Accounting Specialist - CLTS

County of Marathon•Wausau, WI

About The Position

The Accounting Specialist works in the Marathon County Social Services Department as part of the financial services team, supporting department units with data entry, billing, and accounting functions. The role requires dependability, flexibility, organization, attention to detail, customer focus, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and computer proficiency. The position handles confidential and sensitive information and requires impartiality, integrity, neutrality, and confidentiality. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to noon Friday, with a half-hour unpaid lunch each day. After a training period, a blended in-office and remote schedule may be approved. Starting pay is $25.81 per hour, plus Marathon County benefits.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in accounting and one year of experience working with financial records as a major part of job duties; or high school graduation or equivalent, formal coursework in accounting, and five years of experience working with financial records as a major part of job duties. Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.
Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
Ability to work with numbers rapidly and accurately.
Consistent attention to detail.
Ability to perform computer data entry quickly and accurately.
Ability to learn Children’s Long Term Support program rules and apply them to unique situations.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and apply facts and principles to develop approaches and techniques for resolving problems.
Ability to solve problems and find errors by logically backtracking through records.
Intermediate Microsoft Office skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
Ability and willingness to contribute to a positive work culture emphasizing excellent customer service and teamwork.

Responsibilities

Perform significant data entry, including creating Individual Service Plans and Service Authorizations for Children’s Long Term Support clients; data entry may account for up to 75% of the workload.
Prepare monthly claims for Children’s Long Term Support case management and other services for the Third Party Administrator, review claims for accuracy and completeness, and follow up to ensure payments are received.
Process and remediate claim denials received from the Third Party Administrator.
Place one-time and recurring orders for items for clients enrolled in the Children’s Long Term Support Program.
Calculate and bill parental fee financial liability for the Children’s Long Term Support program according to State guidelines.
Interact with financial team members, case workers, service providers, the Third Party Administrator, and State agencies.
Work with the City-County IT Department and other counties to maintain software used to process Children’s Long Term Support Individual Service Plans and Service Authorizations and ensure it complies with State of Wisconsin requirements.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance and perform related work as required.
Depending on assignment, prepare daily deposits, issue gift cards, track financial records, enter accounts payable data, respond to inquiries about financial information, and maintain files and documents.