Accountant AP Specialist, 250 E. Liberty, 8:00a-4:30p
About The Position
The AP Specialist Accountant is responsible for invoice processing, employee reimbursement and auditing of general ledger coding by departmental AP coders. They are also responsible for the training of departmental AP processing staff, vendor setup review, 1099 processing, and other accounting functions as assigned. UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED/equivalent (required)
- Five (5) years of work experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable or general accounting (required)
- Demonstrated knowledge of Accounts Payable systems within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment
- Understanding of general accepted accounting policies and procedures
- Able to work within a team environment
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
- Ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options with minimal supervision
- Some experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.)
- Ability to understand and work with large ERP system (Premier ERP proficiency preferred)
- Must have the capacity to learn other relevant systems and databases, as needed
Nice To Haves
- Associates Degree in any field/discipline (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Ensures daily electronic processing of invoices and expense reports via AP approval software
- Ensures import of invoice data and manual invoice entries as required
- Reviews and verifies all invoice information is correct and appropriate documentation is included prior to the release for department coding and approval
- Coordinates weekly check processing & disbursements, including validation of all invoices, expense reports, check requests, and proper remittance documentation
- Responds to vendor and internal department inquiries and provide proper guidance in problem resolution
- Reconciles vendor statements and solve discrepancies
- Maintains clear and effective communication with vendors and internal departments
- Maintains vendor files and scanning
- In conjunction with the Manager, AP/Payroll, works with AP software vendor to address any processing issues and implement all software updates as necessary; communicates all changes to software application to departmental AP processing staff; coordinates with internal IT staff as necessary to address software needs; develops training material for new updates
- Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
- Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Performs other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
