Accounting Assistant II - Authorization Specialist

Job :
00004K1L

Category:
Accounting

Location:

CA Santa Barbara

Hours:

40 Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Pay: $31.90 $ 33.53

• Performs advanced accounting duties.
• Ensures authorizations are accurately set up for a variety of service types.
• Problem solves and provides technical assistance to Service Coordinators, Managers and Service Providers.
• Performs work in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Assists Service Coordinators, Managers and Service Providers with authorization questions and resolution of authorization issues.
• Assists Service Coordinators and Managers with authorizations.
• Assists Service Providers with accessing authorizations through the Service Provider Portal, and tracks and maintains authorization help requests, following up on status of these using email or a help-deskticketing program.
• Tracks and maintains data on authorization deferrals and other key data.
• Utilizes this data to provide authorization support and training as needed.
• Processes authorization changes.
• Processes authorization cancellations.
• Verifies authorizations are set up correctly and communicates any issues with Service Coordinators and Managers.
• Provides training to Lead Service Coordinators and Services Supports Managers on writing authorizations correctly, checking for existing authorizations, cancelling authorizations, as well as other POS accounting related topics, as needed.
• Runs queries and monthly reports, including but not limited to duplicate authorizations, exceptions to service standards monitoring, open authorizations by team, authorizations ending in specified month, and other reports identified to assist the POS team and Services and Supports department in maintaining accurate data and a clean audit.
• Participates in various meetings to assist with authorization and accounting issues, including but not limited to RD Office Hours, POS Team Office Hours, Service Review Committee and/or Service Provider Forum.
• Keeps supervisor and other appropriate staff informed of authorization issues.
• Works with POS Accounting staff on resolving authorization, invoice and payment issues as

• BA Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration and 3+ years of accounting experience or
• AA Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration and 5+ years of accounting experience.
• Proficient in Word and Excel.