Accountant/Examiner 2 - PN: 20067474
About The Position
The Accountant/Examiner 2 works for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC), a state agency that supports Ohio workers by promoting workplace and home safety and ensuring injured workers receive quality medical and pharmacy care. BWC also provides employers with insurance coverage for workplace injuries and safety and wellness services to help prevent injuries. The position researches employers' job duties, including by contacting employers and using online information, to determine appropriate classifications for their operations. It responds to employer, third-party administrator, and internal customer questions about classifications and elective coverage through email, phone, and chat. The role also maintains elective coverage on employer policies and finalizes applications into policies, reviewing straight-through policies to ensure classifications are correctly assigned. This is a permanent, full-time classified position with the Workers' Compensation organization in Columbus, Ohio. The stated work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The position may require travel, and employees must be able to provide their own transportation and/or legally operate a state-owned vehicle.
Requirements
- One qualifying experience pathway: 24 months of experience in a position involving review and processing of claims, collections, billings, payments, or review of documents for accuracy, completeness, and/or compliance with reporting guidelines, laws, or rules, with experience commensurate with the duties assigned.
- Alternative experience pathway: 16 semester or 24 quarter hours in accounting and 12 months of experience in accounting or other fiscal/financial activity.
- Alternative experience pathway: 12 months of experience as an Accountant/Examiner 1 (66111), with state government experience commensurate with the duties assigned.
- An equivalent of the stated minimum class qualifications for employment may also be accepted.
- Must be able to provide own transportation and/or legally operate a state-owned vehicle if travel is required.
Responsibilities
- Research applicants' job duties, including by contacting employers and using online information, to determine the correct classification for employers' operations.
- Answer employer and third-party administrator questions regarding classifications by email, phone, or chat.
- Maintain elective coverage on employer policies by adding or removing coverage as requested.
- Assist internal customers with classification and elective coverage questions.
- Finalize applications into policies and review straight-through policies to determine whether employer classifications are correctly assigned.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental insurance premiums provided at no cost after completion of the eligibility period
- Vision insurance premiums provided at no cost after completion of the eligibility period
- Basic life insurance premiums provided at no cost after completion of the eligibility period
- Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
- Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS
- Optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
