Specialist - Accounts Payable (Vendor

Specialist - Accounts Payable (Vendor)

As an Accounts Payable Specialist for Vendor Maintenance & Reimbursement, you will collaborate with Accounts Payable Supervisor to drive the seamless, efficient, and accurate execution of vendor maintenance files and managing weekly reimbursement requests. You will serve as a subject matter expert, ensuring ongoing compliance and reporting. Partners with Procurement, Tax, and Legal teams regularly.

The successful candidate will proactively identify and apply knowledge gained from diverse and broad experience, research, data, or analysis to exercise independent decision making and judgment to access and provide technical assistance and problem resolution for assigned areas with limited supervision.

Essential functions include managing accurate and complete financial records, conducting regular audits to validate data accuracy, ensuring mandatory tax reporting status are accurately documented for vendor's 1099 and confirming bank accounts for weekly payments, responsible for corporate credit card and reimbursement program, communicating with employees of all levels in various departments regarding accounts payable matters, responsible for reconciling vendor accounts and resolving discrepancies, ability to multitask, collaborate and communicate well with individuals of all backgrounds in a fast-paced environment, manages workload and ensures efficient operations by utilizing corporate, regional, departmental and regulatory policies and procedures while making independent decisions and ensures adherence to those policies.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED required, requires proficiency typically attained with equivalent combination of education and experience of 5-7 years in accounting, finance, accounts payable, accounts receivable or related field within a large organization, strong working knowledge of mathematics and general office procedures required, professional computer proficiency with a working knowledge of various desktop software including high proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency with 10-key calculator, exceptional attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and communication skills.

Preferred qualifications include an associate's degree in accounting, finance or business preferred; document management, file creation and accounts payable experience preferred; healthcare experience preferred; working knowledge of Envi procurement software and Oracle software accounts payable module is highly preferred.

Physical demands/environment factors include extensive sitting with periodic standing and walking, may be required to lift up to 20 pounds, significant use of computer, phone and general office equipment, adequate visual acuity, ability to grasp and handle objects, ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone, may require off-site travel.