SENIOR REIMBURSEMENT OFFICER

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Senior Reimbursement Officer.  Under direction, this position will manage and direct the activities of professional Reimbursement Officer staff who perform a variety of technical functions in order to obtain reimbursement from the federal government for child care/administrative costs on all youth statewide.  The position serves as working supervisor of professional staff and analyzes quality and production to ensure that eligibility determination work meets the unit’s quality standards.  This position provides a great opportunity for a motivated 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 leadership 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 Funtions

• Serves as Senior Reimbursement Officer, manages and directs the activities of professional Reimbursement Officer staff who perform a variety of technical functions in order to obtain reimbursement from the federal government for child care/administrative costs on all youth in care statewide, including the COBRA/LTC (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act/Long Term Care) processes
• Serves as working supervisor
• Analyzes quality and production to ensure that eligibility determination work meets the unit's quality standards
• Plans and implements work requirements, including LTC and COBRA
• Revises EDU forms
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with courses in accounting, economics, or business administration
• Requires two years of professional work experience in the reimbursement field

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass a background check
• Requires the possession of a valid driver's license and ability to travel.
• The 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.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
  • Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this  link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx