Description
JOB SUMMARY: Performs all types of financial transactions and record keeping functions, including but not limited to cooperative and consortium accounting as well as database management.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop, implement, and maintain accurate accounting procedures.
- Process accurate financial reporting for clients and deliver on a timely basis.
- Process stop loss and aggregate claims with stop loss carriers.
- Create and maintain monthly invoices for clients and reconcile against carriers’ invoicing.
- Oversee and in certain cases record receivables and all vendor payments.
- Participate in the auditing process.
- May oversee finance specialist or assist with internal audit process and data entry, to provide and maintain consistent workflow.
- Participate in special projects as necessary.
These duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties or responsibilities.
Requirements
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to sit or stand and type utilizing computer for up to 80% of the workday.
- Occasional travel required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or similar field required, may substitute comparable experience for education.
- 2-5 years Finance or Accounting experience, preferably in the insurance industry.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- General knowledge of accounting principles and practices required.
- Attention to detail and accuracy is required.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in resolving accounting discrepancies is required.
- Excellent computer skills required, specifically with NetSuite, Microsoft Excel, and Access software.
- Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written format required.
- Strong planning, multitasking, and organizational skills required.
- Effective time management skills are required to meet deadlines.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar field; comparable experience may substitute.
- 2-5 years of finance or accounting experience.
- Experience in the insurance industry.
- General knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Excellent computer skills, specifically with NetSuite, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong planning, multitasking, and organizational skills.
- Effective time management skills to meet deadlines.
What We Do
Benecon provides self-funded medical benefit programs for public and private sector employers, offering a full suite of actuarial, compliance, finance and producer services to thousands of public and private sector employers and hundreds of thousands of employees across the United States. Benecon’s offering allows employers to effectively control benefit plan expenditures and design programs that meet both the strategic needs of the employer and the personal needs of the employees. Benecon’s subsidiary, ConnectCare3, provides wellness consulting and clinical services, including patient advocacy, nurse navigation and chronic disease management
