Team Lead, Service Billing Project Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Validate the Project Accountant's understanding of intricate, unclear, or non-standard contract conditions, fee structures, billing triggers, payment terms, and change orders.

• Review and authorize new or modified billing setups, templates, routine contract assumptions, and reporting logic.

• Manage the daily and monthly billing processes for invoices, credits, rebills, and accompanying documentation.

• Offer guidance on non-standard billing logic and complex calculations.

• Examine unusual trends, significant variances, and quality concerns.

• Prioritize the team's workload, distribute resources across clients and programs, set deadlines, and intervene as needed when capacity or delivery risks arise.

• Oversee a complex portfolio, provide backup support, and handle special assignments.

• Liaise with Project Managers and Client Managers regarding contract documents, change orders, modifications, approvals, and additional services.

• Monitor aged accounts receivable reports and communicate aging status to Program and Finance Management.

• Collaborate with Program Management and clients on overdue invoices and payment challenges.

• Act as the initial point of contact for assigned Business Unit teams.

• Manage relationships within the Business Unit, conduct or co-conduct monthly business reviews, collaborate with FP&A, and relay issues to Finance Management.

• Assist in the launch, closure, transition, and cross-functional initiatives of new programs from a Finance and billing standpoint.

• Lead responses to escalated billing inquiries and disputes, ensuring reconciliations, evidence, and recommendations are thorough.

• Identify and implement enhancements to accuracy, consistency, automation, reporting, turnaround time, and control effectiveness.

• Contribute to Finance and Operations-wide process improvement initiatives.

• Prepare ad hoc client requests, including those for internal and external audits.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.

• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience related to billing.

• Experience in a healthcare environment with complex transactions is preferred.

• Familiarity with multiple IT applications and data management systems.

• Capability in team management.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Effective organizational skills and results-oriented mindset.

• Integrity and trustworthiness.

• Basic understanding of business principles.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong business-partnering abilities with operational and Finance teams as well as external clients.

• A solid understanding of patient support programs is preferred.

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

• Strong organizational and analytical capabilities.

• In-depth knowledge of accounting practices and principles.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Working knowledge of accounting software, with SAGE being preferred.

• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care.

• Backup dependent care.

• Adoption assistance.

• Infertility coverage.

• Family building support.

• Behavioral health solutions.

• Paid parental leave.

• Paid caregiver leave.

• Training programs.

• Professional development resources.

• Mentorship programs.

• Employee resource groups.

• Volunteer activities.