Accountant

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Offices of Hearings and Inquiries, Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB).

As a Accountant, GS-0510-14, you will serve as a team member, leader, or special advisor for/with other accountants, attorneys and the PRRB Board Members and Hearing officers on a variety of accounting, reimbursement, audit, and payment systems of Medicare Contractors.

Duties

• Advises on cost reporting, auditing, and accounting issues related to the Medicare Part A cost report.
• Trains new staff and Board Members on the cost report process; consult senior level management and OGC on auditing payment issues.
• Provide technical support to parties of appeals (Medicare Contractors, Appeals Support Contractor, and Providers, Plans, etc.) regarding the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) appeals process.
• Advise Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) or Hearing Officer on complex accounting and legal issues.
• Prepares comprehensive written draft decisions that set forth the essential facts of the appeal, the payment issue(s) in dispute, significant contentions of the parties, the evidence and relevant law.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
• Selective Service: Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.