Accounting Technician
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Accounting Technician
Salary
$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location
Monroe, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
NELVH-212049ACCTTECH-081925
Department
DVA-NE LA Veterans Home
Opening Date
08/20/2025
Closing Date
8/25/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
About this Job
T he mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of the home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.
Join Our Team at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home!
We are seeking adedicated and compassionate Accounting Technicianto play a vital role in supporting our mission of serving those who served our nation. In this position, you'll provide the full range of paraprofessional accounting services, helping ensure accurate financial operations that directly support the care and well-being of our veterans.
If you have strong attention to detail, a passion for service, and the drive to make a meaningful impact through your accounting skills, we invite you to apply today!
Minimum Qualifications
Three years of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=139340) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
As an Accounting Technician, you will a ssist the Accountant Supervisor 2 in the preparation of billing reports as required for preparation of timely filing of the Medicare Cost Report and perform other related billing duties as assigned . In this role, you will:
Extract information and prepare portions of reports and/or schedules for higher-level accounting professionals in a budget unit.
Extract and manipulate information and prepare weekly or biweekly financial reports and schedules for state and federal reports to be used by higher-level accounting professionals.
Responsible for posting and journalizing ledgers and preparing financial accounts reports, such as those for complex grants, in a large central fiscal office.
Reconcile biweekly or monthly bank statements/accounts.
Prepare biweekly financial projections.
Prepare all billing to Medicare, Medicare + Choice, and Private insurance for all Part A and Part B services provided within the Skilled Nursing Facility.
Ensure that the CPT & ICD-9 codes are appropriate and compliant with the payor's guidelines prior to billing.
Maintain Medicare and third-party accounts up to date, including maintaining proper financial class within Pioneer.
Responsible for claims, follow-ups, appeals, claim tracking, denials, and resubmitting corrected claims.
Correct electronic and paper billing errors and keep current with coding and billing updates.
Assist patients with problems concerning billing and resolve the billing problems.
Assists the Accountant Supervisor 2 in the preparation of billing reports and maintains Billing Logs as required by Medicare according to Policy and Procedure.
Position-Specific Details:
Location: Fiscal/Accounting Department of the Northeast LA Veterans Home in Monroe, Louisiana.
Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Jamaile Burton
Human Resources Analyst
Jamaile.Burton@la.gov
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
*** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the @type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\Retirement\System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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