Accounting Senior Specialist
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
AccountingFull-time
About the role
This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of customer billing, processing vendor invoice payments and delivering exceptional customer service to both external and internal partners. This role must also maintain the established internal control environment and assist in implementing corrections where needed.
Responsibilities
- Process Customer Payments: Handle daily customer checks, wires, and ACH remittances. Assist internal and external customers to ensure timely invoice payments. Serve as a subject matter expert in accounts receivable.
- Process Invoices and Support Accounts Payable: Process invoices promptly and assist customers to ensure timely processing. Support Accounts Payable by reviewing vendor payment documentation before release. Act as a subject matter expert in accounts payable.
- Maintain Customer Accounts: Manage accounts receivable banking data for customer accounts.
- Perform Financial Analysis: Conduct initial financial analysis of accounts receivable invoices and customer billing data for business owners and senior management.
- Support Audits: Support internal and external auditors with requests related to accounts receivables.
Qualifications
Education Required: HS or equivalent work experience
Experience Required: 2+ Years experience in similar environment
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Intermediate ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Intermediate communication and organizational skills.
- Advanced ability to perform first level financial analysis and work with data for extended period.
Additional preferred qualifications
- Two or more years' work experience in similar environment
- Experience working with a financial database such as Workday
- Strong focus on customer service
Pay
The posting range for this position is $53,895.10 - $71,170.00.
Benefits
- Annual bonus incentive pay
- Paid time off
- 11 holidays
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Generous 401(k) matching
- Lifestyle spending account