Collections Administration - Remote - Maximus
Springfield, IL 62701
About the Job
Maximus is seeking a 100% remote Collections Admin to join the Federal Fin/Acct team to assist with the State Appeals, NJ Appeals and State Arbitration projects. The Admin's primary focus will be with collections by running reports, conducting outreach in large volumes via emails and/or phone calls and other reconciliations tasks.
To be successful in this role, candidates must have:
- finance/accounting background/experience
- understanding/experience with Accounts Receivable (A/R)
- advanced/strong excel skillset
- ability to work in high volume workload capacities
- comfortability with conducting outreach for collection type calls such as follow -
ups, status updates, obtaining payment information, etc.
- collection experience preferred
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintenance of the general ledger, preparation of various accounting statements, financial reports and accounts payable or receivable functions.
- Assist with any unidentified payment issues and with any other issues, questions, regarding invoices.
- Prepare, process and deliver invoices accordingly.
- Perform research into any payment objections and present them to leadership for determination of actionable steps.
- Examine returned mail and take action on resolutions to correspond accordingly.
- Perform research into any returned mail and ensure that any correspondence is resent timely.
- Prepare and validate financial reports.
- Reconcile information contained on internal and external reports and bank statements.
- Responsible for compiling amounts owed by the company to vendors, suppliers, organizations, and individuals.
- Gather purchase orders, charge slips, sales tickets etc, and prepares payments.
- Maintain all payment or other transaction records.
- Perform data entry and input for the lock box operation.
- Perform comparisons between data presented in various forms and input information into the accounting system.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
- Responsible for maintenance of the general ledger, preparation of various accounting statements, financial reports and accounts payable or receivable functions.
- Assist with any unidentified payment issues and with any other issues, questions, regarding invoices.
- Prepare, process and deliver invoices accordingly.
- Perform research into any payment objections and present them to leadership for determination of actionable steps.
- Examine returned mail and take action on resolutions to correspond accordingly.
- Perform research into any returned mail and ensure that any correspondence is resent timely.
- Prepare and validate financial reports.
- Reconcile information contained on internal and external reports and bank statements.
- Responsible for compiling amounts owed by the company to vendors, suppliers, organizations, and individuals.
- Gather purchase orders, charge slips, sales tickets etc, and prepares payments.
- Maintain all payment or other transaction records.
- Perform data entry and input for the lock box operation.
- Perform comparisons between data presented in various forms and input information into the accounting system.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent with 2-4 years of experience.
- Strong ability to communicate complex information.
Minimum Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent with 2-4 years of experience.
- Strong ability to communicate complex information.
EEO Statement
Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.