Technician, Lead Accounting

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina•Columbia, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Functions as team leader for the accounting/finance support staff in performing a variety of accounting support functions. Ensures procedures are followed and deadlines are met. Solves routine and complex problems. Maintains job procedures, distributes work, and provides feedback to management. This is a full-time position working on-site (40 hours/week) Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm, working at our Government Programs Complex (GPC) located at 17 Technology Circle Columbia SC, in a professional office environment. This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance, which requires applicants to be a U.S. Citizen. Under the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), employees are required to enroll in health insurance benefits regardless of other insurance coverage. Employees will receive supplemental pay until they are enrolled in health benefits 28 days after the hire date.

Requirements

Bachelor's in a job-related field.
4 years job related work experience or Associate's and 2 years job related work experience
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
Good leadership and planning skills.
Strong business math skills.
Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Solid Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

Provides training and guidance on accounting responsibilities for current or new support staff employees who are performing account reconciliations, processing bills, initiating correspondence and collection activities, creating reports, maintaining appropriate documentation, etc.
Assigns work to support staff associates, performs quality review checking of their work, and monitors team workload to ensure standards are maintained.
Helps resolve complex or problematic issues.
Provides administrative support to area management and assists with development or updating of work instructions.
Creates weekly and monthly reports to provide ongoing feedback to management to enhance area quality, accuracy, and timeliness.
Performs timely and accurate processing and maintenance of data relevant to financial records.
Performs quality control of financial records and coordinates with operations managers to assist with resolution.
Prepares journal entries and account reconciliations.
Processes complex adjustments, deferrals and/or disbursements and enters refunds received into departmental system.
Responds to telephone and written inquiries from internal and external customers to ensure accurate billing, payments and/or collections.