accounts payable specialist.

Our client, a highly respected community healthcare and non-profit leader, is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist. This role is a key contributor to the accounting mission: ensuring all financial transactions are recorded with surgical precision and that rigorous internal controls are maintained to protect organization assets. This position provides critical financial, administrative, and clerical support for high-volume daily transactions.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of dedicated Accounts Payable experience in a multi-entity environment.
  
  
• Technical Skills: * Exceptional data entry speed and accuracy.
  
  
  • strong understanding of GAAP and accounting procedures.
    
    
  • High proficiency in Excel and standard ERP/Accounting software.
    
    
• Competencies: strong interpersonal skills with the ability to solve problems resourcefully; high attention to detail is a must.
  
  
• Availability: Must be willing to work occasional evening or weekend hours during peak periods (e.g., year-end close).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry: Prior experience in a Healthcare or Non-Profit environment.
  
  
• Software: Experience with automated expense management tools (e.g., Concur) and enterprise-level accounting systems.
  
  

salary: $30 - $37 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Processing

• Invoice Management: Code, review, and process invoices across multiple entities, managing a high-volume flow of 150+ invoices daily.
  
  
• Systems Accuracy: Enter all billing data into the AP systems with an emphasis on proper General Ledger (GL) account and department coding.
  
  
• Vendor Relations: Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries; research and resolve discrepancies regarding payment status promptly.
  
  
• Disbursements: Facilitate the weekly check run and assist in the recording of daily payments and cash sheet updates.
  
  
• Credit Card Administration: Partner with company credit cardholders to ensure all transactions are documented and coded correctly.
  
  

Month-End Close & Support

• Cycle Management: Own the AP lifecycle through the month-end close process.
  
  
• Electronic Payments: Process electronic payments with accurate allocations.
  
  
• Reconciliations: Collaborate with the wider accounting team to support account reconciliations by providing backup for posted AP transactions.
  
  
• Policy Enforcement: Act as a guardian of company expense policies; provide guidance and training to non-finance staff to improve organization-wide compliance.
  
  

The essential functions of this role include:

working up to 5 hrs of overtime per week

Skills

Accounts Payable

Oracle

Purchase Orders

Coding/Batching

Expense Reports

GAAP

Account Reconciliation

Qualifications

Years of experience: 1 year

Experience level: Entry Level

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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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