REIMBURSEMENT OFFICER/CHILDREN'S ACCOUNTS

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Date:  Oct 17, 2024
Location: 

Springfield, IL, US, 62704

Job Requisition ID:  41490

Agency :  Department of Children and Family Services 

Position Title: Reimbursement Officer I 
Closing Date/Time: 10/31/2024
 
Salary:   Anticipated Starting Salary $4766 Monthly - Step 1B; Full Range $4766 - $6632  
Job Type:   Salaried  
County:   Sangamon  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU:   RC062  

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.  Please attach your resume, official transcripts, licenses, along with any other supporting documents. This can be uploaded to MY DOCUMENTS section of your application. This is HIGHLY recommended.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  41490

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Reimbursement Officer for Children’s Accounts.  Under general supervision, this position will perform a variety of professional reimbursement functions.  The position will investigate and analyze reports and documents to determine initial and ongoing eligibility of Department youth in care for Social Security and Title IV-D benefits.  The position will calculate conserved funds, reviewing, processing, and posting disbursements to the Trust System to generate payments consistent with Social Security regulations.  The position will also identify case specific scenarios resulting in gaps in eligibility and overpayments.  This position provides a great opportunity for a motivated, detail-oriented individual who is interested in playing a role in the reimbursement process for the Department of Children and Family Services.  DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program.  The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and communications skills.  We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

Essential Functions

  • Serves as Reimbursement Officer for Children’s Accounts
  • Calculates conserved funds, reviewing, processing, and posting disbursements to the Trust System to generate payments consistent with Social Security regulations
  • Identifies case specific scenarios resulting in gaps in eligibility and overpayments
  • Serves as liaison with the field and SSA, answering complex questions to resolve issues impacting eligibility for federal benefits
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with courses in accounting, economics, or business administration, preferably including courses in insurance, estate, and probate law
  • Requires ONE year of work experience in the reimbursement field

Condition of Employment

  • Requires the ability to pass background check
  • All conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

DCFS is deeply committed to the welfare and protection of children.  Our goal is to protect children by strengthening and supporting families.  In every effort, from receiving hotline calls to reaching family reunification or foster care and adoption, children and families are our focus.  The Division of Budget and Finance plays a supporting role in the Department’s operations by working to ensure the agency’s financial stability and implementation of sound budgetary practices

Work Hours:  M-F 08:30am to 5:00pm  
Work Location: 726 S College St, Springfield, Illinois, 62704  

Agency Contact: Fisayo.Oyadeyi@illinois.gov

Job Family:  Fiscal, Finance & Procurement; Social Services  

 

This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so. 

State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. 

Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.  If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

 

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