Billing Specialist-RARC

Weill Cornell Medicine • New York, NY

417d • $60,632 - $68,453

About The Position

The Billing Specialist-RARC is responsible for performing administrative and billing functions related to the purchasing, maintenance, lab work, housing, and supplies for animal care and use. This role serves as a resource for investigators and staff regarding billing issues and ensures the integrity of billing data and processes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.
• Approximately 2 years of office experience required.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with multiple constituencies.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and database applications.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure, prioritizing competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Creates annual LOC's and monitors funding status, alerting when funding is nearly exhausted.
• Serves as a resource to investigators and staff on billing, animal orders, and related transactions.
• Reviews and updates data in the internal billing system, ensuring appropriate funding information.
• Submits payment requests to Accounts Payable for invoices from research animal vendors and ensures proper processing of payments.
• Performs quality control assessments on census and other data to ensure data integrity and resolves discrepancies.
• Monitors outstanding accounts and maintains contact to recover outstanding amounts, reporting repeat offenders.
• Maintains various animal and department records including receipts, bills, purchase orders, and finance reports.
• Maintains a database of current investigator charge accounts and other pertinent records.
• Produces and analyzes reports, projections, benchmarks, and graphs related to census activities and departmental services.
• Assists with the preparation of annual reports for USDA, PHS, NY State Department of Health, and AAALAC.
• Prepares SOPs for area responsibilities and maintains familiarity with relevant departmental SOPs.
• Assumes responsibilities of Animal Inventory Assistant, Administrative Assistants, and System/Finance Analyst in their absence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: High school or GED