Current Career Opportunities
Current Openings
Responsibilities
- Prepares monthly journal entries to record subscription income, claims, administrative expenses, and other financial activity for the Plan and its subsidiaries.
- Prepares general ledger account reconciliations to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.
- Performs weekly balancing controls of the Plan’s claim payment runs to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Reviews Accounts Payable coding for consistency and accuracy; approximately 50+ Corporate Payable Vendor Accounts to monitor.
- Reviews the Fixed Assets for accuracy of entry and that they meet capitalization guidelines for the company. Prepares monthly journal entry to record depreciation. Performs monthly review of PWIP with managers throughout the Plan. Performs a quarterly Tax Depreciation review to ensure all data has been entered in Fixed Asset Software correctly.
- Performs all accounting for Federal Employee Program.
- Performs detailed by Line Of Business (LOB) Claims expense reconciliation and analysis; works with Actuarial Services on major claims LOB variances.
- Coordinates monthly meetings with Project Managers to assist them in the review of Corporate Project Monthly Financial Reports and the management of Project Capital and Operating Budgets.
- Files and accounts for various State Vaccine Program assessments.
- Assists with annual and ad hoc audit requests.
- Actively participates and upholds the accuracy and integrity of Blue Cross VT financials.
Qualifications
- BS degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- Three to Five years of professional accounting experience required
- Experience in financial analysis required.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of financial projections, reports, and actuarial analysis for well-defined projects as directed.
- Compile and evaluate statistical data.
- Participate in related activities and projects as directed.
Qualifications
- Student Track Qualifications
- BS in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a closely related field required.
- Level I: Minimum of one course of the Society of Actuaries exams.
- Maintain student status according to the Blue Cross Actuarial Student Program.
- Non-Student Track Qualifications
- BS in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a closely related field required.
- 1-3 years of closely related experience
- Strong computer knowledge (including programming, Access, Excel, SAS and/or SQL)
Responsibilities
- Providing strategic leadership in advancing the organization’s legislative, regulatory, and policy objectives to support, promote and protect business objectives.
- Communicate, advocate and reinforce Blue Cross VT’s opinions and positions throughout the legislative branches of the state government and other regulatory bodies, including the Green Mountain Care Board.
- Working closely with Plan executives and leaders, the Director will develop and articulate advocacy and public policy strategies that support the organization’s mission and vision and serve as a direct conduit between the Plan and its external constituencies.
Manage the administration of the organization’s legislative relations program, including coordination of the activities of internal staff and outside lobbyists, and operate as a lobbyist for the Plan. - Lead the preparation and dissemination of reports, testimonies, public comments, white papers, presentations, and other materials addressing Blue Cross VT’s priority policy issues and Blue Cross VT’s position on legislative initiatives and health care reform proposals.
- Serve as the main point of contact with Vermont’s Congressional Delegation and maintain communications between the Plan and their offices. Coordinate, plan, and attend annual meetings in Washington D.C.
- Provide leadership to functional areas of the Plan in assuring effective and compliant implementation of all requirements that result from state or federal government initiatives.
- Work closely with the Communications & Media team to develop and execute communications strategies to convey the organization's policy positions and advocacy efforts to members, media, and the public.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in government, communications, English or related fields is desired.
- A strong government relations background with relationships in Vermont legislative and state government is essential, requiring a minimum of 10 years progressive experience in the government and/or private sector.
- 5 years of management-level experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement public relations strategies
- Build and maintain relationships with local and national media contacts, pitching stories, coordinating media interviews, responding to media inquiries, crafting messaging, guiding crisis communications, and monitoring media coverage
- Provide thoughtful and responsive counsel to leaders on media inquiries, interviews, and editorial opportunities. Schedules and coordinates media interviews
- Collaborate with key leaders to develop messaging on policy and health care issues
- Draft and edit press releases, media statements, fact sheets, executive quotes, and other messaging with clarity and precision for distribution through a variety of media outlets
- Reinforce the organizational mission and culture by supporting an environment of change and adaptability; leading to innovation and change as the needs of the market, customers, and stakeholders change
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or related field
- 8-10 years of public relations, media relations, or external communications experience
- Health care background and relationships with Vermont media strongly preferred
- Proven success securing earned media in national, regional, and industry outlets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff and leadership
Responsibilities
The Rating Specialist provides support to both the Underwriting and Actuarial departments. This position requires a strong knowledge of the following areas:
- Computing rates for group accounts, both renewing and prospective
- Preparing financial reports illustrating rate calculations
- Ensuring established review protocols are followed
- Development and maintenance of the company’s experience rating systems
- Researching and analyzing to assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the experience rating formula and rating results
- Working closely with Actuarial to implement new rating factors and model changes and thoroughly tests those changes
Qualifications
- BS in Math, Finance, Computer Science, or closely related field required
- 3 – 5 years of closely related experience required
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont strictly prohibits discrimination against or by any Blue Cross and Blue Shield employee on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, place of birth, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or marital status. Blue Cross and Blue Shield will not discriminate against an employee having a positive test result from an HIV related blood test, nor will Blue Cross and Blue Shield request or require an applicant or employee to have an HIV-related test as a condition of employment. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont will not discriminate against protected veterans.