Senior AR Officer: Aged Care Billing & Collections

Shield Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Perigon Group in Sydney is seeking a Senior Accounts Receivable Officer to own the aged care billing, claims and collections on a 6-month contract with potential to transition to permanent.

You will lead the revenue cycle from billing to cash collection, ensuring accuracy and compliance with funding rules. The role requires hands-on aged care billing knowledge, strong reconciliations, and effective collaboration with finance and operations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on aged care billing and receivables background.
• AR experience including invoicing, claims, reconciliations and collections.
• Clear communicator who collaborates with finance and operations.
• Accounting qualification desirable (Cert IV or Diploma).

Responsibilities

• Run the full aged care billing cycle with correct rates, agreements and funding rules.
• Analyse funding data to detect errors and unclaimed revenue.
• Oversee funding claims from lodgement to receipt and follow up rejections.
• Resolve billing and payment variances with operations to fix issues.
• Maintain debtors ledger and push older balances to resolution.
• Reconcile debtor accounts and funding receipts with documentation.
• Support month-end receivables reconciliations and reporting.
• Identify recurring issues and implement system/automation improvements.
• Keep billing documentation audit-ready and compliant with funding obligations.
• Mentor the AR team and maintain strong controls.

Skills

Aged care billing

Receivables management

Invoicing

Claims processing

Communication

Education

Accounting qualification

Cert IV or Diploma in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Perigon Group in Sydney is seeking a Senior Accounts Receivable Officer to own the aged care billing, claims and collections on a 6-month contract with potential to transition to permanent.

You will lead the revenue cycle from billing to cash collection, ensuring accuracy and compliance with funding rules. The role requires hands-on aged care billing knowledge, strong reconciliations, and effective collaboration with finance and operations.