identify opportunities for automation and work closely with Product Owners and IS to develop and implement process improvements. Coordinate daily activities to ensure timely and accurate estimates and payments.

Direct and coordinate the day-to-day auditing of all Estimates and Payments work. As knowledge expert, coordinate with Calculations Supervisors to work with new and existing staff on all types of benefit calculations. Provide feedback on daily work, assist leadership to identify areas of training opportunity and support staff as they transition from Centralized Training to independent work. The incumbent will support ongoing staff development at all stages in the RSS series.

Develop, conduct and direct processes, procedures, training, and daily activities for the most advanced specialty calculations, including Actuarial Military Purchases, Disability Offsets, and Contributions Transfers. Maintain appropriate documentation to support ongoing training of calculations staff, conduct audits to ensure compliance with all laws, rules and policies.

This position is eligible for telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) . Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Minimum Qualifications

*Only applicants whose application and resume clearly demonstrate fulfillment of each minimum qualification listed below will be considered for this position. Ensure your resume contains descriptions of your work experience sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below. Also, indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held .

A minimum of four (4) years professional-level experience in business administration or retirement/financial planning that includes at least two (2) years of defined benefit pension plan experience

*A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Math, or related field may substitute for one year of the above minimum qualification of professional-level experience.

Experience and education must also clearly demonstrate:

• Strong knowledge in math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, deriving percentages and ratios, simple and compound interest, financial theory, present value, investments, and actuarial theory.

• Strong skills in critical thinking, analysis and research for planning and developing training curriculum.

• Organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize work and meet required deadlines

• Effective communication skills, orally and in writing, to communicate complex information to members and to trainees.

• Word processing, statistical spreadsheet, presentation software, and other computer software skills sufficient to create curriculum and deliver training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience manually calculating all types of benefits provided by PERA, including retirement, disability, and survivor strongly preferred.

• Expert knowledge of PERA’s governing statutes including Chapters 11A, 353, 353D, 353E, 353F, 353G, 356 and 518 (as applicable), governing membership eligibility, benefit determinations, and benefit receipt requirements.

Physical Requirements

Requires occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as file folders, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of movement is often necessary in carrying out job duties.

**Additional Requirements

It is the policy of the Retirement Systems of MN that all employees submit to a background investigation prior to employment. The background check may consist of the following components:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past State employees only)

• Criminal History Check

• Employment Reference Check

• Social Security and Address Verification

• Education Verification

• Driver’s license check

**The Retirement Systems will not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.