Accounts Payable Specialist

Description

Why MCR Health?

A career at MCR Health offers exciting opportunities with one of the largest Healthcare companies in the areas we serve. Now, more than ever, we are looking for exceptional people to support our passion to provide "Exceptional Care to Everyone, Every Time" and to support our Mission to serve everyone. Whether you are providing direct patient care or in other areas of our Company, you can find a home here. We invite you to be part of our Company where you can grow your career and serve with your heart.

In our time of Company growth, we seek an Accounts Payable Specialist.

Work Location: Bradenton, FL

As part of this role, you will:

• Receive, code, enter, and follow payments through the entire accounts payable life cycle

• Review vendor statements for past-due and aging activities, resolve any issues within the scope of the role, and escalate issues to the AP Manager

• Assist the Finance Department with month-end closing of accounts payable

• Maintains an open line of communication with the Finance Department leadership team on the status of MCR operations and key performance indicators as it relates to areas of assigned responsibility

• Obtains and maintains any identified certifications

Skills

• Attention to detail with an organized mindset
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Critical/Strategic thinking
• Ability to receive and act upon feedback in a calm, professional manner
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks, projects, and demands
• Ability to work collaboratively with others
• Customer service focus to impact the patient experience
• Ability to connect with patients/others and help them feel at ease
• Ability to effectively interact with customers, staff, and others even in stressful situations
• Comfortable and adept with technology
• Ability to maintain confidences and demonstrate discretion
• Ethical

Requirements

• Associate degree in accounting with 2+ years' accounts payable experience OR HS/GED with 5+ years' accounts payable experience required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite required
• Experience with Great Plains accounting software a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus

Mental/Physical Demands

• Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to drive, sit, use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• This job is not limited to the activities described above and this job description may be amended by management as deemed necessary.

Equipment Use

• Computer, phone (desk and cell phone), copier, and other standard office equipment

Further Information

The standards listed above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required for this position.

Requirements

What you need to bring to this role:

• Associate degree in accounting with 2+ years' accounts payable experience OR HS/GED with 5+ years' accounts payable experience required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite required
• Experience with Great Plains accounting software a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus