Wellness and Benefits Accountant II
Finance & AccountingAccountant
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Minimum Qualifications: Associates degree in accounting, finance, business administration,
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Finance & AccountingAccountant
Administrative Services - Agency 65
Lincoln, NE
$25.403
JR2026-00030440 Wellness and Benefits Accountant II (Open)
Are you detail oriented? Is accuracy important to you? Nebraska Department of Administrative Services – Wellness & Benefits team is looking for a person to fill our Accountant II team position. Work involves performing recurring accounting functions such as Accounts Payable, monthly Vendor Benefit premium payment reporting and reconciling benefit enrollment/premium payment data.
Accountant II works closely with Benefits staff and provides support to Human Resource and payroll staff at State Agencies regarding benefits administration. Knowledge of State Accounting Coding and Contract Administration for Benefits Contracts.
We are looking for a candidate who is proactive, efficiency driven, team oriented, and has a high personal standard of integrity.
Why join us:
• Stable Employment Opportunity
• Career Development and Learning
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 156% match on the first 4.8% contribution to the Retirement Plan
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Generous Leave Accruals and Benefits
• Opportunity to be a part of a caring organization
Accountant II works closely with Benefits staff and provides support to Human Resource and payroll staff at State Agencies regarding benefits administration. Knowledge of State Accounting Coding and Contract Administration for Benefits Contracts.
We are looking for a candidate who is proactive, efficiency driven, team oriented, and has a high personal standard of integrity.
Why join us:
• Stable Employment Opportunity
• Career Development and Learning
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 156% match on the first 4.8% contribution to the Retirement Plan
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Generous Leave Accruals and Benefits
• Opportunity to be a part of a caring organization
- Process daily and weekly claims reimbursement requests from medical, pharmacy and flexible spending vendors.
- Process claims reimbursement requests in OnBase for payment in Enterprise One by Central Finance.
- Create monthly Vendor Benefit Premium Payment and Enrollment reports for life and disability insurance vendors.
- Perform monthly reconciliation of benefit premium payments vs enrollment in benefit plans.
- Maintain spreadsheets tracking claims reimbursements requests and payments processed.
- Review and process monthly Administrative Services Only (ASO) invoices and Administrative Fee invoices.
- Reconcile claims reimbursement requests to monthly reporting and payment processing in EnterpriseOne.
- Provide enrollment information to Vendors for billing purposes.
- Participate in RFP and Contract Administration for Benefits Contracts.
- Process monthly Premium Remittance Reporting from Retiree/COBRA Vendor to enable payment of premiums to dental and vision vendors.
- Annual enrollment of Employee Assistance Program. Includes contacting Agencies for enrollment determination, sending info to Central Finance for agency billing and paying vendor.
- Annual calculation of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) trust fund fee due by the State of Nebraska. IRS form completed and payment sent to IRS by State Accounting.
- Perform multiple monthly audits of medical plan enrollment as required by State Auditor.
- Perform High Claims Audits as identified to ensure eligibility and premium payment of high claimants.
- Open Enrollment-review and document that medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending and HSA rates are correctly entered in Workday by IT staff for new plan year.
- Work with Benefit Consultant as requested.
- Provide requested documentation and information to State Auditor office for annual ACFR audit as requested.
- Provide Medical plan enrollment information to Employee Relations for State Personnel Almanac.
- Maintain documentation of current Certificates of Liability Insurance for Agency Contracts.
- Special projects as assigned.
- Provide backup functions to other staff within the Benefits Team.
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Lincoln, United States
On-site at the office
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US
About this job
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- United States
- Posted
- 1 day ago
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- Posted
- November 10, 2026
- First seen
- November 10, 2026
- Last seen
- November 11, 2026
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- Trust Level
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