Billing and Collection Assistant

Billing & Collection Assistant will support the account management team in all concerns related to billing and collection as part of the after sales transactions of our Distribution Channels namely Corporate Solutions (Broker and Agency), Manulife China Bank (MCBL) and Partnership and Distribution (PD).  The main accountability is to generate billings (initial, adjustment, modal, renewal, extension) for the corporate clients and exert effort to collect the payment in a timely manner. The role should also closely coordinate with the Distributors and Business Partners to be able to deliver to our service level commitments to our clients.

Position Responsibilities:

• Prepare billing statements such as Initial, Adjustment, Modal, Renewal and Extension Billing issued to Group Policy Holder.  Billing statement’s granularity is up to individual member level.
• Submit the prepared billing statements to the respective group policy holder either direct accounts or through their respective channel (Agency, Brokers, MCBL, or PD).
• Responsible on billing reconciliation with group policy holders.
• Sending of reminder notices (billing reminder and outstanding balances)
• Timely submission of request for posting of Group premium payment remittance
• Records pertinent data on collection efforts and customer financial status in database
• Resolve customer issues and complaints concerning billing.
• Submit regular reports on the status of unpaid accounts and any repayment progress.
• Provide updates to team lead on payment and system related concern/issues (if any) that needs immediate coordination with banks partners, other payment channels and to the IS team.
• Performs Group premium collection extract and Official Receipt (OR) issuance on a timely manner.
• Provide immediate resolution to client’s billing inquiries and complaints.
• Submit regular reports on the status of unpaid accounts and any repayment progress.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• College graduate of any 4year course
• Preferably with 1-2 years of Billing & Collection experience
• Proficiency in MS Office notably MS Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Team player
• Customer service oriented
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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