Senior Accounts Assistant

Job Description:

Senior Accounts Assistant

Description

Job Location: This position will be located at 101 N. Chestnut St., Jefferson City, MO 65101

Why you’ll love this position:

Come join our team! We are seeking individuals who are committed to high quality work and enjoy a challenging, fast-paced, and progressive team environment. The Senior Accounts Assistant position will be responsible for work in the Fiscal Unit which provides support in purchasing and billing for the laboratory testing units.

• Ensure accuracy in approving all purchases for the Laboratory.
• Process monthly reports for submitting claims to Medicaid/Managed Care.
• Reconcile remittance advice reports, investigating discrepancies and denied claims.
• Serve as the liaison with Medicaid/Managed care plans, providing appropriate coding to the Department of Social Services staff.
• Prepare accounts receivable statements.
• Follow-up on past due invoices.
• Reconcile SPHL accounts receivable records to Division of Administration’s records monthly.
• Reconcile cash journals for SPHL other funds.
• Run daily expenditure reports queries.
• Provide supervision and support to 2 Accounts Assistants.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of accounting procedures and office methods and practices.
• Ability to make mathematic calculations, maintain automated and manual financial records.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to review financial documents for accuracy with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of basic research methods related to financial transactions.
• Ability to identify and resolve transactional issues.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience. (substitutions may be allowed).

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Salary:

46,780.32 per Year