What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors wish to appoint a Finance Officer to join the school support team following the retirement of the long-term post holder. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join an outstanding school and take on a key role in our support staff team. The successful applicant will work closely with the Director of Finance and Support Services to ensure an effective and efficient financial management service. In addition, the post holder will work in collaboration with the Trust Central Finance Team, providing support as required and playing a key part in the smooth operation of the overall Trust finances. The successful applicant will be hard working, flexible, and have excellent communication skills as detailed on the personal specification. The successful candidate would also need to be prepared to support the Catholic/Christian ethos at St Mary’s in this role.

What the school offers its staff

St Mary’s is a very popular and happy school, rated Outstanding by the Diocese and Ofsted. We became an academy in 2013 and enjoy outstanding facilities in a new building, which opened in 2011. We joined the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust in June 2020. We are also very popular with parents and are one of the most over-subscribed schools in the North-East. The roll has grown from around 1100 five years ago to over 1440 by September 2024, with 5 main school year groups of around 235 and a Sixth Form of approximately 270 students. We expect the Sixth Form to continue to grow in the next couple of years, as strongly academic year groups continue to move into Sixth Form.

As an Outstanding school, St Mary’s plays a leading role within the Trust and more widely, leading significant school improvement, training and leadership development across other schools, as well as sharing good practice in academic achievement and teaching and learning across many other schools in the north-east. We also play a leading role in teacher training across the region.

If you require any further information about the post, please do not hesitate to contact Louise Douds, Director of Finance and Support Services on 0191 215 3260.

Application packs are available to download here, from our school website, or by e-mailing the Director of Finance and Support Services, louise.douds@st-marys.newcastle.sch.uk.

Closing date: 9.00am on Friday 20th September 2024 Interviews are likely to be held shortly after this date.

The school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and an online search for shortlisted candidates, as part of our due diligence.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence Design Systems is looking for a Deal Desk Finance Manager to be a key business partner and advisor to the North America sales organization in contract structuring to maximize the value to Cadence across the organization’s entire portfolio of offerings.  The position advises East Coast Geography Sales Team on best practices, collaborating with Account Executives and Sales Management throughout the sales process to enable optimal outcome.  This role works closely with quote to cash groups including Sales, Revenue Accounting, OM, Credit and Legal.  You will join a cohesive team whose environment thrives on collaboration across geographies and departments within the broader quote to cash team of this publicly traded software company with $3.5B+ in annual revenue.  You will act as a trusted sales guide for deal structures and terms that mutually benefit both our external customers and internal cross-functional teams.  Critical thinking and working proactively to identify improved processes and approaches are instrumental in this role.

Must Haves:

• Bookings/Revenue / Forecasting and Reporting experience
• Strong Excel, MS Office, reporting and presentation proficient
• Ownership of contract flow from negotiation stage through to processing by order management
• Attention to detail and high business acumen are required to be successful in the position
• Strong problem-solving skills along with the ability to communicate rationale for decisions across all levels of the organization
• Able to thrive within a high growth, dynamic environment

Job Requirements:

• Finance partner to WFO; working with the East Coast Geography sales team to structure and execute business with our customers while achieving the Company’s financial targets, with a strong focus on deal quality and compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures.
• Understanding legal terms and conditions associated with all portfolio offerings.
• Support Sales in contract negotiation including but not limited to drafting legal terms and conditions unique to the negotiation.
• Become an expert on our quoting tools to provide guidance to Sales in the quoting process, reviewing and enforcing revenue recognition compliance for all quoting deal types.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders for decision support on deal solutions.
• Ability to successfully influence business partners, even when holding a contrary position.
• Communications with Business Unit(s) owner on discounts and pricing.
• Knowledge of software and hardware revenue recognition rules and other accounting standards and the implications for contract structure.
• Resolution of internal and external customer issues.

Desired Qualifications & Experience

• 12 Years in Finance Department/Accounting/Auditing or related discipline
• Education: Finance or Accounting related degree preferred
• Capable of influencing Sales teams and building strong collaborative relationships with sales & technical personnel at all levels
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and innovative, with the ability to lead internal stakeholders by influence if needed.
• Ability to listen to the needs of sales, problem-solve to find quality solutions, and escalate as needed
• Knowledge of software and hardware accounting rules
• Understanding of ASC606 software revenue recognition is a plus+
• Prior experience with Salesforce, CPQ tools knowledge is a plus
• Other: Understanding the various business models available and advising the most appropriate structure for customer and Cadence success. Provide leadership with financial models and evaluation of deal economics, commercial terms and conditions and operational requirements to present risk/reward profile for proposal opportunities.

