Accounting Specialist

Position: Benefits Accounting Specialist
## Benefits Accounting Specialist At the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA), your work matters. Every day, our team helps ensure Oklahomans have access to better health and better care. Guided by our core values,
** Passion for Purpose, Trust & Transparency, Empowerment & Accountability, Best-in-Class, Outcome-Driven, and Servant Leadership**, we foster a workplace where people feel supported, respected, and empowered to make an impact.
* Generous state-paid  to offset insurance premiums.
* A wide selection of  with no pre-existing condition exclusions.
* for health care and dependent care.
* with employer contributions.
* 11 paid holidays annually.
* 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave in the first year.
* Longevity Bonus recognizing years of public service.
* Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility and tuition reimbursement.
* Wellness benefits, including an on-site gym and fitness center discounts.
* Protect privacy and confidentiality of program participants' information and comply with HIPAA regulations.
* Recognize and deny forms/requests that are considered to be non-compliant and produce response letters that adhere to all EGID rules within the required accuracy ranges.
* Post payments accurately within four business days. Reconcile accounts within five business days.
* Process queries, reports, and special projects accurately and within deadlines, adhering to unit procedures and EGID rules.
* Process refund requests, NSF returns, write-offs, and un-refunds accurately and within specified deadlines, adhering to all unit procedures and EGID rules.
* Process Workflow referrals and daily mail within 5 working days, within the required accuracy ranges.
* Provide timely, accurate, and professional guidance to internal and external customers regarding billing/reconciliation matters and generate the proper correspondence.
* Attend recurring unit/department/division/agency meetings and any mandatory trainings provided by Member Accounts leadership or Human Resources.
* Other duties as assigned.
* 2 years of experience in bookkeeping work, insurance eligibility determination or closely related work and 1 year of experience in the maintenance, analysis and reconciliation of insurance or benefits accounts OR
* An equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting the completion of 30 semester hours of college, including 6 hours of accounting for each year of the required 2 years’ experience in bookkeeping work, insurance eligibility determination or closely related work only.
* Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
* 2 years of experience with Microsoft Excel, Access, or related database experience
* 2 (two) years of experience in bookkeeping work or closely related work experience
* 2 (two) years of experience in the maintenance, analysis and reconciliation of insurance or benefits accounts
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