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PURPOSE:\ Little City is a contracted Child Welfare Contributing Agency (CWAC) of Illinois Department of\ Children and Family Services (DCFS) to provide services in child welfare. The foster care\ program works a hybrid working model, and has locations in Matteson, Joliet, and Chicago. This\ position will be primarily based out of Chicago. This position also will entail dotted-line reporting,\ meeting, and engagement with the Accounting Team that is based out of Little Citys Executive\ Offices in Inverness, IL.\ This role will work directly with the Sr. VP of Family and Community Services and program staff\ to provide support for the Foster Care and Adoption Program (FCAD) with accuracy and\ timeliness of all daily, weekly and monthly billings. Serves as the point person in the Foster Care\ Program to manage all Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R) and attain needed\ documents, manage deadlines, and to ensure timely payment for services provided.\ MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:\ Must have a High School diploma or GED. Bachelors degree preferred. A minimum of one-year\ previous experience with AR and AP or working within an Accounting environment required.\ Excellent communication skills required. Must be very detail oriented, highly organized, and\ analytical. Must be able to work with minimal supervision.\ ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\ The list of essential duties and responsibilities, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative\ of the task to be performed. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management\ from assigning duties not listed herein is such duties are a logical assignment to the position.\ 1. This role will ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all daily, weekly and monthly billings.\ Serves as the point person in the Foster Care Program to manage all Accounts Payable\ (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R) and attain needed documents, manage deadlines,\ and to ensure timely payment for services provided. 2. Updates Foster Care and Adoption (FCAD) Financial Management Guide to reflect accurate and up-to-date Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Rates and guidelines.

3. Read and understand DCFS Program Contracts (that provide very detailed financial information and rates) and maintain a current rates list.\ 4. Read and understand and use as guide DCFS Procedure 359 for all billing-eligible\ activities between and DCFS list.\ 5. Receive DCFS Vouchers (monthly) and rectify against the programs electronic billing\ system (called MyEvolv/NetSmart NTST) entries and rectify with DCFS Central\ Payment Unit (CPU) contacts.\ 6. Must be comfortable working in Microsoft Office applications, especially Outlook,\ TEAMS, and Excel.\ 7. Complete and submit all monthly FCAD 1042s (based off of data-inputs in NTST);\ rectify 1042 payments/make corrections.\ 8. Will engage with internal and external stakeholders to rectify billing related issues.\ 9. Will assist with any audits related to Foster Care billing.\ 10. Complete Special Service Fee/Exceptional Payment Billing to DCFS Business office and\ CPU.\ 11. Will collaborate with CFO, COO and Senior VP to ensure Foster Care billing issues are\ being rectified in a timely manner and that Little City is fully submitting for all billable\ services.\ 12. Complete Phase III billing in conjunction with Intake/Recruitment Team and DCFS\ Permanency Administrator.\ 13. Collect all 906s from program and maintain data for follow-up with CPU/DCFS\ 14. Work with FCAD Program Staff (Therapists, Licensing, Case Managers, and Managers)\ to attain needed documentation to attain Specialized Care Reapprovals from DCFSs\ Specialized Services Unit.\ 15. Would need to create and maintain tracking systems of all billing activities and status on\ the task/receivable.\ 16. NTST expert and can enter data, review reports, and run reports to fill A/R needs.\ 17. May contribute to FCAD program & finance budget discussions/needs.\ 18. Maintains copies of all program subcontracts (developed by Directors/VP).\ 19. Dotted-line reporting to Accounting for accounts receivable collection related duties.\ \