ACCOUNTANT 3 - 75981

Executive Service

The Division of TennCare is dedicated to providing our employees with a hybrid work environment. All TennCare positions have a combination of work from home and work in the office, which varies by position, department, and business need. You may review the specific expectations with our hiring team.

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do:

TennCare is Tennessee's managed care Medicaid program that provides health insurance coverage to certain groups of low-income individuals such as pregnant women, children, caretaker relatives of young children, older adults, and adults with physical disabilities. TennCare provides coverage for approximately 1.7 million Tennesseans and operates with an annual budget of approximately $14 billion. It is run by the Division of TennCare with oversight and some funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

TennCare's mission is to improve the lives of Tennesseans by providing high-quality cost-effective care. To fulfill that purpose, we equip each employee for active participation and empower teams to communicate and worked collaboratively to improve organizational processes in order to make a difference in the lives our members. Because of the positive impact TennCare has on the lives of the most vulnerable Tennesseans, TennCare employees report that their work provides them with a sense of meaning, purpose, and accomplishment. TennCare leadership understands that employees are our most valuable resource and ensures professional and leadership development are a priority for the agency.

Job Overview:

The Division of TennCare is seeking an Accountant 3 that is detail oriented, has strong analytical skills, and an understanding of computer software such as excel spreadsheets to audit and report financial data. The ideal candidate will be a team player with strong communication skills and will work collaboratively with members of the accounting team to ensure deadlines are met.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as approver for Pcard transactions.
• Assist the accounting team with audit and approval of AP transactions.
• Assist the Accounting team with year-end closing tasks and 1099 reporting.
• Assist the Accounting audit and Reconciliation team in auditing weekly and monthly MCO invoices and perform reconciliations.
• Assist with sampling and monthly capitation testing and preparation of monthly capitation summary reports and quarterly audits.
• Effectively communicate with internal and external customers to assist in answering inquiries and resolving problems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting or a Public Accountant in good standing and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional accounting work.
• Additional graduate coursework in business administration with a major in accounting may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.