Experience

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  State of arkansas

  Mar 2001 - now

  Voting member of the Benefits Strategic Planning Work group. Voting member of the EBD Appeals Committee. Member of Medical and Pharmacy Policy work group. Ensures all recommendations and motions are in accordance with State and Federal law. Notify group chairman if there is a conflict. Privacy and Security Officer for the ARBenefits health plans. Review, interpret and analyze new legislation (both State and Federal) for applicability to the self insured governmental products sponsored by the Arkansas State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board. Maintain Compliance program for EBD and ARBenefits, which consists of education, audits, investigating member complaints, etc. Ongoing management of agency policy and procedure by performingInternal Audits.Perform agency risk assessments, HIPAA annually, DFA Internal Risk assessment performed every 2 years. Show less Manage Agency Accounts Receivable and Collections; Monitor Vendor Performance for compliance; Monitor Vendor Rebates; Extensive experience with SAP and Oracle based software packages for benefits and payroll; Supervise all agency reconciliations; Manage Tax Set Off Program for agency; Check all data entry done by Insurance Specialists (6 employees); Research and correct eligibility information as necessary; Supervise COBRA Administration for Agency; Review all regulation updates for COBRA, HIPPA, and Cafeteria Plans as necessary; Provide customer service as needed; Fill in for staff as needed (10 positions); Review applications, interview, hire, and terminate staff; Request all transfers to and from State Treasury Investment Accounts; Sign checks for agency; Assist with audits; Write Policy and Procedure Manual for Agency; Train Staff on Accounting System and Benefits Administration System; Prepare CAFR reports annually for agency, Make presentations to Board and committees as needed Show less Hired, trained, supervised and terminated general ledger staff; Entered accounting information in MIP; Edit checked entries made by other accounting staff; Prepared financial statements; Reconciled Agency Bank Statements and Treasury Statements; Made year end accruals for audit entries; Created and maintained an audit book for the agency and Legislative Audit, to facilitate the financial audit process; Set up monthly bank drafts for agency; Monitored vendor performance/compliance; invoiced for infractions; Supervised the reconciliation of Non-AASIS Agency overages and shortages; Monitors vendor reports for Non-AASIS monthly billings for employees and retirees; Generates monthly billings for Non-AASIS groups and retirees; Oversees imports of vendor information to billing system; Sends refund reports to Service Bureau; Prepared parts of CAFR Report annually; Other duties as assigned Show less Reconciled five bank accounts monthly; Checked all work done by Insurance Specialist I; Identified and corrected errors and listed errors for adjustments; documented and coordinated implementation of control procedures. Posted transactions. Worked with AASIS “super users” to set up EBD accounts. Helped to develop a new Non-AASIS system, providing EBD with an eligibility database, used to create monthly insurance billing for all non-AASIS agencies and retirees. Responsible for the overseeing of the Non-AASIS system, including communication with vendors, technical support and non-AASIS agencies. Responsible for Non-AASIS tech support within EBD. Responsible for Monthly Billing of Non-AASIS agencies. Responsible for training new EBD staff to use Non-AASIS system. Also responsible for AASIS insurance reconciliation, and financial reporting to third party vendors. Assisted Chief Fiscal Officer in preparation of balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports. Show less Responsible for monthly insurance balance sheet reconciliation for forty-two state agencies, including the upkeep of individual overage and shortage accounts; Compiled and analyzed financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions; Calculated and verified financial data for use in maintaining accounting records; Verified details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totaled accounts, using calculator and computer; Typed invoices, account statements, reports and other records; Added debits and credits using adding machine or calculator to ensure that figures balanced; Participated in AASIS parallel payroll testing. Use of MIP Accounting software to make entries into the general ledger. Aided Insurance Specialist II with bank account reconciliation, microcash, and checking journal entries. Additional duties as assigned by Accounting Supervisor. Show less

  • Compliance Officer

    Mar 2008 - now

  • Management Project Analyst II

    Jul 2003 - Mar 2008

  • Accountant I

    May 2002 - Jun 2003

  • Insurance Specialist II

    Jul 2001 - May 2002

  • Insurance Specialist I

    Mar 2001 - Jul 2001