Payment Posting & Reconciliation Analyst

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Payment Posting Analyst to support the Patient Accounting department with posting of electronic payments and related files.

The role involves analyzing payer posting trends, improving policies, coordinating daily wires and lockboxes, and ensuring accurate posting in the billing system; CRCS certification is required within one year of hire. A related accounting/finance education is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical payment posting preferred.
• Experience with archiving electronic data and using scanners, printers and related equipment preferred.
• Minimum of one year in an office setting supporting administrative operations preferred.
• Prior experience in a billing office preferred.
• Experience with Provider-Level Adjustments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review payer posting problems and trends; determine if further action or analysis is needed.
• Develop strategies to improve policy development and operating procedures for payment posting.
• Coordinate daily posting of wires/lockboxes and ensure cash and card payments are posted to the billing system daily.
• Assist staff with obtaining and updating National Provider Identifier numbers.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation reports for Finance and analyze discrepancies for posting accuracy.
• Maintain assigned work queues and reconcile undistributed and PLB accounts monthly.
• Assist staff with locating EOBs and payment backup.
• Review and respond to payment posting inquiries.
• Collaborate with Epic team to identify and resolve load/process errors and analyze payments in Epic.
• Answer department phone calls.
• Research, escalate, and resolve payment posting issues and discrepancies.
• Complete special projects to support Patient Accounting and Finance.

Skills

Payment posting experience

Data archiving

Office administration

Provider-Level Adjustments

Education

Associate degree

60 college credits in Accounting/Finance/Business Admin

CRCS certification within 1 year

Job description

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Payment Posting Analyst to support the Patient Accounting department with posting of electronic payments and related files.

The role involves analyzing payer posting trends, improving policies, coordinating daily wires and lockboxes, and ensuring accurate posting in the billing system; CRCS certification is required within one year of hire. A related accounting/finance education is preferred.