Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum improves the flow of health data and information to create a more connected healthcare system. The Senior Accounting Clerk supports Specialty Care Management financial operations by managing records, reconciliations, billing, invoices, participant account transactions, reporting, audits, and vendor contracts.
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
Skills
- • 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
- • 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 UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service
- • 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
- • 3+ years of experience in accounts payable or accounts receivable
- • Experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Billing, Insurance Collections or other related field
Benefits
- National Remote; flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S.
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
- On the job training
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