Regional Billing Associate - Belleville

Company: Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
Location: Belleville
Posted on: May 23, 2023

Job Description:

REGIONAL BILLING ASSOCIATEMaintain financial records carefully and precisely, entering accurate information into forms and spreadsheets and making calculations based on previous and upcoming transactions, ensuring written communication is clearInteract with Child Welfare staff, foster parents, directors in order to relay information, answer inquiries and provide clear explanations on a daily basis, remaining professional and respectful at all timesSubmit 906 forms and take action to submit forms in a timely manner and follow up on all necessary actions to ensure timely submittal to DCFSContact necessary parties to obtain needed information to ensure all forms submitted within appropriate timeframesRespond to all inquiries, resolving issues quickly and tactfullyMake any necessary calculations to compute bills and charges, providing this information to other finance staff; maintaining working knowledge of bills to answer any questionsComplete administrative responsibilities, filling out forms correctly and quickly and submitting as required and within necessary time frameGuide clients through transactions carefully and intentionally, making all aspects as clear as possible and being understanding of any miscommunicationsFollow special instructions from management staff quickly and precisely, fulfilling side projects as instructedPrepares all invoices for paymentInvestigates and resolves all inquiries with billing and invoicingAssists in posting journal entries into the accounting softwareAssists in preparing various financial reports for management to forecast personnel and service costs.Assists in preparing a variety of forms, correspondence, inter-department memos for management and departmental supportThis position is new and the role will evolve as neededPerforms other financial activities as requiredKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES:Knowledge of finance policies and practicesKnowledge and ability to use financial programsKnowledge of Accounts payable and receivableKnowledge in the area of financial statement preparation, budgeting, payroll, purchasing, accounts payable and accounts receivable or the equivalent Experience working with an automated financial management systemAbility to type 35 words-per-minute without errorExcellent interpersonal skillsAnalytical and problem solving skillsAbility to communicate both written and verballyStrong organizational, presentation, and customer service skillsSkill in preparing written communicationAbility to multi-task and adapt to changes quicklyKeyboarding skills to ensure quick and accurate data entryReports to: Billing ManagerJob Skills & QualificationsRequired:Associate degree in finance or related fieldAdvanced familiarity with entireMicrosoft Office SuitePreferred:Bachelor degree in finance or related fieldTwo years minimum working experience as financial clerk or other financial professional

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