Treasury Associate

Primary responsibilities include:

• Cash management (borrowing, not wires function)
• Arrange and process working capital financing within U.S. for business transactions
• Perform liquidity planning and reporting
• Perform credit risk analysis and management
• Collaborate on structured trade products
• Project management skills

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or Accounting.  Must have a strong working knowledge of both corporate finance and accounting.
• 3-6 years of banking experience including Letters of Credit, UCP 600, guarantees, and contracts.
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
• While the position requires strong analytical skills, it does not include the same amount of analytical responsibilities as may be found in other credit analyst roles and does not include heavy modeling. 
• Cash management and international experience a plus.
• Openness to future geographic mobility and bilingual Spanish a plus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Heavy research, investigation, reconciliation, and analysis of open AR to determine root cause of past dues
Collections via telephone, email and/or fax to reduce past due balances and open item counts
Maintain past due balances and item counts on assigned portfolios to meet internal goal of 97% current
Maintain a positive business relationship with internal/external customers
Assists with a variety of scheduled and unscheduled projects occurring in the department at any given time
Interacts frequently with inter-departmental associates and management for the purpose of resolving issues
Assist the Financial Analyst in the reconciliation of month end
Review and release credit holds timely

Minimum Qualifications and Education:

Research, reconciliation and analysis experience
Ability to multi task in a fast pace and goal driven environment
Must be able to work under pressure in a timely and accurate manner
Must have the ability and desire to work in a structured and monitored environment
Minimum of two years recent working experience in commercial collections
Computer literate
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Creative problem solving abilities and negotiation skills
Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
Fast and accurate 10 key ability, basic mathematical skills – testing may be required
Must be a Self motivated, quick learner and able to follow process flows
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel must be intermediate or above, Word)
AS/400 or BAAN experience a plus but not required
Bachelor degree – Accounting or Financ e focus (some College if candidate has 4 to 5 years experience)
High School Diploma required

Minimum Skills, Knowledge, and Ability Requirements:

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Knowledge of general accounting principles
Familiarity with credit and collection operations procedures, including reconciliation of A/R activity
Strong interpersonal skills
Good reconciliation skills
Strong mathematical and analytical skills
Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

SUMMARY:

The Billings/Collections Representative is primarily responsible for claims submission and all account follow-up necessary to receive the expected reimbursement from all payer sources, through routine review of outstanding accounts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

            Includes, but is not limited to the following:

§  Manual and electronic claims submissions to all payer sources

§  Claims corrections and resubmissions

§  Weekly review and correction of suspended claims

§  Account adjustments/contractuals upon claim submission

§  Review and documentation of all correspondence and actions

§  Insurance appeals to resolve outstanding payment/collection issues

§  Timely follow-up of outstanding accounts

§  Regular review of aged trial balance

§  Completion of daily production report

§  Other duties as assigned

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

§  High School Degree required, One (1) to two (2) years of college is preferred

§  Minimum (1) year experience in collections, specifically acute care or LTAC (long-term acute care)

§  Knowledge of third-party payers, collections laws, F.T.C. rulings, and collection procedures

§  Knowledge of third-party payer billing requirements

§  Knowledge of claims submission process for all major carriers and intermediaries, including Medicare and Medicaid

§  Proficient in the use of personal computer

The Payment Administrator works in a team environment and is responsible for the operational tasks associated with servicing payment and data administration needs for defined benefit pension plans, maintaining compliance with the plan’s provisions and administrative policies.  This includes, but is not limited to, loading participant data, reconciling benefit payments, establishing payment records, communicating payee information changes, and handling retiree checks.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

• Perform all tasks associated with pension payment administration to include:

·         Review pension election forms and supporting documentation to initiate participant payments

·         Prepare written communications for participants regarding payment issues

·         Input payment information into pension system and other payment systems when applicable

·         Research participant records for data requests related to payments

·         Communicate with Trustee regarding payment initiation, changes, stop payments, and check reinstatements

·         Complete reconciliation of pension payments with Trustees

• Process participant data updates and client payroll files
• Maintain and update payment administration procedures
• Maintain signature authority forms for each trustee and administer changes as needed
• Provide support resolving issues identified by death audits
• Monitor progress of daily tasks
• Ensure final work products are of high quality and provided in a timely fashion
• Provide support for special projects and other tasks as needed
• Identify, analyze, and assist in implementing process improvements
• Assist with training of new employees as needed
• Take an active role in pursuing continued education

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

·         Ability to demonstrate strong organizational skills

·         Strong analytical capabilities

·         Great attention to detail

·         Ability to work in a team environment and individually

·         Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an emphasis on customer service

·         Ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel)

Seeking candidates to join a defined benefits administration practice as a Pension Analyst. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years analystical experience with a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or other analytical field.

The Pension Analyst works in a team environment and is responsible for the operational tasks associated with servicing defined benefit pension plans in compliance with the plan’s provisions and administrative policies.  This includes, but is not limited to, performing benefit calculations, establishing payment records, creating participant statements, and maintaining participant data.

The Pension Analyst will interact within their team and with other teams (possibly across office locations) with a modest amount of interaction with the client.  Minimal travel is anticipated.

The Pension Analyst in our practice has several responsibilities including the following:

• Research participant records for internal and external information requests
• Prepare written communications for participant inquiries
• Review and provide fulfillment of participant communications
• Adhere to the calculation process for individual and batch calculation requests
• Process and review manual calculations and ensure accuracy of system generated calculations
• Provide support for special projects and other tasks as needed
• Maintain and update administrative procedures
• Read and comprehend plan provisions from plan documents, summaries of plan provisions or other related plan materials
• Ensure final work products are of high quality and provided in a timely fashion
• Identify, analyze, and assist in implementing process improvements
• Monitor progress of daily tasks
• Assist with training of new employees as needed
• Take an active role in pursuing continued education

In order to meet these responsibilities, it is expected that the analyst meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience required (a degree in Mathematics, Statistics or other analytical field will be considered a plus)
• Ability to demonstrate strong organizational skills
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team environment and individually
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an emphasis on customer service
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft® Windows and Microsoft® Office suite (Word and Excel)
• Willing to pursue exams with the American Society of Pension Actuaries, National Institute of Pension Administrators, Society of Actuaries, or CEBS (a designation with any of these societies is a plus)
• Experience with Microsoft® Access desirable
• Strong technical abilities and experience
• Strong project management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to self-motivate and meet goals

To turn your interest into action, please send resumes to swallick@pridestafffinancial.com