Accounting Technician 2 - Resident Finance (Iowa Veterans Home)

About the role

The Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown is seeking an experienced Accounting Technician 2 to join their team. This position is located in the Resident Finance Office and involves performing advanced professional accounting work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth interviews with residents and/or legal representatives to determine appropriate billing classification
• Interpret policies and regulations of the Iowa Veterans Home, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Veterans Affairs and explain financial rights and responsibilities of the resident and/or legal representatives
• Gather, analyze, and document a large amount of information related to financial status
• Support the Resident Finance Supervisor by reviewing all residents on a monthly debtors’ report for viable collections
• Review, identify and apply for VA pension with Aid & Attendance, Social Security disability or retirement, as well as any and all other pensions they may qualify for and ensure they are receiving the greatest benefit
• Review incoming bills, determine if they need to be paid from resident account, and write checks from Membership account to pay
• Understand and maintain an assortment of reports, both current and past, to interpret any discrepancies in the resident’s incomes/assets and determine the monthly charges
• Determine eligibility and apply for Medicaid benefits for residents and maintain coverage by timely completing requested documents
• Ensure financial paperwork is signed by legal financial representative for each resident and update if a change in decision making occurs
• Complete annual representative payee reviews, Medicaid reviews, and any other final reporting as deemed necessary

Requirements

Advanced experience in Excel preferred

Customer service experience in the financial field

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalency and four years of clerical accounting experience which involved the compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal programs using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices
• The successful completion of a post-high school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated course work equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting
• An equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of employment in clerical office work for each year of the required education
• The successful completion of thirty semester hours or the academic equivalent in a post high school Business, Accounting or closely related curriculum for each year of the required experience
• One year of experience as an Accounting Technician 1 in the State of Iowa classified service
• One year of work experience as an Accounting Clerk 3 in the State of Iowa classified service

Skills

Advanced experience in Excel

Customer service experience in the financial field

Benefits

Opportunity for professional growth and development

Paid time off (sick leave and vacation) plus nine paid holidays per year

Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits

Optional Medical Insurance Premium

Optional Dental Insurance Premium

Flexible Spending Accounts for health & dental expenses, & dependent care

$20,000 basic life insurance at no cost

Exceptional retirement package: IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)

401(a) Plan with employee contribution

Wellness Program: Onsite fitness center available to staff 24/7 for only $36 per year

Pay

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Schedule

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