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Accounting Clerk /Client Benefits Coordinator

Little City Foundation • Inverness, IL • 2h ago

Job Details

Job Location

Colonial Parkway - Inverness, IL

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

High School Diploma/GED Certificate

Salary Range

$19.39 - $25.10 Hourly

Job Shift

Business Hours

Description

HOW TO APPLY:

Complete this Online Application,please visit our website for this & other positions >>> www.littlecity.org/careers/ & and enter the position title in the search engine. Please include your Cover Letter and Resume.

Wage$19.39- $25.10/ hr depending on years of Experience

PURPOSE:To process and monitor participant benefits, such as: LINK/SNAP, Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. To perform multiple HUD functions, including processing annual HUD Resident re-certifications. To provide support and backup to other functions within the Accounting Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The list of essential duties and responsibilities, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the task to be performed. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein is such duties are a logical assignment to the position.1. Monitor all admissions and discharges for application/transfer of benefits and funding. Ensure that funding and benefits begin or discontinues properly. Track renewal dates for all appropriate benefits.2. Coordinate the completion of Public Aid LINK/SNAP card applications on all new participants and every 6 months for existing participants. Track and monitor monthly LINK/SNAP card amounts. Apply for new LINK/SNAP cards where applicable.3. Responsible for all benefit matters for Medicaid, Medicare and Medicare Part D for LCF residents.4. Responsible for all benefit matters for Social Security for LCF residents; which includes applying for Social Security Benefits for participants as needed.5. Track monthly Social Security benefits and all other income for all participants.6. Primary liaison between Little City Foundation and DHS/Social Security offices.7. Respond to parent/guardian inquiries; also serves as Intermediary between Guardian; Social Security Agency; and HUD8. Prepare and distribute year-end tax forms for residents - SSA Benefits statements and 1099's

Collect, distribute and file rate sheets for DHS services10. Maintain up-to-date and complete files on LCF participants, including funding awards and entitlements as well as all back-up required by our funding and oversight agencies.11. Reviews monthly EOB statements for clients12. Collect and reconcile resident monthly rent checks and collect past due rents13. Monitor residents' bank statements and apprise management of significant withdrawals and building balances.14. Oversees distribution of clients' monthly SS allowances and audits quarterly.15. Process annual HUD Client re-certification16. Responsible for tracking move-in/out & financial changes for HUD residents.17. Sorts and distributes residents mail.18. Update policy and procedures for Client Benefits and HUD.19. Assist with the preparation various audit schedules and confirmations for the year-end audit aswell as other audits and reviews as necessary. Work with auditors/reviewers as needed.20. Prepares monthly journals entries21. Coordinates special stimulus payments for clients22. Maintains American Heart Association certification in First Aid and CPR, if required.23. Successfully completes Little City Foundation required training, re-training, and any additional training as required by Little City Foundation policies and practices, or as assigned by his or her immediate supervisor.24. Other special projects assigned by Controller and Chief Financial Officer.

Little City offers competitive salaries and benefits for eligible employees such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with employer match, Flexible Spending Accounts ( FSA), life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, paid holidays, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and an employee assistance program.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Must have a high school diploma, excellent office skills, highly organized. Must have 3 - 4 years accounting or related experience. Must have good computer skills including Excel and Word. Must have good verbal and writing skills. Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to sitting for prolonged periods; frequently walks, stands, grasps, lifts, holds, or feels objects; occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. Extended use of computer and typing is required. The employee frequently is requiredto use manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination when working and handling office equipment. The employee is subject to assist and support up to 20 pounds with varying amounts of assistance on a reoccurring basis. The employee is required to have corrected vision and hearingwithin normal range and the ability to operate office equipment. No occupational exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases or other potentially infectious substances (Category I).Typical office environment. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer: The intent of this job description is to provide a representative level of the @types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particularposition. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

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