Strategic Benefits Accounting Specialist

State of Nebraska; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

13 paid holidays

Generous leave accruals and benefits

Retirement plan match

Job summary

Nebraska Department of Administrative Services – Wellness & Benefits is seeking an Accountant II to support benefits administration and accounting functions for state agencies. The role emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and integrity while handling premium payments, reimbursements, and reporting duties.

Responsibilities include processing reimbursement requests, generating enrollment and premium reports, reconciling payments, and assisting with ASO invoices and audits.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in accounting, finance, business administration, statistics or related field and experience with accounting/financial management systems OR 2 years’ experience with professional accounting procedures.
• Preferred: Advanced Excel, Access Database, process improvement, customer service.

Responsibilities

• Process daily and weekly claims reimbursement requests from medical, pharmacy and flexible spending vendors.
• Create monthly Vendor Benefit Premium Payment and Enrollment reports for life and disability insurance vendors.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of benefit premium payments vs enrollment in benefit plans.
• Review and process monthly Administrative Services Only (ASO) invoices and Administrative Fee invoices.
• Reconcile claims reimbursement requests to monthly reporting and payment processing in EnterpriseOne.
• Provide enrollment information to Vendors for billing purposes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Process improvement

Customer service

Education

Associate degree in accounting, finance, business administration, statistics or related field

Tools

Excel

Access Database

Job description

Nebraska Department of Administrative Services – Wellness & Benefits is seeking an Accountant II to support benefits administration and accounting functions for state agencies. The role emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and integrity while handling premium payments, reimbursements, and reporting duties.

Responsibilities include processing reimbursement requests, generating enrollment and premium reports, reconciling payments, and assisting with ASO invoices and audits.