Bev Wilson, Benefit Audit Specialist

Bev Wilson is the Benefit Audit Specialist for the Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees’ Retirement System (MPERS). She reports directly to the Assistant Executive Director. Bev interprets complex state statutes for the administration of benefits and audits all new benefit claims for accuracy in the calculation of eligibility, service credit, and benefit amounts. She annually compiles and verifies data required for active employee benefit statements, the actuarial valuation, the external financial audit, and the comprehensive annual financial report. Bev is responsible for supplying a variety of information required for various requests such as tracking benefit trends, assisting in determining the effects of proposed legislation, and identifying deceased members/beneficiaries who are no longer eligible to receive a benefit. Since joining MPERS in 2003 as an account technician in payroll, Bev has persistently worked to discover discrepancies or inaccuracies in data and has developed tools to streamline job functions while minimizing the possibility for error. Bev also supervises three payroll account technicians as well as temporary help utilized for special projects.

Before coming to MPERS, Bev worked for over 11 years at the Linn Distribution Center where she rose through the ranks starting off as a secretary and finishing as the Human Resource Supervisor, providing her with a broad knowledge base in personnel issues, payroll, and employee benefits. Early on in her professional career, Bev was a high school math teacher.

Bev obtained a Bachelor of Science in Education in mathematics and graduated magna cum laude from the Central Missouri State University. She earned The Human Resource Certificate from the Management Development Institute at Southwest Missouri State University and the Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy (CAPPP) from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.