Accounts Payable Specialist

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for the overall payables process ensuring vouchers are handled accurately and efficiently. The experienced individual performs crucial job duties to ensure suppliers are paid for services and products rendered in accordance with the payables department best practices.

Essential Functions:

• Codes invoices, check requests, credit memos, and other similar items utilizing the company’s proper general ledger coding structure.
• Reviews a high volume of supplier invoice and credit memo documents for accuracy and critical information to determine appropriate location in which to charge as well as proper general ledger coding, remittance and payment methods, due dates impacting discounts or late fees, purchase orders, RTVs, or other necessary payables information.

• Audits supplier information when processing.
• Performs invoice uploads using Excel to CI templates.
• Processes journal vouchers according to acceptable guidelines and monetary threshold.
• Research invoice discrepancies, corrects and resolves denied vouchers, and alleviates voucher and payment holds.
• Investigates and resolves issues associated with the processing of purchase order vouchers, invoices, and credit memos.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years in an accounts payable processing role or 5+ years in an accounting/financial role with accounts payable as a portion of the job duties.
• Experience in a shared service center or multi-location environment strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounts and coding required. Healthcare industry experience preferred.
• Advanced computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel is required. Knowledge of V Lookups or creating pivot tables preferred.
• PeopleSoft and/or Oracle Cloud experience preferred.

Accounts Payable, AP, General Ledger, GL coding, Payable Processing, Invoice Processing, Accounts Payable Processor