Billing Specialist

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November 26

🐻 Alaska – Remote

Although this job is listed in Alaska, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

📊 Billing Specialist

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Calista Corporation

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Calista Corporation, established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, represents approximately 37,000 Shareholders. The Calista region is the second-largest Alaska Native regional corporation encompassing more than 6.5 million acres and includes 56 villages. Since 1994, Calista has provided more than $4 million in scholarships and since inception more than $71 million in Shareholder and Elders'​ Benefit Program distributions.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1971

📋 Description

• The Billing Specialist provides billing services to a large number of companies, primarily on government contracts, with an extremely high volume of data. • Read and understand complex government and commercial contracts with assistance from Billing Lead or Billing Supervisor. • Assist with creation and/or maintenance of contract funding and billing logs to include balancing them. • Create and maintain electric and hardcopy (if required) billing files. • Analyze open billing detail to ensure accuracy and reasonableness of expenses before invoice is processed. • Prepare and send out accurate invoices with required back-up in a timely manner. • Back-up may include Excel workbooks, timesheets, and accounts payable invoices. • Enter invoices into Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) or utilize other customer-designated submittal method. • Interact with accountants and project managers on matters that relate to the billing process. • Follow-up on needed adjustments for unbilled expenses. • Assist with reconciliation of unbilled receivables. • Verify billing accounts against accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted. • Identify and resolve billing discrepancies and issues with assistance from Billing Lead or Billing Supervisor. • Make recommendations for resolution of issues to the Billing Lead or Billing Supervisor. • Generate and interpret accounts receivable aging reports with assistance from Billing Lead or Billing Supervisor. • Follow-up and document efforts to collect past-due receivables utilizing the Accounts Receivable Collection and Write-off Forms. • Assist with obtaining invoices and back-up for DCAA or internal audits. • Assist Billing Lead in documenting contract-specific billing procedures using the Billing Processes Template. • Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner. • Perform other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Knowledge of billing terminology. • Experience in billing fixed price, cost plus, and time and materials projects. • Experience billing commercial and government contracts preferred. • Experience billing in WAWF and/or other billing systems used by commercial and government entities preferred. • Ability to process a high volume of data with high level of accuracy. • Ability to prioritize, multitask and meet multiple deadlines. • Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, fair credit practices and collections regulations. • Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records. • Ability to professionally and effectively communicate with employees, business partners, and clients via written and verbal communication methods. • Knowledge and skills in computerized accounting systems and knowledge of company-specific software. • Proficiency in standard computer software, application programs and e-mail. • Typing 45 wpm and 10-key by touch. • Ability to visualize, articulate, and solve complex problems and concepts, and make decisions based on available information. • Ability to use judgment and discretion. • Ability to handle stressful situations and effectively plan and organize duties to meet deadlines.

🏖️ Benefits

• Preference will be given to Calista shareholders and their descendants and to spouses of Calista shareholders, and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g). • EEO STATEMENT Additionally, it is our policy to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude and experience, so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and without regard to non-work related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status. • REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION It is Calista and Subsidiaries' business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.