Sr. Accounting Assistant (H)

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet. The Sr. Accounting Assistant (H) applies accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information and prepares accurate reports and statements to ensure appropriate accounting control procedures in the assigned division(s). Furthermore, the Senior Accounting Assistant (H) acts as mentor to junior staff members to develop talent and ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Department Specific Functions 1. Receiving all invoices from community providers for Direct Services to Early Steps patients and reviewing them for all pertinent information: patient information, valid authorization and payor information. 2. Verifying patient’s Medicaid or other Third-Party information in order to assure Part C is the payor of last resort. 3. Verifying that all providers on invoices are approved Early Steps providers and Medicaid enrolled. 4. Professionally communicating with Early Steps community agencies to request any missing information and correct any wrong information from providers. 5. Entering accurately all the provider invoices as “Interventions” into the Florida’s Early Steps Data System. 6. Ensuring services have been authorized the Service Coordinator in the Florida’s Early Steps Data System before entering an invoice for payment. 7. Ensuring the accuracy of information in the Florida’s Early Steps Data System, such as service type, provider, location of services, amount, etc. 8. Processing invoices and all other data in a timely manner as established by the Manager. 9. Entering total amount for each agency on an Excel spreadsheet. 10. Submitting invoices to Accounts Payable for payment. 11. Scanning copy of all invoices into shared Drive for Medical record keeping 12. Communicating identified problems to Supervisor/Manager 13. Generating reports from imputed data on a monthly basis or as needed 14. Performing other job-related duties within job scope as requested by Supervisor Minimum Qualifications Education: High School diploma or equivalent Experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience. Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered. Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: • Knowledge of generally accepted accounting procedures and principles. • Knowledge of budget control methods, policies, and procedures. • Ability to prepare financial and accounting records. • Ability to analyze, consolidate, and interpret accounting data. • Ability to compile, organize, interpret, and communicate accounting data and results concisely. • Ability to manage a budget and work within the constraints of that budget. 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