Payment Specialist - Veterans Staffing : Job Details

Job Purpose: The Payment Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of employee timesheets, mileage logs, and expense reports. This role involves reviewing, verifying, and entering data into the system, maintaining compliance with company policies, and supporting the payroll team in delivering efficient payroll and reimbursement processes. The Payment Specialist will collaborate with employees to resolve any discrepancies and ensure that all financial records are properly maintained and up to date.

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs claims data entry to ensure information is completely and accurately entered in the electronic system.
• Verifies, reviews, and enters timesheets, mileage logs, and expense reports timely and accurately.
• Reviews various payment entry related reports.
• Maintains productivity standards.
• Understands payment entry rules and regulations and requirements of the program.
• Abided by program policy, handbook, and waiver requirements.
• Provides courteous and professional service to customers.
• Adheres to strict deadlines for completing high volume tasks.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure and Credentials:

Minimum Required Education: High school diploma or equivalent required

Minimum Required Experience: 1+ year(s) of data entry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to do highly repetitive tasks while maintaining focus.
• Ability to think critically and innovatively.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Proficiency with computer applications and software and ability to learn and use new software
• Adapt quickly to change.
• Engage and work collaboratively with all levels of personnel within the company to achieve common goals.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships with coworkers, and customers.
• Ability to maintain a high energy level that is focused on completing departmental and agency goals in a professional and timely manner.

Physical Requirements, Visual Acuity, and Work Conditions:

Physical Requirements: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal. Must be able to spend prolonged periods looking at a screen.

Working Conditions: None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Must be able to work in a demanding environment that requires short turn-around time