Careers
Consider a Career at PERA
PERA offers rewarding career opportunities in public service where you can make a positive difference for Minnesota.
Because our agency has a diverse set of responsibilities, we have exciting opportunities for people with diverse talents and experience. We employ a wide variety of professionals and support staff – ranging from actuaries, accountants and field reps to customer service specialists, communications and legal.
Employer Services Account Technician
This position exists to ensure compliance with PERA contribution legal mandates and standards so that pension plan coverage and benefit payments are properly awarded to 170,000 covered public employees. This is accomplished through two main activities: 1) analyzing and reconciling salary, contribution and employment data reported on a daily basis by participating public employers, and 2) providing one-on-one instruction, explanation, and assistance to approximately 2,000 governmental employer representatives who must carry out the reporting provisions of PERA law and policy. This position is directly involved in making decisions regarding the reconciliation and disposition of all employee deductions, employer contributions, and miscellaneous payments received by the association.
Retirement Services Specialist
This position exists to calculate and audit routine requests for information and claims for retirement benefits, refund benefits, insurance verifications, leave purchases, dormant/abandoned account benefits, conference estimates, first payments, final payments, and individual counseling estimates in accordance with laws, rules, procedures, and regulations. This position is also responsible for counseling members of PERA on these benefits as well as how they relate to Social Security and federal and state tax laws.
This position will primarily telework; however, this position is required to be in-person once each week and as needed. PERA’s office is located in St. Paul, MN.
Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.
This posting is for four (4) open positions.