Columbus- Accountant/Examiner 2-(20068243)

A Little About Us:
With roughly 1,600 employees in 11 offices across Ohio, BWC is the state agency that cares for Ohio workers by promoting a culture of safety at work and at home and ensuring quality medical and pharmacy care is provided to injured workers.

For Ohio employers, we provide insurance policies to cover workplace injuries and safety and wellness services to prevent injuries.

Our Culture:
BWC is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines. BWC employees strive to maintain an inclusive workplace. We begin by being an equal opportunity employer. Employees can participate in and lead employee resource groups, participate in online forums discussing society’s impact on our services and workplace, and learn about how different perspectives can improve leadership skills.

Our Vision:
To transform BWC into an agile organization driven by customer success.

Our Mission:
To deliver consistently excellent experiences for each BWC customer every day.

Our Core Values:
One Agency, Personal Connection, Innovative Leadership, Relentless Excellence

If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!

BWC is currently operating under a hybrid schedule that can incorporate both teleworking and in-office hours. Employees may be required to report to the office when requested by management &/or for their initial job training.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Researching applicants job duties by calling employer, looking on the internet, reading the scopes manual, etc.
• Assigning the correct classification to a quoted application and then issuing the final policy that reflects the premium the employer owes for their workers’ compensation coverage.
• Validating classifications employer has self-assigned through the application process for accuracy.
• Maintaining (Adding and removing) Self Coverage on employer’s policies.
• Responding to employer inquiries (written/telephone/chat) received by the classification unit.
• Throughout the policy year, maintaining the classifications assigned to the employer’s policy based on any changes to the employer’s operations.

What’s in it for you:
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the Ohio Med PPO plan.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision and basic life insurance premiums are free after one year of continuous service.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Required Experience and/or Education:

• 12 mos. exp. as Accountant/ Examiner 1, 66111, with state government exp. commensurate with duties to be assigned.
• Or 24 mos. exp. in position involving review & processing of claims, collections, billings, payments or review of documents for accuracy, completeness &/or compliance with reporting guidelines, laws or rules with exp. commensurate to duties to be assigned.
• Or 16 semester or 24 quarter hours in accounting; 12 mos. exp. in accounting or other fiscal/financial activity.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Position may require use of proficiency demonstration to determine minimum class qualifications for employment.

Necessary Skills and Competencies:
Knowledge of accounting, BWC policies, procedures, laws, rules & regulations*, public relations, human relations, federal & state regulations governing documents processed, reviewed &/or prepared*, principles of customer service, oral & written business communication, BWC website & internal resource system*;
Skill in use of general office equipment (e.g., copier, fax, calculator, Cisco and Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) phone), PC & peripheral equipment (e.g., printer, scanner, etc.),Microsoft Office software (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Access), BWC-specific software (e.g., CoreSuite, BWCWeb)*, SharePoint*, internet search engines*, English communication (listening, writing, reading, phone etiquette), data entry;
Ability to add, subtract, multiply & divide whole numbers, copy records precisely without error, complete routine forms & prepare standard reports & business correspondence*, proofread technical materials, define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions, use proper research methods in gathering data, gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things, understand manuals & verbal instructions, technical in nature, answer routine & technical inquiries from public & sensitive inquiries from & contacts with other government officials, general public, claimants &/or providers, resolve complaints from angry citizens & government officials, make proper referrals within agency & external sources, communicate (written & oral) professionally with injured workers, employers, providers, public, work alone on most tasks & work as a team.

BWC OCSEA Selection Rights
This position shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. BWC bargaining unit members have selection rights before non-bargaining unit members. All other applications will only be considered if an internal bargaining unit applicant is not selected for this position.

Salary Information
Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary is set at lowest rate of the salary range. In most cases successful employees will move up a step in the salary range within six months, with subsequent step increases occurring every year as supported by successful performance evaluation results.

Educational Transcript Requirement
In order for any educational achievements to be considered during the screening process, you must at least attach an unofficial transcript that details the coursework you have completed.

Transportation:
Position may require travel; therefore, persons occupying this position must be able to provide own transportation &/or legally operate a state-owned vehicle.

Prior to an offer of employment, the final applicant will be required to sign a background check authorization form and undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position.

EEO & ADA Statement:
The State of Ohio is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of applicants or employees due to protected classes as defined in applicable federal law, state law, and any effective executive order.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment opportunities pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact ADA Coordinator Kathleen Bourke at 614-644-7811 or by email to: eeodept@bwc.state.oh.us.

All applicants must submit an Ohio Civil Service Application using the online Ohio Hiring Management System. Paper applications will not be accepted.