Job Posting for Accounting Specialist LTE Casual at County of Marathon
Job Posting End Date: Worker Sub-Type: Casual Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! POSITION SUMMARY: Limited time employment position available in the Marathon County Social Services Department through June 2025. This individual will work in a team environment as a member of the financial services team, providing support for various department units with duties including data entry, billing, and accounting functions. The successful candidate will be dependable, flexible, well organized, detail-oriented and customer-focused. An individual with excellent oral and written communication skills, solid interpersonal skills, and strong computer skills is required. Work hours and work schedule are flexible between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. After a training period, a blended schedule of in-office and remote work may be approved. QUALIFICATIONS: Associate's Degree in Accounting and one (1) year experience working with financial records as a major part of job duties; OR high school graduation or its equivalent, supplemented by formal course work in accounting, and five (5) years experience working with financial records as a major part of job duties. Other combinations of education and experience may be considered. EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED: Performs significant amounts of data entry (up to 75% of workload) including entering data to create Individual Service Plans and Service Authorizations for Children’s Long Term Support clients. Prepares monthly claims for Children’s Long Term Support case management and other services to the Third Party Administrator; reviews claims for accuracy and completeness; performs necessary follow up duties to ensure all payments are received. Processes and remediates claim denials received from the Third Party Administrator. Places one-time and recurring orders for items for clients enrolled in the Children’s Long Term Support Program. Assesses parental fee financial liability for the Children’s Long Term Support program according to State guidelines. Processes billings to families for parental fee liability and processes payments received for billings. Interacts with case workers, service providers, Third Party Administrator, and State agencies. In collaboration with City-County IT Department and the TCM Multi-County Group, maintains software utilized for the processing of Children’s Long Term Support Individual Service Plans and Service Authorizations and ensures that the software is in compliance with State of Wisconsin requirements. Maintains regular and predictable attendance and performs related work as required. Other assigned responsibilities may include: preparing daily deposit, issuing gift cards, tracking financial records, entering data for accounts payable, responding to inquiries about financial information, and maintaining files and documents. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: Knowledge of basic accounting principles Ability to work with numbers rapidly and accurately and pay attention to detail Ability to perform data entry into computer applications quickly and with a high degree of accuracy Ability to learn Children’s Long Term Support program rules and apply them to unique situations Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution. Ability to problem solve and find errors by backtracking logically through records Intermediate Microsoft Office skills Ability to maintain confidentiality Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and customers. Skills to contribute to a positive work culture that fosters excellent customer service and teamwork. COMPENSATION: Starting hourly rate: $18.80 - $21.06 based on experience and qualifications. This casual position is not eligible for benefits. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until successfully filled. Special Accommodations: Marathon County will make arrangements to furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary and reasonable to afford an individual with a disability the opportunity to participate in the recruitment process. Please notify the Employee Resources Department office or phone (715) 261-1451 to request special accommodations prior to the application deadline. Notice to Applicants: Wisconsin Statutes, Sections 19.36 (7), 64.09 (5), and 64.11 (7) require public employers to treat the following items as a public record: Each applicant’s application, records, recommendations, and qualifications except as provided in Section 19.36 (7), Wis. Stats. that allows the identity of an applicant to remain confidential if the applicant requests in writing that the County not provide access to this information. If you choose not to have this information become a public record, you must make such a request in writing to the Employee Resources Department. If you become a finalist for the position, your identity may be disclosed as required by law We value each individual and the unique skills and background he or she brings to our community. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities and encourage you to explore your true potential in an environment that fosters professional and personal growth. Our work experience is the combination of everything that is unique about us: our culture, our core values, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it is our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. Sound like your kind of place? If so, we invite you to explore our many exciting careers We value each individual and the unique skills and background he or she brings to our community. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities and encourage you to explore your true potential in an environment that fosters professional and personal growth. Our work experience is the combination of everything that is unique about us: our culture, our core values, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it is our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. Sound like your kind of place? If so, we invite you to explore our many exciting careers! Why Work Here Strong values and positive work culture are showcased in employee stories. To view videos, Click Here To see more about what Central Wisconsin has to offer, click here Recruitment Questions: 715-261-1455 OR 715-261-1456 Have Recruiting Questions? Please contact us at 715-261-1455 OR 715-261-1456
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