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Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing insurance brokerage and consulting firms. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk management and benefits, so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations.
More information is available on the company's website at: > . SUMMARY Responsible for leading and overseeing divisional accounting operations to ensure financial accuracy, operational effectiveness, and a high-quality customer billing experience. Provides leadership and direction to accounting staff, drives process and control improvements, and partners with key stakeholders to support financial performance, service excellence, and organizational objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Manage the invoicing and collection process by interacting with operations staff to ensure accurate data entry, timely collections from clients, and timely payments to the markets. Facilitate premium financing for clients. Serve as the senior management Accounting point of contact for complex customer, vendor, and partner billing matters. Prepare and interpret reports and data analyses for management, including billing accuracy, collections, receivables aging, inquiry volume, resolution time, financing activity, payment exceptions, and service-level performance.
Handle issues or concerns with vendors. Oversee daily duties and workflows within the department to ensure processing and payment in a timely and accurate manner. Continuously review workflow of the team to ensure optimal and efficient processes. Design and implement processes and tools that will improve the efficiency of processing and the effectiveness of controls. Coach staff on professional communication, active listening, de-escalation, ownership, follow-through, and accurate documentation of customer interactions.
Oversee the accuracy and completeness of divisional general ledger activity, including account coding, journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and recurring transactions. Serve as an escalation point for customer questions regarding invoices, account balances, payment status, credits, adjustments, financing arrangements, collections activity, and related billing matters. Monitor inquiry trends, root causes, aging, and repeat contacts; recommend process improvements, training, system, or communication improvements that reduce avoidable customer effort.
Review billing activity, account balances, aging, cash application, financing activity, credits, refunds, and adjustments for accuracy and appropriate authorization. Comply with agency management system data standards and data integrity (enter and maintain complete and accurate information) Performs all duties in accordance with all company policies and procedures, and all federal, state and local laws, wherein the Company operates.
Performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE Bachelor's Degree in Accounting equivalent combination of education and experience Four (4) or more years related work experience Two (2) or more years experience as a Supervisor or Manager SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Office products Excellent verbal and written communication skills Transaction and account balance analysis skills Proven ability to demonstrate strong analytical and investigative skills Ability to work within a team and to foster teamwork Ability and motivation to work independently Infrequent travel required (0% - 10%) #LI-DR1