Administrative Assistant

Cities and Villages Mutual Insurance Company
Administrative Assistant
Wauwatosa, WI

WHY JOIN THE CVMIC TEAM:

• The ability to make a difference to internal and external customers!
• Great variety in what you do each day
• Flexibility with your schedule
• A supportive team environment
• Outstanding benefits that include: Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) participation (after 1.1.2027), Company-paid health and life insurance monthly premiums, and tuition reimbursement for continuing education.

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Under the direct supervision of the Worker's Compensation Claims Manager, this position is responsible for customer service and performs a wide range of clerical and administrative duties. Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Worker's Compensation:

• Enters claims into Origami (daily).
• Requests medical records on every claim (daily).
• Sends acknowledgment letters on all claims (daily).
• Pays invoices (weekly).
• Monitors WC/Liability fax and distributes correspondence as appropriate (daily).
• Scans DWD mail to WC manager (time sensitive) (daily if applicable).
• Uploads medical records and/or other claim correspondence to Origami (every other day).
• Answer and assist with provider phone calls and emails.
• Enters new Stress claims.
• Subrogation and restitution checks.

Administration:

• Coordinates with the CEO on scheduling, organizing, and communications on: Board Meetings, Finance Committee Meetings, Internal Staff Meetings & Events, Strategic Planning Meetings, and Summer and Annual Meetings.
• Assists the Finance Department in retrieving signatures from members of the Board of Directors for the Quarterly Jurat Statements.
• Assists with facility maintenance for the 9898 building.
• Assists the CEO with retrieving the Conflict of Interest forms from members of CVMIC's Board of Directors.

IT/Production Services

• Coordinates with the IT Production Services Manager in managing the Intersection Site.
• Arranges for maintenance of office equipment as needed.
• Assists with the onboarding/offboarding of members.
• Assists with ordering of IT-related equipment.

General:

• Handles routine incoming telephone calls.
• Performs general reception duties; processes incoming and outgoing company mail, FedEx, and UPS shipments; opens and distributes mail; greets outside visitors/vendors.
• Composes and edits correspondence of moderate complexity.
• Partners with all departments to provide administrative support.
• Assists with planning of functions for membership meetings and office staff (summer picnic, Christmas party).

• Assists various managers with scanning and archiving of documents into the Company database as needed.

• Assists various managers with purging of expired documents (i.e. invalidated claims files), deemed as no longer required under State of Wisconsin document retention laws/requirements, as needed.

Loss Control:

• Manage and maintain accurate attendance roster entry within NEOGOV Learn. Act as secondary support for NEOGOV Learn enrollment and registration activities.
• Take ownership of logistics and on-site support for external groups hosted at CVMIC (e.g., WILEAG, MEA-SEW), including food setup, coordination, and cleanup.
• Support and back up the Loss Control Training Assistant as needed during vacations or other absences.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs and develops special projects.
• Coordinates and shares duties with other administrative, clerical, and staff positions.
• May attend summer and annual meetings to provide administrative assistance, which will require overnight stays.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma;
• The equivalent of one year of technical or business school training;
• 1 - 3 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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.

Knowledge of:

• Office principles and practices;
• A wide variety of office machines and computer software;
• Proficient use of computers and computer software including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, claims software, and other business software.

Ability to:

• Read and write routine correspondence.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with personnel at various levels both within and outside the organization.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and members and to deal with public relations problems courteously and tactfully.
• Work independently, deal with multiple projects, balance work from multiple sources, establish and modify priorities, meet deadlines, and produce professional quality, error-free work product.
• Display strong customer service skills.