Healthcare Reimbursement Senior Associate

Bland & Associates is an employee stock owned small business headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska with an award-winning culture. With over 40 years of experience, we are dedicated to our employees, clients and community. Our firm specializes in assurance services, tax services, management consulting, strategic planning, and growth strategies for businesses and individuals, and provides professional services to the U.S. government and its various agencies.

Bland & Associates offers an extensive benefits package including a flexible work environment, which allows you the ability to maintain a healthy work/life balance. Candidates outside of the Omaha area are welcome to apply.

Experienced reimbursement associates are given a variety of cost report preparation and consulting tasks; the position may include accounting/bookkeeping tasks or projects, if the candidate possesses such skills.  Performance is judged on proficiency and effectiveness of task performance, including the quality of work, application of performance, reimbursement and accounting knowledge, the ability to meet time constraints and client service. Experienced associates lead cost report and consulting engagements and collaborate with clients to effectively achieve the desired outcomes. There is significant potential for advancement within our fast-growing, employee-owned firm.

Essential Performance:

• Work closely with assigned clients in the healthcare field, including nursing homes and other healthcare provider types
• Prepare Medicare and/or Medicaid cost reports utilizing specialized software to assist clients in obtaining appropriate reimbursement under federal and state regulations by required deadlines.
• Effectively communicate with clients and Medicare and/or Medicaid contractors via telephone and email.
• Review trial balances, financial statements and client information for cost report preparation.
• Prepare reports summarizing clients' cost report results.
• Work on reimbursement-related consulting engagements

Work performance skills:

• Ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple clients’ needs, while maintaining a high level of accounting service and professionalism 
• Works accurately and precisely with tasks of a detailed nature
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Strong work ethic and a “whatever it takes” attitude
• Confident in one’s abilities and able to work independently, with minimal direction
• Willingness to learn and gain experience in multiple areas of accounting
• Ability to elicit urgent action through persuasive, positive verbal communication
• Ability to stay on top of a variety of commitments and deadlines

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 years of experience preparing Medicare and Medicaid cost reports, is desirable but less experience will be considered
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, including excel, word, etc.

Bland & Associates, P.C. is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion and providing an inclusive work environment that promotes fairness, acceptance, and values each employee’s unique contribution to the workplace.

Bland & Associates, P.C. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.