Accounts Payable - Finance Associate

The Opportunity

This Accounts Payable
- Finance Associate works out of our St. Paul, MN location in the Abbott Vascular Division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.

Responsible for one or more of the following accounting duties: performance of full purchase cycle processing, credit card reconciliation, and expense report processing.

• Process invoices for entry to ensure prompt payment of vendor invoices received by mail and email.
• Process 3‑way match invoices.
• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
• Enter invoices for payment, and ensure proper period is expensed for month close.
• Prepare weekly payments by check, match with supporting documents, and mail in a timely manner.
• Ensure proper filing and storage of invoices, supporting documentation, and payment.
• Set up and maintain vendor accounts in the ERP system; ensure proper tax documents are received, validated, and are stored properly.
• Ensure the system of internal controls related to purchasing cycle, that are established in the Finance Policies and Procedures are followed.
• Maintain effective relationships with business partners and suppliers.
• Work with internal departments to obtain approvals.
• Assist vendors and employees with inquiries about their bills, invoices, and payment.
• Research, track and resolve payables issues and discrepancies.
• Reconciliation and entry of multiple monthly Corporate Purchasing credit cards.
• Ensure proper documentation is received for reportable covered recipients under the Sunshine Act Policy and Compliance Policy.
• Ensure Sunshine Act related payments are maintained, recorded, and stored properly.
• Data entry of Sunshine Act payments into database.
• General assistance to Finance team; will be a variety of office tasks and will vary based on need.

• 2 Year / Associate Degree
• 3+ years of related work experience

• 3+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Epicor experience is a plus.
• Must be organized and detail oriented.
• Experience working in a high-volume environment with tight deadlines.
• Computer skills using Microsoft Office software
  - Strength in Excel is important to succeed in role.
• Self‑motivated to problem solve and research discrepancies.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $19.15 – $38.35 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.