Insurance/Benefits Accounts Specialist II

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving specialized accounting and auditing work related to the maintenance and reconciliation of policy holder premium accounts and member accounts to reflect payments received for various types of insurance and benefits programs administered by a state agency, local government or school.  Responsibilities may include reviewing, analyzing, recording and reconciling accounts receivable transactions, posting payments received directly from members, policy holders, and various agency payrolls, responding to inquiries concerning policies and procedures, and advising insurance coordinators, employees and others concerning actions required on various discrepancies, changes or other transactions.

The Insurance/Benefit Accounts Specialist job family consists of four levels which are distinguished based on the level of responsibility assigned, the complexity of work assignments, the expertise required to perform assigned duties and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.

Level II:   
This is the career level where employees are assigned responsibilities at the full performance level for performing a full range of duties involving the maintenance, analysis and reconciliation of policy holder premium accounts, individual member accounts, and other records related to the billing and receipt of payments for various types of insurance or benefit programs.  Responsibilities may also be assigned for providing assistance or training to others in completing required tasks or activities.

Level II:    
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of two years of experience in bookkeeping work, insurance eligibility determination or closely related work and one 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 thirty semester hours of college, including six hours of accounting for each year of the required two (2) years experience in bookkeeping work, insurance eligibility determination or closely related work only.