(CW) Accounts Payable Specialist

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.•San Rafael, CA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health. Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities. Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options. About Corporate Groups It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin. CONTRACT ROLE- Hybrid Position - San Rafael campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Responsibilities

AP floor ownership: should be the first point of escalation if issue resolution is unable to be achieved by the AP analysts and AP admin.
Owns the NTT relationship
Schedule weekly meetings for touch base on updates/inquiries/issue resolution (more frequently for short-term as we continue our transition to Ariba/SAP)
NTT Quality Tracker review of keying errors
Attends monthly status and quarterly review meetings
Review NTT daily status trackers for non-workable items; drive each to resolution ensuring they are entered thereafter
Point of contact for NTT employee onboarding and contract extension requests
Owns NTT exception list ensuring all non-PO expenditure suppliers, coding and approvers are current so as to remain SOX compliant
Perform weekly payment runs and posting of manual payments
Address payment blocks; work with respective teams to ensure blocks are being addressed/removed
Manage rejected payments and drive resolution to ensure payment reissuance can be made in a timely fashion
Check/refund/credit processing and clearing
Check management: in-house checks AND Bank of America generated checks (check stock, MICR printer management, PWI’s, etc.)
Manage payment exceptions
Drive initiative for check recipients to update payment method to EFT
Manage urgent and manual payment requests:
BOD quarterly distributions
Royalty payments
Tax requests
Non-PO expenditures (as noted on the NTT Exception list)
Manage monthly rents and utilities
Work with Real Estate team to ensure monthly rents remain aligned with the BioMarin lease agreements
Submit monthly rent requests to ensure timely payment to property management companies
Submit utility payment requests and monitor through payment to ensure no service interruptions
Run AP aging report for any invoices that require attention/action prior to close at 12:00am PST day of close
Run AP aging after AP subledger is closed and distribute to appropriate teams
First point of contact for auditor support requests; work with team members to provide requested support in a timely manner
Monitor IT tickets submitted by all AP team members and do a weekly review to ensure resolution has either been achieved OR resolution is on the horizon. Escalate as needed.