Senior Accounting Clerk

Senior Accounting Clerk

This position is national remote. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office for a minimum of four (4) days per week.

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives?

Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Accounting Clerk position is to ensure the financial requirements of the Specialty Care Management department are addressed. This includes internal financial processes, such as funding Global Cash Cards and paying invoices, as well as providing documentation needed for external program finance concerns, such as preparing monthly billing statements for each employer group and reconciling the credit card statement to match claims and entries in the department database.

This position maintains the relationship with external travel vendors, such as hotels and shuttle companies and reviews contracts on an annual basis. This is a complex role requiring knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable and complicated billing practices that vary from program to program or employer group to employer group.

This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday
- Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 6:00am - 2:30pm PST. Overtime is not typical in this position. This will be on the job training and the hours during training will be based on your schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review, validate and maintain financial and other records as they relate to client specific programs
• Responsible for timely reconciliation of all accounts
• Communicate financial discrepancies and resolve
• Responsible for submitting client billing based on billing parameters
• Responsible for all financial exchanges related to participant accounts
• Identify errors in invoices/data and work to resolve
• Reconcile funding with disbursements on each participant account
• Assists with completion of quarterly reporting
• Maintains and reviews contracts with outside vendors
• Answers phones and directs calls to appropriate staff
• Prepare various financial, programmatic and administrative reports
• Investigate discrepancies between finance and claims departments
• Performs routine audit of financial accounts
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with office staff members, clients, senior executive staff and other outside contacts
• Prioritize and work independent
• May initiate new procedures in program/business systems
• Handle multiple tasks and carryout follow-up items
• Ability to report to the office
• Develop Administrative Billing Processes specific to Client and programs
• Train and act as a resource to other Finance Staff
• Help to guide development of financial elements to our database
• Other duties as assigned

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma / GED
• Must be 18 years of age OR older
• 1+ years of experience in accounts payable or accounts receivable
• 1+ years of experience with knowledge in Medicare, Commercial or Medicaid billing and collections
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) Monday
  - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 6:00am - 2:30pm PST. Overtime is not typical in this position

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in accounts payable or accounts receivable
• Experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Billing, Insurance Collections or other related field

Telecommuting Requirements:

• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
• Must live in a location that can receive a United Health Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service

Soft Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated effective organizational and prioritization skills
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment
• Demonstrated solid interpersonal skills with ability to function as a positive team member

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