Accounts Payable Specialist (Hybrid - In Office 10 days/Month)
National Guardian Life Insurance Company•Madison, WI
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Accounts Payable Specialist performs a variety of disbursement activities to prepare and send payments to policyholders, vendors, and internal requestors. This position prepares and processes general ledger journal entries via multiple database interfaces.
Requirements
- Ability to effectively apply accounting principles and practices to work tasks.
- Intermediate knowledge of accounts payable and disbursement processing using automated computer systems.
- Intermediate knowledge of policy disbursements using an insurance policy administration system.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment.
- Ability to articulate ideas and information both verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and tactful manner.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work proficiently and efficiently with multiple computer mainframe and software programs including Microsoft Word and Excel to achieve timely completion of duties.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
- A minimum of one year of accounting processing experience using automated accounting system required
- Experience working with computer software and applications such as mainframe, web based, and client server-based applications required.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in Accounting or related field preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily interface of accounting and policy check data with required system following a sequence of steps to ensure all data transfers correctly. Identifies problems and takes appropriate action to resolve them timely.
- Prepare, record, and process manual disbursement requests for payment for assigned company ensuring data completeness and accuracy.
- Process cancel and stop payment check requests timely and accurately.
- Prepare, record, and process invoices and payment requests to generate checks/EFT’s for assigned company ensuring data completeness and accuracy.
- Provide excellent customer service and support for internal and external stakeholders.
- Review and route ACH and wire transfer requests as required.
- Interface the daily AP activity to the general ledger.
- Complete other assignments and special projects on an as needed basis.
- Assist in developing and updating procedures.
- Complete the outstanding check workflow.
- Responds to requests from internal and external customers for payment information.
Benefits
- 20 days of Paid Time Off growing to 25 days after 5 years
- 11 Paid Holidays (10 company holidays and 1 personal holiday of your choice)
- Health care, dental and vision plans
- Up to $1,500 (Family) or $1,000 (Single) annually towards a Health Savings Account
- Annual bonus based on company performance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) match up to 9%
- Paid Sabbatical after 8 years
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Education Assistance Program
- Employee Recognition Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
