Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Claims Accounting Analyst

Location: Chicago, IL 60601

Duration: 5+ Contract role with extension possibility

Description

• This position is responsible for the Claims/Checks/Refund balancing for the Commercial as well as Government Line of a Business.
• Review of daily claims offshore balancing processes utilizing Alteryx Automated System and follow-up on any variances with partner areas or vendor resources.
• Performing accounting and analysis at an advanced level, preparing journal entries and account reconciliations, reporting and communicating issues/discrepancies to management and recommending operational solutions; assisting with project support impacting various areas of Financial Operations; controlling and monitoring of various departmental accounting related activities; completion of journal vouchers; developing ad-hoc reports; and generating of monthly recap information necessary to support monthly statistical reporting.
• Responsible for researching & troubleshooting challenging questions and unusual cases, responding to complex or escalated questions or issues or volatile situations.
• Position is responsible for reporting operational activity contracts with preparing YTD financial statements for the line of business and subsidiary companies.
• Partnering with operational departments to obtain support for entries and processing prior/current period adjustments based on the changes.
• This position is also responsible for balancing and recording complex journal entries for all the line of business in the client's divisional states.
• Support the internal as well as external audit inquiries including MAR, audit services as well as EY requests on a monthly, quarterly & annual basis.
• Provide support to the automation projects and provide inputs from accounting perspectives for the process improvements.
• Point of contact for various adhoc inquiries for claim, transactions, activities and suspense.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors in accounting or finance and at least 3 years' accounting experience; OR 6 years of accounting experience.
• Keen analytical skills and very detail oriented.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task.
• Auditing accounts to ensure they are in balance, cash has been allocated, and aging is current.
• Clear, concise written and oral communication with good grammar and word choice.
• Ability to read and interpret financial reports.
• Intermediate to Advanced MS Word and Excel knowledge.
• Monthly preparation of account reconciliations and research of any variances that arise due to reconciling items.
• Audit coordination with Corporate Governance for MAR updates, Internal Audit, and E&Y for audits.

w3r Consulting is an award-winning, best-in-class Healthcare, Nursing consulting and management company.

Company Description

w3r Consulting is an award-winning, best-in-class Healthcare, Nursing consulting and management company.