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Approved Remote States

1.     Arizona

2.      Florida

3.      Georgia

4.      Idaho

5.      Indiana

6.      Iowa

7.      Maine

8.      Michigan

9.      South Dakota

10.   Texas

11.   South Carolina

12.  North Dakota

13.   Wisconsin

14.   Tennessee

Position Summary: 

The Insurance Billing Specialist’s main focus is to obtain maximum and appropriate reimbursement for Bozeman Health and all related entities,  hospital (HB) and/or professional (PB) claims from third party payers.  Supports the timely development and accurate submission of claims to third party payers to include insurance follow-up related to no response, returned claims, denied claims, or claim edits preventing claim submission, submitting corrected or replacement claims, and combining hospital accounts in accordance with payer billing policies.   Monitor, resolve or escalate payer denials, returned claims, claim edits, correspondence and report payer claim processing behavior to assist with identifying systemic issues that may require process improvement to strengthen the health of the Revenue Cycle as well escalating identified concerns to the HB or PB Supervisor.   Collaborate and coordinate with other Revenue Cycle functions or departments to resolve DNBs, claim edits, denials that are preventing  timely claim submission or appropriate reimbursement.  Prioritizes and completes accounts routed to billing WQs to reduce accounts receivable days and escalates high-dollar accounts or systemic issues to either the HB or PB Billing supervisor for resolution.   

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• One (1) year of general or medical office experience
• Preferred: Epic experience
• Preferred: Completion of program in medical billing degree or certification program
• Preferred: Two (2) years of healthcare hospital and/or professional billing experience

Essential Job Functions:

• Submits timely and accurate claims to primary, secondary, and tertiary insurances for both electronic and paper submission
• Follows up on applicable No Response WQs and Rejected Claims WQs through phone contact or written correspondence to ensure that no account reaches 180 days old from discharge date and still due by insurance, regardless of dollar amount
• Reviews accounts by verifying that reimbursement amounts are appropriate, coordination of refunds, if appropriate, and submitting adjustments for approval when necessary, routes claims for appeal, resubmits claims, or moves balances from insurance responsibility to patient responsibility when appropriate
• Ensures that claims have appropriate information on them for submission to insurance companies or agencies by reviewing claim edit WQs and other prebilling insurance WQs and escalates systemic issues identified to supervisor
• Assists Customer Service with claim processing questions
• Identifies and escalates concerns regarding claim processing to Billing Supervisor

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates sound judgment, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
• Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity, and maintains confidentiality
• Performs essential job functions successfully in a busy and stressful environment
• Learns current and new computer applications and office equipment utilized at Bozeman Health
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Analyzes, organizes, and prioritizes work while meeting multiple deadlines
• Works varied shifts as scheduled and/or needed

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Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

General Purpose of Job:

The Insurance and claims specialist performs a variety of Risk Management support duties to assist the Risk Management Director and Legal Department with the development and maintenance of the enterprise risk management program in manner that fulfills the mission & strategic goals of the organization. The Specialist will assist with the insurance program and claims management, and provide administrative support to the Risk Department. Briefly describe the job’s primary purpose or contribution to the department or organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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.  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employee will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

Insurance and Claims

• Maintains in-depth knowledge of Driscoll’s insurance programs.

• Assists with maintenance of corporate insurance program and annual renewal process.

• Facilitate and Coordinate certificate and verification of insurance

• Communicate with and maintains loss runs for external insurance brokers, insurers, auditors, actuarial analysts.

• Assists with managing claims and lawsuits and determining appropriate coverage source.

• Facilitate claims history and insurance coverage verifications

• Maintain litigation files and assist with document/evidence review and other information to be used in the preparation of litigation, claims and departmental, facility, executive and/or board reports.

• Process non – reportable small claims

• File and facility claims with insurance carriers

• Facilitate on-site risk and insurance inspections and assessments

Risk Management Responsibilities

• Coordinates periodic in-services for employees and medical staff regarding health care risk management related topics and participate in other special activities, functions and/or events, e.g., education classes, safety fairs, etc.

• Provides administrative support to the Risk Management Director.

• Performs clerical support activities such as scheduling and attending meets, preparing materials for presentations, scheduling appointments, compiling and publishing risk management activities, purchasing and supply requisitioning and composing routine letters and correspondence.

• Review and revise documents and reports as requested.

