Accounts Receivable Clerk
- Prince George, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Job Summary
In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, the Accounts Receivable Clerk generates billings and statements, posts charges and payments, performs collection duties, prepares aged listings and selects accounts for referral to collection agency. Reconciles payments and balances accounts, compiles claims and physician payments. Analyzes accounts and billing/revenue data by extracting, reviewing and interpreting information. Designs spreadsheets, or similar aged reports.
Duties/Accountabilities
REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, the Accounts Receivable Clerk generates billings and statements, posts charges and payments, performs collection duties, prepares aged listings and selects accounts for referral to collection agency. Reconciles payments and balances accounts, compiles claims and physician payments. Analyzes accounts and billing/revenue data by extracting, reviewing and interpreting information. Designs spreadsheets, or similar aged reports.
Duties/Accountabilities
- Generates billings and statements of account from the computer, or manually. Reviews for accuracy, identifies errors, and takes corrective action such as preparing adjustment entries to rectify.
- Posts charges and payments to the Accounts Receivable subledger, matches payments, identifying and resolving differences, updates responsible insurance classification for patients, and edits corresponding charges.
- Responsible for the collection of accounts in accordance with policies and procedures. Follows up on overdue accounts by initiating and responding to correspondence and telephone contacts from patients, agencies, and insurers. Maintains supporting documentation manually and by data entry to the patient account. Identifies accounts without suitable payment arrangements or accounts that are at risk of becoming either large and/or delinquent. Discusses unpaid, discrepancies in payments, and disputed amounts to resolve. Discusses alternate payment arrangements, for manager approval.
- Prepares aged listings of accounts, selects accounts for referral to collection agency based on age of account and established criteria, prepares listings and supporting documentation. Maintains related files, advises the collection agency of payments and related queries.
- Submits claims to MSP, and other third-party payers in accordance with fee guide and applicable ministry policies. Inputs or compiles claims by verifying codes, posting, submitting, and investigating rejections and other discrepancies. Balances daily logs and prepares related journal entries.
- Receives payments in person or via mail, issues receipts, and enters information into cash receipts journal. Matches receipts to patient accounts and identifies differences. Prepares adjustment entries to rectify, or cheque requests to refund credit balances. Balances daily cash and prepares bank deposits. Counts and issues cash floats and change; picks up or delivers change to other departments, as required.
- Performs period end close of accounts receivable module, reviews batch for errors and corrects. Balances subledger to control account, identifies differences and prepares journal entries to adjust.
- Analyzes accounts and billing/revenue data by extracting, reviewing and interpreting information, using spreadsheet, accounts receivable module, or other personal computer software. Designs spreadsheets, or similar aged reports, by identifying report specifications, required data for download, ensures accuracy and completeness of selected data.
- Prepares cheque requests to refund as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Grade 12, successful completion of a recognized accounting course and two years’ recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Ability to keyboard at 45 wpm.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
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Responsibilities
Generates bills and statements, posts charges and payments, reconciles accounts, processes claims, and collects overdue balances. Prepares aged account listings, supports referrals to collection agencies, balances cash and accounts receivable records, and analyzes billing and revenue data.
Requirements
Requires Grade 12, successful completion of a recognized accounting course, and two years of recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Candidates must be able to keyboard at 45 words per minute, communicate effectively, work well with others, organize their work, operate related equipment, and perform the physical duties of the position.
Skills
- Accounts Receivable
- Billing
- Payment Processing
- Collections
- Account Reconciliation
- Cash Receipts
- Bank Deposits
- Claims Processing
- Financial Data Analysis
- Spreadsheet Design
- Journal Entries
- Customer Communication
- Data Entry
- Organization
- Keyboarding
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Accounts Receivable
- Billing
- Statements of Account
- Subledger
- Collections
- Aged Accounts
- Collection Agency
- Payment Reconciliation
- Patient Accounts
- Insurance Classification
- Third-Party Payers
- Claims Processing
- Fee Guide
- Cash Receipts Journal
- Bank Deposits
- Cash Floats
- Period-End Close
- Control Account
- Journal Entries
- Billing Data
- Revenue Data
- Spreadsheets
- Accounts Receivable Module
- Data Entry
- Keyboarding