Account Specialist II - Third Party Billing

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Account Specialist II - Third Party Billing Coordinator provides accounting support for the District. This position manages accounting and financial activities of the Special Services Department related to documentation of health services, resident and non-resident student tuition agreements, and the billing of state medical assistance for special education student health services.

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Manage the accounting and financial activities of the Student Support Services Department to ensure compliance with processing of Special Education.
2. Student Acknowledgements for non-resident students attending district programs, tuition agreements for resident students attending outside the district.
3. Manage the accounting and reporting activities for third party billing and MA reimbursement.
4. Provide technical assistance and support to health services staff in accordance with rules and updates from the Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) policies, covered services, rates and billing requirements for IEP health-related services.
5. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, develop and implement techniques to control expenditures and maximize revenues.
6. Develop, implement, and maintain computerized systems for expenditure and revenue, accounting, budget preparation, staffing FTE projections, cost management, and control.
7. Provide set-up and technical assistance to IEP plan managers.
8. Manage and monitor PCA Logs and Billing.
9. Monitor tuition rates based on actual program costs; review MDE's billing process.
10. Administer time-study samplings, Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) and staff certifications.
11. Audit and reconcile monthly expenditure & revenue reports and bimonthly payroll reports.
12. Support year-end reconciliation of SEDRA, SERVS and UFARS.
13. Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, LICENSE, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES):

Required:

1. Four-year degree or equivalent experience in accounting, audit or finance.
2. General knowledge of special education laws and practices as they pertain to accounting/financial management.
3. Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
4. Proven abilities in Excel and Word applications, including spreadsheet and database development.
5. Ability to perform complex tasks and problem solve with minimal supervision.
6. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
7. Possess strong detail-oriented, analytical, communication and organizational skills.
8. Experience with billing processes, tuition billing/receivables and developing/managing budgets.
9. Prompt, regular and reliable attendance.
10. Communicates with students, parents, co-workers, supervisors, and the community in a positive and responsive way that is consistently welcoming and enhances effective work relationships.
11. Demonstrates an appreciation of diversity in all interactions and job functions.

Desired:

1. Familiarity with fund accounting and UFARS.
2. Background working with SpEd Forms platform.