Accounts Payable & Billing Specialist

As a Best of Hartford organization, a career at Duncaster in more than just a place to work.  Here, you can fulfill your passion for helping others and become part of something meaningful that pays you back in inspiring, heartfelt ways you may have never experienced.  Duncaster offers residents a plan for life with independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services all on a beautiful campus-like setting.  Our residents share a bond of mutual respect with our staff that builds memorable and lasting relationships.

Overview

The Accounts Payable & Billing Specialist executes a variety of financial procedures, including Accounts Payable, Resident Billing and other assigned tasks to support the Duncaster Finance department. Capture all charges and generate accurate monthly private pay bills as well as processing all vendor invoices from receipt and approval through payment. Interact with both residents and vendors to resolve any discrepancies and respond to questions.

Essential Functions

• Scans invoices into the electronic invoice/payment system in a timely fashion with a high degree of accuracy for any vendors whose information is not imported or directly emailed for import into the system.
• Generates and processes any necessary manual AP checks on a weekly basis as required based on vendor terms and management requests.
• Efficiently maintains clear and concise AP invoice filing and payment systems.
• Works closely with all vendors and acts as a liaison to resolve any issues.
• Coordinates monthly resident billing statements.
• Coordinates receipt and payment posting of all private pay billing charges.
• Distributes all resident bills monthly.
• Maintains ancillary billing files/documentation for all charges posted to the resident accounts.
• Facilitates response to residents who have questions on their bills and follow-up on all adjustments deemed necessary on a timely basis.
• Enters demographic changes for residents into clinical/financial software system as a backup for the medical biller.
• Provides support for financial systems conversion project.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Highschool Diploma or equivalent is required.
• 2 years of pay billing and/or accounts payable processing experience is required.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated prior experience working well with others by contributing to the team cohesiveness.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly and comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information related to the accounting function.
• Ability to use thinking and reasoning to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems with the objective of making decisions or taking actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Ability to recognize and organize the parts of an issue in a systematic way; and to frame new ideas and courses of action. 

Hours

This is a temporary position lasting up to 6 months but could be extended based on business need.

1st shift, 24-28 hours per week, flexible schedule: (3)x per week, 8 hour shifts p/w or (5) x per week, 5 hour shifts, etc.

Pay Rate

$26.00 - $30.00 per hour (based on years of experience)

What are the benefits?

Working in a Life Plan community will bring out the best in you.  As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to pursue a truly rewarding career path, with multiple exciting benefits, including the following: