Accounting/Administrative Specialist

Myers and Stauffer; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

401K with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Mentor program

Job summary

Myers and Stauffer LC is a public accounting and health & human services consulting firm seeking a Specialist to process surveys and Medicaid cost reports and perform reimbursement calculations using Excel.

You will provide administrative and analytical support, assist auditors, and manage hospital data for firm-wide databases while handling protected health information with care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2 years' experience in an office environment
• Basic bookkeeping and reconciling experience
• Strong data entry and typing skills
• Strong math and customer service skills
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels
• Must be a team player who works well with a group
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while fulfilling all obligations

Responsibilities

• Receive and process surveys and Medicaid cost reports
• Perform reimbursement calculations using Microsoft Excel
• Provide administrative and analytical support
• Support auditors by preparing limited audit steps
• Manipulate data submitted by hospitals for loading into databases
• Communicate with providers on missing data
• General office duties such as scanning, mailing, and preparing reports
• Prepare documents including reports, memos, letters, and presentations
• Maintain confidentiality of all protected health information

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Team player

Data entry skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Essential Functions and Primary Duties

The Specialist will receive and process surveys and Medicaid cost reports; perform reimbursement calculations using Microsoft Excel; provide administrative and analytical support by handling information requests, processing reports, and data entry. Support group of auditors by preparing limited audit steps prior to the auditor's desk/field work Manipulate data submitted by hospitals for loading into firm-wide databases Communicate with providers on missing data Perform general office duties such as scanning/copying documents and preparing mailings Prepare various documents which may include reports, memos, letters, responses to correspondence, surveys, spreadsheets and presentations Maintain security of and confidentiality of all protected health information Additional responsibilities as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 years' experience in office environment
• Basic bookkeeping and reconciling experience
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office software tools, specifically Excel and Word
• Possess strong data entry and typing skills
• Be well organized with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Possess ability to quality review own work
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing throughout all levels of organization, both internally and externally
• Must be a team player who works well with a group
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while fulfilling all obligations
• Strong math and customer service skills

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED #LI-MM3

ABOUT US

Myers and Stauffer LC is a certified public accounting and health and human services consulting firm, specializing in audit, accounting, data management and consulting services to government-sponsored health care programs (primarily state Medicaid agencies, and the federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services). We have 45+ years of experience assisting our government clients with complex health care reimbursement and provider compliance issues, operate 21 offices and have over 900 associates nationwide. At Myers and Stauffer, you will have a career that is rewarding while also supporting our state and federal government health and human service clients that focus on those in need. We are committed to providing our employees with professional growth and development opportunities, a diverse, dynamic, challenging work environment, and a strong and visionary leadership team. Our firm takes pride in the welcoming and collaborative culture we have throughout our offices. We are always willing to discuss potential flexibility that an employee may need to better suit their work-life wellbeing.

What We Offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance along with other competitive employee benefits for eligible associates
• Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave and available support resources
• 401K with company matching for eligible employees
• Tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, paid volunteer community service time, mentor program, and a variety of other employee programs and perks
• A combination of technical and leadership development training at each career milestone
• Up to six counseling sessions per year for eligible employees through our Employee Assistance Program

We understand that changing or learning a new industry can discourage strong candidates from applying.