Billing Specialist

STI is currently looking for a full-time Senior Billing Specialist to join their accounting team, focusing on complex government invoicing and accounting practices. The role involves preparing invoices for various government contracts, resolving billing discrepancies, collaborating with different departments, and handling billing and balance sheet reconciliations.

The responsibilities of a Senior Billing Specialist include managing billing systems, processing payments to clients and partners, generating invoices, recording payment information, managing payment due dates, and communicating with clients regarding payment deadline. This position requires proficiency in skills like patients, CPT coding, and billing issues, along with soft skills such as communication, math, and organizational skills

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the full-cycle invoicing process to ensure timely and accurate customer billings and collections.
• Work with project staff to ensure that bills go forward as quickly as possible, following up on needed approvals to finalize bills.
• Review and analyze Job Cost Reports for invoice validation and research discrepancies.
• Establish procedures, routines, and related documentation regarding billing and contract maintenance.
• Identify and research invoicing issues, including customer rejections and short paid invoices, and provide guidance and resolution, as appropriate.
• Assist in managing the collection of customer invoices, including contacting customers to resolve delays in invoices and payment processing.
• Analyze and reconcile receivables and unapplied receipts monthly and ensure timely resolution.
• Assists in implementing processes and procedures that will improve efficiency and strengthen internal controls.
• Excellent customer service skills, positive attitude, attention to detail, accountability to complete work assigned independently with urgency, and the ability to balance multiple tasks.
• Support internal & external audits related to the A/R function and other functions as needed.
• Support the Controller and the accounting team with month end activities and other general accounting duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 5 years’ Government Contract Billings experience.
• Must have proven experience ensuring that all allowable costs are invoiced to the customers.
• At least 3 years of experience in billings on different types of government contracts, such as Time & Materials (T&M), Cost Plus Fixed Fees (CPFF), Cost Plus Award Fees (CPAF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Estimate to Complete (ETC)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting for a government contractor
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with  accounting systems.
• Bachelors’ degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• Must have proven initiative and ability to multi-task, solve problems, and self-prioritize.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to handle impromptu requests in a timely manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications, specifically Excel
• Flexibility and ability to meet deadlines and perform in a fast-paced collaborative work environment.

Excellent Benefits Plan Includes:

• Health Insurance- medical, dental, vision & pharmacy benefits. (Employer contribution included)
• Company sponsored Life Insurance.
• 401K Retirement plan.
• Generous PTO
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays