Lead Hand, Accounts Receivable - New Westminster, Canada - Fraser Health

Fraser Health

Verified Company

New Westminster, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health continues to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers, are you someone who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others?

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations.

Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision:
Better health, best in health care.

Effective October 26th, 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization "WHO" approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines).

Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

Come work with dedicated health care providers who are enthusiastic and committed to provide quality healthcare to our clients/patients/residents.

We invite you to find out why more than 95% of new employees recommend Fraser Health as an excellent place to work.

Work hard and have fun while you do it.

Curious to learn what it's like to work here? Like us on

LinkedIn (fraserhealthcareers) for first-hand employee insights.

Detailed Overview:

Supervises designated staff and performs edit and posting of batches; maintains assigned dictionaries, monitors and coordinates workflow between accounts receivable and other system interfaces; performs account analysis by reviewing information such as age, collection status and/or credit reports; approves payment arrangements for patient accounts and recommends write-off, as applicable.

Responsibilities:

Supervises between three to ten designated staff by scheduling, coordinating and checking work assignments, determining and providing related training and orientation requirements; provides input into performance appraisals and selection of designated staff.
Records and verifies payroll and vacation information for designated staff; investigates and follows up to respond to employee inquiries and assists in resolving problems related to payroll, benefits and other entitlements by liaising with Payroll and Human Resources; makes staffing decisions including approving vacation requests and calling in staff to ensure that appropriate staffing levels are on duty, as directed.
Acts as a liaison between the various departments with the Fraser Health in order to coordinate workflow and correct errors; processes the editing and posting of rejected system batches; posts batches to sub ledger and performs closeofday procedures.
Performs duties related to client billings by printing billings, reviewing for discrepancies, taking corrective action and distributing billings to clients.
Reviews account statements on a daily basis to identify missing/incomplete and/or discrepancies in data; performs account analysis by reviewing, extracting and interpreting information to determine reason for problem and/or discrepancy; reviews patient accounts and batches by checking, identifying problems and correcting discrepancies.
Processes Accounts Receivable information by completing billing and journal entries, processing payment transfers, balancing revenue accounts to the General Ledger for year end audits, reconciling remittances and rejections, reviewing aged trial balances, completing necessary account adjustments, requesting trial balances and running required reports.
Assists designated staff by analyzing and resolving problems such as incorrect billing rates and account balances; identifies required action such as approving adjustments to patient account balances and/or recommending account writeoff.
Selects accounts for collection action and preparing collection listings and supporting documentation; maintains collection files and advises collection agencies of payments and queries and provides additional information, as required.
Participates in the development, implementation and maintenance of the Accounts Receivable systems by maintaining assigned dictionaries, providing information and input to department Managers and attending related meetings.
Provides information, input and feedback to the Manager, Accounts Receivable and/or the Coordinator, Revenue and Collections regarding issues such as budgetary requirements, policies, procedures, and standards pertaining to the accounts receivable function; implements new and revised procedures upon approval.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

Grade 12, successful completion of a recognized accounting course, and three years' recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Valid BC Driver's License and access to