Executive Response Specialist jobs in Columbia, MO

Position Summary:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for Accounts Receivables for the organization, including:
  • Medicaid and insurance billing
  • Prepare invoices based on terms and conditions for grants and contracts.
  • Work closely with Account Services and Operations to ensure accuracy in billing.
  • Follow up on open AR.
  • Reconcile accounts when payments are received.
• Performs follow-up insurance billing and collection activities.
• Verifies accuracy and completeness of claims.
• Contacts insurance companies, follow up on denials, corrects and resubmits claims.
• Grants and Contract billing as needed

• Assist in month-end and year-end close procedures.
• Analyze information by developing spreadsheet reports.
• Prepare payments by accruing expenses, assigning account numbers, requesting disbursements, and reconciling accounts.
• Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
• Manage grants, including the tracking of grants’ expenses and assist in budget preparation for new grants.
• Back-up for Accounts Payable for the organization, including:
  • Complete payments and control expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
  • Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
  • Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries.
  • Pay vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal id numbers, scheduling, and preparing checks, and resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation.
  • Ensure credit is received for outstanding memos.
  • Issue stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
  • Review and verify employee expense reports and department credit card activity.
• Must work well as part of a team and individually with other employees.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the Accounting Manager and/or VP of Finance.

• Two or more years of related experience in medical billing and/or financial accounting.
• Insurance billing and Grant accounting experience.
• Experience working with Electronic Medical Record systems; Care Logic a plus
• Ability to take direction from supervisors and contribute to departmental discussions and problem-solving.
• Professional demeanor, business judgment, intelligence, and creativity with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with month end close and analyzing financial statements.
• Must be detail-oriented and have good organizational skills.
• Potential to assume positions of increased responsibility.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office.