Senior Billing Associate

CO-OP Financial Services is looking for a Senior Billing Associate to assist with financial records and confidential reports within the billing department.  Responsibility will include maintaining client account reconciliations, calculating and entering billing item entries.  Reconciles, analyzes, and rolls forward invoice disputes and account balances.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned as needed:

 

Prepares, analyzes, and processes numerous line items related to the switch and support activity for invoicing various customer types.

 

Leads and assist with editing client invoices and reviewing trends to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and consistency.

 

Performs daily and/or monthly client account billing entries, client account analysis and reconciliations.

 

Assists with month-end reconciliation of assigned client invoices.  Responsible for daily or monthly review and research of exception items.

 

Maintains various client accounts, as well as assists with the associated monthly reconciliation(s) and quarterly analysis.

 

Assist management in examining work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures; assists in reviewing and standardizing procedures to improve efficiency of the department.

 

Assist with analysis and reconciliation of billing line item quarterly audits.

 

Answers and researches a high volume of customer inquires in a timely manner which include dispute resolution for invoice payment.

 

Assist with aging reconciliation, performing customer account analysis as required to ensure subsidiary ledges agree and balance to the general ledger.

 

Assist with the collections of aged receivables due.

 

Assists in month end closing, as required.

 

Evaluates and understands customer contracts and amendments to assist with identifying special pricing and product support fees as necessary.

 

Evaluates and understands different types of products, support services, and transaction types to become proficient and effective in the billing process.

 

Exhibits strong knowledge of contracts, products, and services with the abilities to effective identify unrelated billing items or explain the purposes as they relate to each individual client.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:  Effective verbal/written communication skills with the ability to work independently. Must be analytical, flexible and multi-tasking with strong organizational skills.  Knowledge of PC based accounting software, Microsoft Office applications, and Word is essential.  Proficiency in Excel in required. Understanding of accounting systems and procedures essential; Strong interpersonal skills and team player essential.

 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:  Successful candidate will have three years of previous accounting-related experience.  Associates degree in Business preferred with emphasis on Accounting; or equivalent combination of education and experience.