Lockbox Remittance Specialist

FirsTech, Inc.; Glenview, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

FirsTech, Inc. in Glenview, IL seeks a Lockbox Remittance Specialist I to service lockbox clients, maintaining high production and accuracy while preparing mailed-in paper checks for deposit.

You will perform payment preparations, sort mail, batch work, process lockbox deposits, and follow SOPs with attention to detail and confidentiality, including HIPAA compliance. A collaborative team player who meets deadlines will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to follow procedures and adapt to instructions.
• Basic data entry accuracy and confidentiality awareness.

Responsibilities

• Payment preparations and processing.
• Sort incoming mail into correct customer bin.
• Prepare batches of work by removing payments and forms from envelopes.
• Process all lockbox deposits from direct and indirect customers.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Meeting deadlines

Job description

Position Summary

Position Summary The Lockbox Remittance Specialist I handles the servicing of all lockbox clients. You would be expected to maintain a high level of production and accuracy while preparing customers mailed in paper checks for deposit.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Payment Preparations and Processing
• Sort incoming mail into correct customer bin.
• Prepare batches of work by removing payments and forms from envelopes
• Process all lockbox deposits from direct and indirect customers.

Quality Assurance Processing Measures

• Follow standard operating procedures and customer specific instructions through data entry.
• Verifying checks through customer specific instructions for processing Balance/reconcile electronic and paper documentation.
• Analyze information to determine accuracy and completeness of work.
• Conduct non-routine research.
• Operate high-speed imaging/ extraction Opex equipment.
• Re-associate check images to corresponding material while validating quality of images.
• Maintain HIPAA and confidentiality of customer account information; follow established policies and procedures as related to internal audits and security.
• Team Support: Lend help to immediate team/team members, as needed.

Education & Experience

• Knowledge of: Strong oral and written communication skills Excellent organizational skills Keen sense of quality control and practices Attention to detail and focus on meeting deadlines.
• Ability to: Analyze and comprehend client's standard operating procedures and instructions Complete multiple manual tasks per transaction and/or client with precision Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods of time Be a team player and maintain a positive attitude at all times Make judgment calls regarding routine duties but refer non-routine situations to a supervisor and/or manager.

Benefits and Compensation

Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance. (Base Pay Range: $19-$21/hour)

Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being-now and in the years to come-are important to us. Busey’s Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.

• 401(k) match
• profit sharing
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid time off
• medical
• dental
• vision
• company-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• supplemental voluntary life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability
• wellness incentives and an employee assistance program
• pre-tax health savings accounts
• flexible spending accounts

Equal Opportunity

Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment.

FirsTech offers diverse employment opportunities-both remote and onsite-in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. We strive to place talented applicants in positions that fit both their skillset and career goals. As part of FirsTech, we promise to provide challenges that both drive your career progression and allow opportunities for growth, while engaging you in an award-winning culture. As a subsidiary of Busey, FirsTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employment, recruiting scam reminders, and other important applicant information.

Core Values

Every day, our associates live Busey’s core values, doing better business, building stronger relationships and creating thriving communities-while delivering meaningful value to shareholders.