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Benefits Financial Consultant

Salary

$4,356.96 - $6,535.44 Monthly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Personnel Cabinet | Department of Employee Insurance

Location

501 High Street, 4th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

Description

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute on a hybrid schedule. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

The Personnel Cabinet offers the great opportunity to work with and serve state agencies, employees, and citizens across the Commonwealth. The Personnel Cabinet’s mission is to provide leadership and guidance to attract, develop, motivate, and retain a talented, diverse workforce; foster an understanding of and adherence to regulatory requirements; and create a positive, supportive work environment that values all employees. The Department of Employee Insurance (DEI) administers a $1.8 billion, self-funded, health insurance program along with optional life, dental and vision insurances, and flexible spending accounts for nearly 300,000 public employees and their dependents.

The Premium Billing Branch (PBB) is responsible for the administration of premium billing and reconciliation of benefit plans administered by the Personnel Cabinet. Responsible benefit plans include health and optional insurances, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement accounts and administrative fees for agencies that participate with the Department of Employee Insurance and the Kentucky Employees Health Plan including state agencies, boards of education, health departments, retirement systems and governmental quasi agencies.

Primary responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Generates and analyzes specialized and complex monthly premium bills for benefit programs administered by the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet.
• Prepares reports on complex financial data for the reconciliation of specialized benefit accounts regarding health and optional insurances, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement accounts and administrative fee benefit programs administered by the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet.
• Responsible for complex reconciliation and monitoring of agency and member accounts for specialized benefits.
• Provides expert consultative services and responds to inquiries and researches specialized and complex billing and reconciliation issues submitted from agency personnel administrators, benefit coordinators, and employees pertaining to benefit programs administered by the Department of Employee Insurance within the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, including the KY Employees Health Plan and Optional Insurances, (Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurances).
• Performs a variety of specialized and complex billing adjustments and functions in KHRIS.

Preferred skills and abilities:

• Advanced skills with standard reporting and analytic Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Access.
• Experience in banking or financial reconciliation.
• Experience with health insurance, optional insurance, and FSA/HRA enrollment and financial administration.
• Experience working with KHRIS, Insurance and/or Billing and Collections systems.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Works well as part of a team.

Reasons to work for us include:

• A 37.5-hour work week (with occasional overtime required)
• Paid time off (sick and vacation) plus paid holidays
• Overtime and compensatory time
• Affordable health insurance with optional Health Reimbursement Account
• Life insurance
• Retirement
• Wellness incentives program
• Training and career development opportunities
• Optional Deferred Compensation program (401K)
• Employee discounts on electronics; health and wellness; retail; travel, events and entertainment; and services and education

If you are interested in a challenging yet rewarding career where you can expand your financial and business analytic skills, we would love to review your application for the Benefits Financial Consultant with the Department of Employee Insurance.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Work is typically performed in an office setting.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Beth Gebhart at Beth.Gebhart@ky.gov.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D