Detail-Oriented Accounts Payable Specialist

Linda Pellett, Accounting Specialist

St Paul, ***08, 612-***-****, ********.**@*****.***

SUMMARY Detail-oriented professional with over 15 years of experience in accounting and financial operations, including account reconciliation, transaction processing, and data verification. Proven ability to ensure accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and enhance efficiency through automation, as demonstrated by developing macros for data extraction and streamlining reconciliations. Adept at managing multiple tasks and utilizing Microsoft Office Suite to support financial reporting and analysis. Eager to contribute expertise in bookkeeping principles and problem-solving to U.S. Bank.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Claim Examiner -Contractor

Optum(Optum)

04/2022 – Present remote

Verified that claims accurately corresponded with member and provider information.

Examined Explanation of Benefits (EOB) to ascertain the presence of other third-party insurance coverage.

Assessed matched claims to determine payment eligibility or processed denials with appropriate justifications.

Ensured timely completion of the assigned claims queue to meet processing turnaround time targets.

Customer Service Representative-billing

Securian

03/2021 – 04/2022 St.Paul

Validated bill accuracy and ensured timely distribution. Applied premiums with precision within a 48-hour timeframe. Processed refunds as required.

Senior Quality Representative

UCare

01/2018 – 04/2020 Minneapolis

Coordinated and executed internal audits across various billing and enrollment functions.

Evaluated testing procedures to confirm adherence to user expectations. Developed, conducted, and assessed application audits, while also supporting external government audits.

Provided assistance in training and evaluating new billing staff. Generated reports on broker and enrollment utilization to support the budgeting process.

Contributed to the testing and development of a new billing system. Enhanced efficiency by maintaining organized and updated online files and by analyzing quality score trends to pinpoint areas for improvement. Reconciliation Specialist

UCare

02/2006 – 12/2017 Minneapolis

Verified data integrity and resolved discrepancies through collaboration with vendors and internal teams.

Contributed to strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing system capacity and efficiency via improved automation and standardization. Produced weekly and monthly balance sheet account reconciliations. Minimized financial losses by actively identifying and rectifying variances in close partnership with business staff.

Managed accounts throughout their lifecycle, maintaining balances, processing changes, and reconciling transactions.

Ensured consistent compliance with government and state regulations during reconciliation and account management.

Developed macros to streamline the extraction of data for processing monthly aging and collection letters.

Supported the training and mentorship of new billing staff. Validated data, including signatures and account details, prior to posting payments.

Engaged with customers regarding past-due balances to prevent insurance termination due to non-payment.

Assisted enrollment staff with the data entry of new member information. Generated Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) files for monthly premium collection, adjusting for enrollment changes.

Created new templates for account reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of government payments, and collaborated with The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to resolve any discrepancies. Reviewed customer refunds to ensure accuracy and timely processing. Provided backup support for processing daily cash exceptions, ensuring accurate account application.

Cashier and cash office associate

Target

01/2004 – 06/2011 Eden Prairie

Processed daily cash drawers by counting funds, encoding checks, balancing totals, and rolling coin.

Maintained stringent financial controls, processed transactions, and prepared bank deposits.

Handled customer returns and managed customer complaints effectively. EDUCATION

Mankato State University

B.S., Accounting

09/1984 – 06/1988 Mankato

Minor in Spanish.

Recipient of the Deloitte Haskins Scholarship.

SKILLS Data Entry Microsoft Excel

Application audits Task prioritization

Time management Customer relations

Transaction Processing Account Reconciliation

Accounts Payable Journal Voucher Processing

Expense Reimbursement

Processing

Data Verification

Exception Handling Data Interpretation

Multitasking Microsoft Office

Accounts Reconciliation Data Entry Accuracy

Vendor Invoice Processing

INTERESTS Volunteering at Kinship

Greater Twin Cities as a

mentor.

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