Sr Accounts Payable Analyst

Children's Minnesota•MN and WI Remote, MN

5d•Remote

About The Position

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org. Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry. The Accounting, Revenue and, Treasury Management Departments produce monthly financial statements, manage account receivables and account payables, and provide analysis/forecasting of financial data. Major activities include: maintaining financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, monthly posting of operations performance, reconciling general ledger accounts, fixed asset reporting and capital spending tracking, managing the annual financial audit, completing external requests for information, and reporting structure and system maintenance. The Senior Accounts Payable Analyst is a subject matter expert responsible for complex accounts payable operations, including invoice processing, payment cycles, vendor maintenance, 1099 reporting, audit support and escalation resolution. This role operates with minimal supervision, provides guidance and training to analysts and offshore team members, serves as escalation point with vendor partners to resolve issues and partners closely with internal stakeholders and outsourced service providers to ensure accurate, timely and compliant payment processing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
6-10 years of progressive accounts payable experience.
Strong knowledge of invoice processing, payment cycles, vendor maintenance and month-end close.
Experience working with ERP systems (PeopleSoft preferred) and document management platforms.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, lookups); proficiency in Word and Outlook.
Experience supporting audits, compliance activities.
Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization and external vendors.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with minimal supervision.
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
Ability to lead meetings/conference calls across multiple facets of the organization and with vendors.
Ability to properly prioritize daily activities and understand accounting issues in a complex corporate structure.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with offshore companies is a plus.

Responsibilities

Complex accounts payable operations, including invoice processing, payment cycles, vendor maintenance, 1099 reporting, audit support and escalation resolution.
Operates with minimal supervision.
Provides guidance and training to analysts and offshore team members.
Serves as escalation point with vendor partners to resolve issues.
Partners closely with internal stakeholders and outsourced service providers to ensure accurate, timely and compliant payment processing.