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MetLife Billing Analyst in Tampa, Florida
Job Location: Must be Commutable distance to Tampa, Florida
Summary of Responsibilities:
The Billing Analyst is responsible for the timely and accurate billing of all fees and other receivables (such as reimbursement of non-guaranteed annuity payments). The Billing Analyst is also responsible for the timely and accurate remittance of all non-tax withholdings. Other key responsibilities are multiple-way suspense account reconciliations, metrics compilation and tracking, and completion of manual journal entries. The Billing Analyst will also work with internal and external business partners to identify, research, and resolve accounting issues. Additionally, this position will have the opportunity to work on special projects as needed.
Principal Responsibilities:
Timely preparation, calculation, and transmission of invoices to customers for non-guaranteed annuity payments and various administrative and asset based fees.
In partnership with the RIS Stable Value team, generate and send Investment Management Fees invoices and track pending receivable.
Completion of the monthly Investment Fee Accrual calculations and submitting ledger updates via a monthly journal entry.
§ Timely preparation and transmission of remittances for non-tax withholdings.
§ Tracking of payments received and follow-up with customers regarding delinquent payments.
§ Calculation and billing of interest and late fees due as applicable.
§ Reconciliation of receivable and payable suspense accounts (includes reconciliations between various administrative systems and the General Ledger as well as utilization of the Recon Plus reconciliation system).
§ Suspense reconciliation - identification, research and resolution of issues
Manual journal entry processing - including identification of preparation discrepancies and working with preparers to train them on proper accounting as needed.
Additional projects from time to time as assigned by management.
Requirements:
work experience is required
Must have work experience with billing, collection and remittances
Experience in basic financial and mid level accounting required
Demonstrate financial accounting skills and knowledge
Ability to quickly learn multiple systems and software to use them in identifying, researching, and resolving outstanding cash and suspense issues
Must be detail oriented and results driven
Demonstrate ability to accurately complete large volumes of work
Must possess and demonstrate strong analytical skills and the ability to work both independently and as a team player
Excellent organizational, oral and business writing communication skills
Ability to identify and strive to exceed client expectations
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required (pivot tables)
Must have a positive attitude and embrace challenges
Experience with suspense accounting is a plus.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment while meeting multiple deadlines is required
Must be team oriented and have excellent interpersonal skills
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Experience with PeopleSoft and/or Check Free Recon is a plus
Experience with journal entries preferred.
Experience with suspense accounting is a plus.
Experience with account reconciliation a plus
willing and able to learn new systems such as Solomon and Recon Plus as well as mainframe proprietary payment and accounting sub-ledger systems
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.