Senior Accounting Clerk, Cash

About the Opportunity

• Perform accounts receivable functions (invoicing, payment application, OHIP including Shadow billings, WSIB billings, Interim Federal
• Health (IFH), and perform collection activities.)
• Be available to support payment office hours 8am to 8pm Mon to Fri

Patient Funding Support

• Work collaboratively with Care Coordinators, Social Workers, OT and PT staff to enhance patient’s income and funding sources
• for mobility devices (Ontario Works, Trillium Drug Plan)
• Locate sources of available funds to assist patients in purchasing medical equipment, devices and services as required
• Provide assistance in handling patient and family inquiries with regard to funding and payment issues

Invoicing

• Handle patient, and family inquiries and conduct interviews of Complex Continuing Care patients to assess and determine
• financial responsibility for Co-Payment
• Verify insurance benefits for preferred accommodation requests
• Process invoices, and recurring charges based on Financial class Insurance companies, WSIB, Interim Federal Health, Self-Pay, and Sundry
• Update patient census tables in Accounts Receivable system where required, to ensure ward charges are generated accurately

Cash Receipts

• Process daily receipt functions (receiving payments, issuing receipts and recording transactions)
• Process receipts from other division with the hospital (Prosthetics, Foundation, etc.)
• Process patient refunds upon discharge for EFT payment by Accounts Payable
• Prepare, review and post daily transaction batches and prepare bank deposits
• Strict monitoring and analysis of Aged Accounts Receivable report with follow-up / collection on overdue accounts
• Prepare and update monthly Pre-authorized Payment (PAP), credit card payments for patients and non-patients

Patient Trust Accounts

• Processing disbursements and deposits for Patient Trust Accounts
• Process replenishment of Petty Cash ( Patient Trust Accounts)

Collections

• Generate and review Aged Accounts Receivable report and perform collection activity on overdue accounts
• Strict monitoring and analysis of Aged Accounts Receivable report with follow-up / collection on overdue accounts

Customer Service

Handle patient, and family inquiries related to Accounts Receivable or funding support

OHIP

• Record various transactions into Accounts Receivable and OHIP processing systems
• Process, submit and reconcile OHIP and insurance claims
• Prepare payment requisition forms for physician OHIP professional fees

Back-up Coverage

Provide relief coverage to peer Senior Accounting Clerk positions (vacation, break-times, etc.)

Month-end Reporting

• Responsible for accuracy of the Accounts Receivable sub-ledger
• Prepare account reconciliation of corresponding general ledger balance sheet accounts
• Prepare AR statistical and month-end reports

Be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients, residents, students, employees, volunteers, physicians and visitors including :

• Compliance with the safety standards of the hospital and applicable legislation
• Identification and prevention of safety issues and problems
• Taking corrective action, where possible
• Attendance at safety meetings / training / updates in accordance with the Centre’s standards
• Ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the core values of the client : Excellence, Respect, Trust, Collaboration and Accountability
• Evidence of good performance history and attendance record

About You

• Post-secondary education and / or minimum of two to three years of recent work experience in general accounting
• Completion of a 2 year college certificate / diploma program preferred
• Recent experience two (2) years in Accounts Receivable in a fast-paced dynamic business environment
• Working knowledge of INFOR Healthcare Cycle Management System (HRCM) System preferred
• Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Working experience with accounting software
• Excellent interpersonal, both written and verbal communications and organizational skills
• Exemplary customer service skills
• Demonstrated accuracy, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines as well as detect and communicate all discrepancies
• Typing skill with minimum speed of 60 wpm

Salary Range

$60,000 - $65,000 / year