Overpayment Specialist - Disability

General Information

Location

Oriskany, New York

Working Schedule

Full-Time

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Relocation Assistance Available

No

Posted Date

28-May-2026

Job ID

17934

Description and Requirements

The Team You Will Join

On MetLife’s Global Customer Service and Operations (GCSO) team, customer care is built on trust, empathy, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Whether guiding customers through life’s important moments, solving challenges, or simplifying processes with innovative technology, you’ll help deliver a differentiated experience grounded in operational excellence. Backed by a collaborative team, you’ll play a vital role in strengthening the way we care and advocate for millions worldwide. Here, making a real difference isn’t just a goal - it’s what we do, one conversation at a time.

The Opportunity

The Overpayment Specialist is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and resolving overpayment discrepancies while ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with established processes. This role supports operational efficiency and financial accuracy by leveraging strong analytical, mathematical, and customer service skills, including outbound communication. The position operates within a fast-paced, matrixed environment and collaborates across functions to support business objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply analytical thinking, Excel expertise, and communication skills to impactful work that directly contributes to financial integrity and customer experience, while building expertise in a dynamic, detail-driven role.

Key Responsibilities

• • Manages assigned caseload of claims that were overpaid due to various reasons in order ensure proper recovery follow-up and adherence to established guidelines.
• • Updates and maintains accurate records of overpayment recovery activities in various claims applications.
• • Adheres to established policies and practices to resolve overpayment issues.
• • Assists with referrals to vendors and follows-up on the status of pending claims with a recovery agency and/or vendor.
• • Write and send out letters with detail calculations.
• • Handling incoming and outgoing calls with various customers.
• • Assist with tax inquiries related to overpayments/repayments.
• • Performs other related duties as assigned or required.

Required Qualifications

• 1–3 years of customer service experience, including outbound phone work
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including formulas and formatting)
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Excellent documentation skills, with the ability to interpret and follow process documentation
• Effective written communication skills, including professional letter writing
• Ability to multitask and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working in a matrixed organizational structure
• Highly self-motivated with strong attention to detail
  

Preferred Qualifications

• • 1 year of Claims experience or similar experience.
  • Negotiation skills.
• Experience with ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) and Disability Plan and Policy Language.

The expected salary range for this position is $41,600 - $45,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).

If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. 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.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.