Financial Operations Associate

People Incorporated Mental Health Services is seeking a Financial Operations Associate to join our Finance team. This is a full-time hybrid position responsible for performing tactical financial duties for assigned programs, following established systems and timelines for financial processes and identify and help resolve gaps, barriers, and challenges in these processes.

Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

Location(s): 3000 Ames Crossing Rd St. 600, Eagan, MN 55121

Hiring Range: $ $23.50/ Hourly, based on qualifications

Hiring Bonus: $1,000 external candidates

People Incorporated Mental Health Services is the largest nonprofit mental health provider in Minnesota. For over 50 years, we have been a leading community partner, transforming the health of our communities through innovative solutions.

Main Job Duties:

• Executes consumer-related financial processes, including but not limited to the completion of insurance verifications, pre-authorizations and re-authorizations, consumer co-pay processes, and related documentation.

• Accesses, enters, and reports on highly confidential and protected health information in the organization's electronic medical record system.

• Serve as the subject-matter expert and resource on technical and procedural applications and identify and recommend efficiency improvements.

• Coordinate efforts with the Billing team for seamless claim and reimbursement processes.

• Develops and maintains unit spreadsheets, databases, correspondence/documents, and other resources that support the consumer-related financial operations of the unit.

• Communicate professionally and effectively and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Crosstrain with and provide back-up support for other Financial Operations Associates as part of an intra-organizational team.

• Attend all required and assigned meetings and trainings.

• Attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The ability to pass the screening required by Federal Human Services Office of Inspector General to assure the employee has not been excluded from working in the Health Care Programs which receive federal funding.

• Ability to pass a Criminal Background Check.

Required Education and Experience:

• Associates degree.

• Minimum of two years of prior advanced administrative assistant or finance assistant experience.

• In lieu of an Associates degree and two years of experience,  a high school diploma and four years of advanced administrative assistant or finance assistant experience  OR a  bachelor's degree and 1 year advanced administrative assistant experience may be substituted.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience working with individuals who have mental illness.

• Preference will be given to candidates with prior finance support experience within a not-for-profit environment or a healthcare.

Benefits:

• Accrue up to 4 weeks of PTO/ESST, plus company-designated holidays and floating holidays

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with a 3% employer-match

• Multiple health and dental insurance plan choices available

• Lifestyle Benefit – choice between company contribution to health savings