Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is among the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Health Net's mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company's POS, HMO, insured PPO, behavioral health and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to more than 7 million individuals. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company's Web site at www.healthnet.com



JOB SUMMARY:

The Account Receivable Representative I allocates payments, reconciles and audits assigned individual and employer group accounts. May collect delinquent dues from employer groups.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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Allocates routine employer group payments; reviews unapplied cash report for guidance.
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Maintains account reconciliation spreadsheets to track residual account balances.
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Provides detailed explanations of 30/60/90+ aging of account balances on a monthly basis.
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Researches and resolves problems involving membership exceptions, dues allocation and billing.
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Applies payments and audits to maintain client account financial integrity.
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Performs periodic audits on individual and employer group accounts.
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Handles internal and external inquiries concerning billing, rates and members.
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Collects delinquent dues from employer groups; may monitor, identify, control employer group accounts receivables to collect dues.
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Calculates and processes payments for assigned employer groups.


Qualifications


REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

High School diploma or equivalent work experience required



Certification/License:



Experience:

Two to three years accounting experience within HMO/healthcare industry desired



Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

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Ability to operate PC based office software programs required
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Strong Excel skills required
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Demonstrated ability to interact with clients using accepted business behaviors
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Ability to use 10-key by touch preferred



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Any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.






Health Net, Inc. supports a drug-free work environment and requires pre-employment background and drug screening.