Accounts Payable ACCOUNTANT I - 64045200

State of Florida

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as an Accountant I and works under the general supervision of the Accountant Supervisor, position 64003240, Finance & Accounting and provides professional support and technical assistance to the staff, community agencies and the general public. This is a specialized professional accounting work under the direction of the Accountant Supervisor performing functions involving application of accounting skills to the general accounting in Finance & Accounting. This position is a member of the Accounts Payable team for multiple county health departments as defined by appropriate inter-agency agreements.

Requirements

• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data and prepare financial reports
• Must have experience processing invoices

Nice To Haves

• Experience with FLAIR, HMS, MS Word, and Excel
• Experience in accounting principles, practices and procedures
• Experience with Medicaid, Medicare and various insurance billing policies

Responsibilities

• Audits and processes journal transfers and contract invoices in FLAIR and vendor invoices in MFMP.
• Approves all MFMP invoices, except those created by this employee. HMS and FLMMIS will be utilized for auditing purposes.
• Responsible for reclassification of expenditures previously processed and making the proper corrections on a monthly basis.
• Must have thorough knowledge of the Florida Statutes 215.422, Chapter 69I-24 of the Florida Administrative Code (the Prompt Payment Law).
• Responsible for scanning, searching and retrieving vouchers in the electronic scanning/storage system devetoped for accounting records.
• Runs and prepares daily and monthly reports for DOH Volusia Finance & Accounting department.
• Prepares analysis of reports from various methods of data collection and makes recommendations to others as necessary.
• Reviews open encumbrance reports for accuracy and budgetary compliance and assists appropriate staff to resolve issues.
• Assists in budget preparation as requested.
• Assists in the preparation of the fiscal year-end reporting.
• Creates and maintains the accuracy of the collocation matrixes.
• For all counties as appropriate, assists with the accounting, collection and billing functions including: recording services; billing for services; monitoring accounts receivable/billing reports; processing of payments and denials; and processing client statements.
• Assists with auditing, analysis and review of services for verification of all insurance information; making necessary determination as to the correct insurance and processes all claims accordingly; researching claims for Medicaid, Medicare and other third party insurances; contacting insurance carriers when necessary to re-evaluate claims for payment.
• Maintains a working knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare, and various insurance billing policies, which includes, but is not limited to: service limitations billable under CBR/managed care and service limitations/billable by billing type.
• Assists with updating HMS as appropriate in areas related to billing with current fees, provider numbers, NPl, taxonomy and license numbers. etc.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees