Accounting Specialist II

Student Health Services Business Office: 

UCF Health - Student Health Services (SHS) provides various primary and specialty care services to help keep students, faculty and staff at their optimum health. The Health Center is located on the Main Campus. Our services are designed with students, faculty and staff needs in mind. Become a part of our committed UCF Student Health Team as a Accounting Specialist II and deliver outstanding care to our community.

The Opportunity:

Join the UCF Student Health Team as an Accounting Specialist II and add to our dedication to provide excellent healthcare to the community that we serve.

Manage and reconcile Cash Health and accounts receivable processes for SHS.  Cash management to include daily deposit, cash, and revenue reconciliation.  Oversees Acct Specialist I role and act as backup payment poster for electronic, credit card and paper payments to electronic medical software. Assist and resolve employee and patient questions. Process Workday transactions; including journal entries for revenue, expense, and journal entry corrections. Invoice vendors and post ISD transactions. Create quarterly reports.

This is a time-limited funded position. Employment is subject to the availability of funding and may cease at the time funding for this employment is depleted.

Responsibilities:

• Team lead, provide oversight and reconciliation for payment posting and claim adjustment functions for Business Office.

• Ensure all payments are claimed appropriately and posted by month's end.

• Responsible for auditing all pharmacy, insurance, dental, and patient student eligibility and claim adjustments.

• Cash management to include daily reconciliation of all monies received.

• Prepare daily deposit and Workday entries for cash, credit cards, paper checks and Knight Cash.

• Initiate Workday journal entries and ISD transactions to charge revenue (rent) and expenses for, but not limited to oral surgeons, faculty salaries, athletic invoicing, pre-employment physicals, Rosen and Jewett.

• Process student and insurance credit card and paper check refunds.

• Initiate Workday expense entry corrections as requested.

• Post incoming EFT, checks, and credit cards for medical, patient, pharmacy, and athletics payments to the EHR system.

• Research unclaimed insurance payments in Cash Health and determine department owner.

• Manage the paper check/EFT log and reconcile/verify all incoming items have been posted in a timely manner.

• Follow up on any outstanding items.

• Ensure all payments are posted at the CPT level.

• Creates quarterly/annual revenue and expense reports as requested.

• Monitor "Insurance Coverage Terminated" claim status and relay to Insurance Department.

• Perform collection and small balance write-off transactions in eCW. Prepare monthly eCW Adjustment Report for management.

• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor, SHS Business Manager or SHS Assoc Director.

• Timely completion of all university, AHSC, and SHS training.

• Maintains confidential electronic health data per Federal requirements (HIPAA & FERPA).

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or Equivalent and 2+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219. Click here for more information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge in medical billing, payment posting, and financial processes. 

• Experience using Workday.

• Advanced Excel skills.

• Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR).

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

Please attach your resume.

This is a time-limited funded position. Employment is subject to the availability of funding and may cease at the time funding for this employment is depleted.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program 
• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays
• Retirement savings options 
• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions 
• Education assistance 
• Flexible work environment 
• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

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Department

Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC) - Health Center Operations

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. Hours are subject to change due to operational needs, special projects, and emergencies.

Type of Appointment

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Expected Salary

$17.64 to Negotiable

Job Posting End Date

04-13-2025-12-00-AM

Veteran’s Preference:   

Preference will be given to eligible veterans and their eligible spouses in accordance with Chapter 295 of the Florida Statutes. Applicants claiming preference are responsible for providing required documentation by the closing date of the position. For more information on Veterans’ Preference, please visit http://hr.ucf.edu/files/VeteransPreference.pdf

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.   

The University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.”  

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 407-823-1336 or email oie@ucf.edu.