Job Description

Job Location: CFI Main Campus - Milwaukee, WI 53233
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: High School Diploma, HSED, GED or Equiva
Travel Percentage: None
Job Category: FinanceJob Purpose: The Billing Specialist II is responsible for all facets of billing and collections for assigned programs, which involves preparing and sending invoices and statements, recording revenue, processing payments, and reviewing accounts while conducting follow-ups and rebilling as necessary. This position plays a crucial role within the Accounts Receivable Team and is a vital element of the revenue cycle.
Essential Job Functions:
(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.)
- Submits all billing to all funding sources on a timely basis
- Accurately records revenue in accounting software from underlying source files, reports, and systems.
- Records and tracks deposits, apply payments, and reconcile balances to general ledger.
- Reviews accounts receivable aging for assigned programs and follow up on outstanding balances and denials, working with programs and customer inquiries to obtain additional information, if needed, to reprocess claims/invoices for payment.
- Responsible for filing/scanning all relevant documents
- Provides backup to the Billing Specialist I, Cash Application Specialist & Follow-up Specialist as appropriate and/or as directed by the Accounts Receivable Manager
- Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure and Credentials: (Where appropriate, education and/or experience may be substituted)
Minimum

Required Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent degree; associate or bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration preferred. Related work experience with comparable responsibilities may be substituted in lieu of educational requirements
Minimum Required

Experience: Two years minimum of accounting and billing/collection experience.
Travel Type: None
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Working knowledge of IRIS and Family Care long term funding streams preferred
- Knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS preferred
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel (Pivot Tables, Formulas, VLOOKUP’s)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task, self-manage, organize and prioritize duties and functions.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- High degree of ethics and integrity
- Accountability and Dependability - Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work, and achieves results with little oversight
- Customer Focus - Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organization
- Teamwork - Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables
Physical Requirements, Visual Acuity, and Work Conditions:
Physical Requirements: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. This position does a majority of its work seated at a computer terminal for extended periods of time.
Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal.
Working Conditions: General office setting. Work hours are between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Schedule to be negotiated with department director. No weekend or holiday hours required. Overtime is required periodically to meet deadlines. Flexibility in meeting deadlines is necessary.