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Department

Job Description

• Provide primary accounting functions and payment transactions for LaCHIP Affordable Plan (LAP) and Family Opportunity Act (FOA) Medicaid eligibility programs.
• Responsible for daily reconciliation and application of all funds received to Individual Billing Plan member’s accounts
• Responds to all plan members inquiries regarding premiums received
• Ensures that all premium Payments received in the mail are classified and applied upon receipt.
• Compiles report of advance pays and refunds due to be reviewed for action steps by management.
• Processes approved refunds to plan members
• Processes and posts returned and declined payments to Individual plan members accounts
• Ensures that automatic billing is initiated and reviewed for rejects.
• Assist in the development of standards, procedures, and best practices to ensure efficient and effective division operations.
• Attend meetings as needed with Program Staff to review responsibilities for program management and reporting.
• Assist the financial subject matter expert (SME) for the LAP and FOA programmatic reporting and policy changes that impact financial reporting of each program.
• Assist with monitoring and maintaining of file exchanges and updates to data/financial files between Medicaid Technology Services (MTS), Office of Technology Services (OTS) and Office of Management & Finance (OMF).
• Responsible for reconciling errors on financial reporting submitted by MTS Program Staff to OMF and seeking resolution with MTS in an effort to avoid future errors. 
• Attend subsequent meetings as needed to maintain communication with LDH Management and Program staff.
• Run A/R reports monthly and review balances to be shared with management for decisions on accounts.
• Provide periodic updates to Program Staff.
• Assist with reconciling interim and final financial reports, and verify final financial reports with Fiscal Office.
• Monitor compliance with internal policies and any other regulations.
• Other tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree or six years of professional experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum one year of general accounting experience.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Strong verbal and written communications skills and ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences. Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to provide a high level of customer service and establish and maintain effective interdepartmental communications and relationships.

DESIRED:

• Advanced degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum two years of general accounting experience.
• Minimum one year of professional experience with LAP and FOA policy or program administration.
• Minimum one year of professional experience with state financial systems such as LaGov.  
• Relevant professional certifications.

SALARY: 50-60k

Required Attachments

Please upload the following documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section. 

• Detailed resume listing relevant qualifications and experience;
• Cover Letter indicating why you are a good fit for the position and LSU New Orleans;
• Names and contact information of three references;

Applications that do not include the required uploaded documents may not be considered.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant:

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at LSU New Orleans may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

LSU New Orleans seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.