• Other duties as required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience, 

• Strong computer skills required (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Visio, report writing, including using databases)

Approved Remote States

1.     Arizona

2.      Florida

3.      Georgia

4.      Idaho

5.      Indiana

6.      Iowa

7.      Maine

8.      Michigan

9.      South Dakota

10.   Texas

11.   South Carolina

12.  North Dakota

13.   Wisconsin

14.   Tennessee

Position Summary: 

The Hospital / Professional Insurance Billing Supervisor is responsible for assisting with planning, directing, organizing, monitoring and staffing departmental services subject to policies, budgets, objectives and directives mandated by regulatory agencies, DNV and the hospital executive team in collaboration with the Patient Financial Services (PFS) manager. Oversees and coordinates the insurance billing function for Bozeman Health and all related entities, to include insurance follow-up related to no response, returned claims, denied claims, or claim edits preventing claim submission. Supports billing staff in maintaining team discipline to support the accurate and timely claims development and submission to payers to maximize reimbursement for the system. Conducts training and education for all billing functions to prevent and mitigate returned claims or claims denied due to lack of timely response or timely filing requirements.  Collaborate and coordinate with other Revenue Cycle functions or departments to resolve discharged not billed (DNB) or claim edits that are preventing timely claim submission.  Monitor denials, returned claims, claim edits, and payer claim processing behavior to assist with identifying systemic issues that may require process improvement to strengthen the health of the Revenue Cycle as well escalating identified concerns to the PFS manager.   

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Business or Accounting; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
• Three (3) years of experience in a medical billings and claims
• Three (3) years of supervisory experience
• Prior experience with Epic billing

• Prior experience in healthcare administration, revenue cycle, or accounts receivable management
• Knowledge of electronic healthcare payment transactions
• Regulatory knowledge required for PPS and CAH Hospital, Provider-Based, Free-Standing Clinic, and Swing Bed Billing
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists department leadership with broad operations to ensure the provision of comprehensive departmental services in compliance with all regulatory agencies and hospital requirements
• Ensures a collaborative departmental approach to long-range strategic operational planning, care and service design and development of organizational policies, which reflect the mission of the organization
• Coordinates and oversees the organization-wide departmental services.  Continuously assesses, measures and improves departmental performance utilizing key performance indicators. Helps plan initiatives to increase performance as needed
• Demonstrates responsible management of all departmental resources
• Monitors quality and productivity levels for all billing staff members
• Manages WQ assignments in Epic and ensures accounts are not left unworked
• Demonstrates clinical/technical and supervisor competency.  Ensures staff professional needs are met
• Leads, teaches, inspires, helps and consistently demonstrates hospital behavioral standards
• Analyzes data and prepares reports on performance as required or requested
• Reviews denial and underpayment trends in collaboration with PFS Manager, Contract Specialist, and Compliance as appropriate and follow up staff to develop improvement initiatives; communicated with payers to resolve issues and foster working relationships
• Identifies payer trends and communicates with PFS Manager for escalation
• Ensures timely billing and proactively investigates and addresses potential billing process inefficiencies
• Approves appropriate account adjustments within identified thresholds and ensures PFS Manager is aware of trends in adjustment spaces (timely filing etc.)
• Oversees recruiting, hiring, and training practices; monitors and provides performance evaluations for billing staff
• Works with external resources as appropriate and brings issues that arise to the PFS Manager

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership managerial skills; ability to plan, delegate, train, monitor and improve work performance
• Demonstrates ability to lead to and motivate staff
• Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
• Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment
• Familiar with business and medical terminology, billing codes, and coding systems (ICD-10, HCPCS, CPT)
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, multi-tasking, verbal and written communication skills
• Creativity, problem analysis and decision making
• Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality

• Detail oriented, organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
• Standard office equipment and computer applications; MS Office, internet applications and proficient in Epic.
• Ability to work varied shifts

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[What the role is]
Assistant manager, corporate finance

[What you will be working on]
• You will be part of Corporate Finance Division, which oversees credit evaluation, cash and investment, foreign currency hedging and bonds issuance.
• Your main role will be to assess the financial health of LTA’s contractors and service providers by performing financial evaluation and recommending appropriate risk mitigation measures.
• You will also be involved in the reviewing and streamlining of LTA’s evaluation framework; digitisation of work processes; and partnering LTA’s other divisions to provide financial advice related to risk management and mitigation measures.
• Depending on performance, you will also have the opportunity to explore and realise your potential through involvement in other corporate finance functions and initiatives, such as liquidity management, investment of LTA’s reserves, foreign currency hedging and issuance of LTA Green bonds.
• Suitable candidates may be considered for a permanent role upon completion of contract.

[What we are looking for]
• Tertiary Qualification preferably in Accountancy, Business, Finance, Economics or other relevant discipline
• Experience in financial statement analysis or credit evaluation preferred but not required
• Interest and/or experience in performing descriptive and predictive data analytics using Business Intelligent tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) and Open-source scripting languages (e.g. Python)
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Analytical and detail oriented with good writing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently with guidance and adhere to timelines