PFS Reconciliation Assistant

Summary:

Under general supervision of the PFS Supervisor, responsible for assuring that every payment received has a corresponding remit and that remit balances to the totals recorded by Finance on the cash log/lockbox. Create posting batches, research any discrepancies and assign work to payment posters.

Responsibilities:

Batch all incoming wires and lockboxes received from Finance and assure totals balance to totals recorded by Finance. Identify and research any discrepancies and make sure that the batches balance. This may involve communicating with Supervisor, Finance, Payers, etc.

Log balanced batches and assign to payment posters. Track batches to assure that all assigned batches have been returned in a timely manner, have been balanced and are recorded appropriately. Update batch log.

Maintain a list of outstanding batches and obtain status from responsible payment poster(s) on a biweekly basis thus assuring that all payments are accounted for or posted for month end.

Identify duplicate remits before batching to prevent duplicate posting of payments.

Assist with monitoring and maintaining multiple clearing accounts, verify, reconcile and document activity.

Develop and maintain procedure manual.

Reconcile received refund checks to report and verify refund checks are posted in Epic before distributing to requestor.

Maintain Fax com

Print and reconcile credit card payments.

Print and reconcile credit card report to distribute to Cash Control

Assist with creating spreadsheets.

Resolve departmental issues such as unbalanced payer remits (electronic or paper), missing remits, etc. Other projects to be assigned as needed.

Other information:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Requires proficient knowledge of PC, Internet, and software applications. Requires critical thinking and math skills.

EXPERIENCE:

One to two years of general Patient Accounting experience preferred, including good knowledge of research methods. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work is performed in a typical office environment.

INDEPENDENT ACTION:

Incumbent functions independently within scope of department policies and practices; refers specific problems to manager only when clarification of departmental policies and procedures may be required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

None.

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran, or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Brown University Health Corporate Services, USA:RI:Providence

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union