Cashier Processor Jobs

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.
The Division of Accounts Receivable and Billing (DARB) is responsible for the processing of payments for the Medicaid Pay-In program as well as processing and issuing refunds to customers that have not used their Pay-In and have a balance on their account, as well as reimbursement requests from other program areas such as IREA, Claims and Collections, Bureau of Fraud Investigation and the Division of Liens and Recovery.
DARB would like to fill one (1) Clerical Associate III position to function as a Cashier Processor who will:

• Identify money received from various payers. Provide coverage for the Cashier window where customers come in person to make payments for their Medicaid Surplus.

• Process credit card transactions using a POS terminal.

• Prepare input documents and batches for data entry into the computerized system, and deposit checks and money orders to the bank through remote deposit.

• Review Medicaid Surplus payments received from third parties for an attestation of use of recipient funds and sends appropriate correspondence to customers who have not submitted the appropriate forms.

• Research customer payments by using the DARB system, WMS and the HRA One Viewer.

• Perform scanning, indexing and quality assurance of documents to the HRA One Viewer.

Qualification Requirements
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.
Skills Requirement
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.

**LOAN FORGIVENESS
The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with the DSS/HRA/DHS qualifies you as a public service employee and you may be able to take advantage of this program while working full-time and meeting the program’s other requirements.
Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
In addition, the Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services offers competitive salaries and the following benefits:
Generous Pension Plans (The New York Employees' Retirement System);
401(k) and Roth 457 Retirement Savings Programs;
U.S. Savings Bonds Flexible Spending Program;
Health Benefits, Dental, Vision Coverage, Prescription Drug Program;
Training and Professional Development;
Opportunity for Scholarship; College Savings Program;
Paid Holidays and Generous Annual Leave.

Salary Range: $36,390.00 - $41,848.00
APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE “XXXX” CIVIL SERVICE TITLE, OR IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9.
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This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Monday to Friday: 9:am to 5 pm.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.