Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

Responsible for entering, reviewing, preparing, and processing supplier invoices for payment. Reconciles supplier statements to ensure accurate balances. Schedules invoices for payment and communicates payment dates to appropriate individuals. Processes checks for payment including electronic payment processing. Responsible for responding to supplier questions and collaborating with supply chain and accounting on resolving discrepancies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Maintains quality by ensuring that customers are serviced efficiently and accurately and in accordance with organizational pay policies, standard operating procedures, and regulatory requirements
2. Enters and reviews invoices, verifies purchase orders, statements, and contracts needed to prepare payments
3. Charges invoices to appropriate accounts by analyzing invoices, expense reports, or contracts
4. Responsible for processing payment runs and maintains secure physical control of the organizations checks
5. Understands and applies the cash budget approved through finance for use in the identification and selection of invoices for payment
6. Responsible to understand and utilize available discounts for timely payment, communicate discounts taken so that the cash budget can be adjusted
7. Reconciles processed work by verifying entries, reconciling statements, and account balances
8. Facilitates and communicates discrepancy resolution and payment variances by collaborating with supply chain management and interacting with vendors, managers, and physicians
9. Makes recommendations to enhance and streamline accounts payable processes; assists with developing standard operating procedures
10. Assists with generating the accounts payable approval and monthly close processes

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Related courses or experience

Preferred:

PeopleSoft experience