Sr Accounts Payable Processor

UnitedHealth Group • Ontario, CA

299d • $19 - $38 • Remote

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. In this role, you will prepare and maintain records of amounts owed and ensure prompt payment of invoices. You will process and verify invoice coding of expenses, preparation of vouchers, and issuance of checks for payment. You will review documents for accuracy and compliance with organization policy and regulatory guidelines including proper authorization, documentation, general ledger coding, correct amounts, proper remittance and sales tax. If you are located in Ontario, CA, you will have the flexibility to work from home and the office in this hybrid role as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience with Accounts Payable
• Experience with Accounts Payable platforms and General Ledger Accounting systems
• Intermediate MS Excel skills

Nice To Haves

• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Demonstrates a moderate knowledge of and skills in own function
• Excellent communication skills and customer service
• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge/skills to activities that often vary from day to day
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Proven ability to work independently with standard and ad-hoc requests
• Demonstrated ability to work with supervisor to solve complex problems
• Proven ability to work with others as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Process Vendor Payments
• Requests vendor updates
• Validates GL coding
• Validates proper authorization of payment requests
• Processes a high volume of payment requests in a timely and accurate manner
• Coordinates with a significant amount of payment approvers
• Reviews and reconciles vendor statements to ensure timely payment processing
• Prepares output files for cash disbursements
• Prepares 1099 quarterly reporting documents
• Miscellaneous tasks include filing payment detail/support, scanning vendor invoices, scanning and forwarding department mail
• Manage and Maintain AP Systems and Data
• Educates employees and managers on AP systems and policies (e.g., Concur, PeopleSoft)
• Collaborates with Corporate Systems to maintain AP systems (e.g., Concur, PeopleSoft)
• Generates standard and ad hoc reports as required
• Responds to internal/external vendor inquiries
• Identifies and communicates system needs and enhancements
• Ensure Compliance with Applicable Policies, Regulations and Controls
• Ensures compliance with applicable AP approval policies
• Ensures compliance with applicable internal and external policies, procedures and regulations (e.g., UHG expense policies, tax authorities, regulatory agencies and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations)
• Ensures compliance with applicable control requirements
• Great Plains Payment Platform
• Handles a large volume of daily, monthly, quarterly/annual provider payment processing with tight contractual deadlines
• Concur Payment Platform
• Handles a large volume of data entry of invoices for vendor payments
• Premier Connect
• Must clear the exceptions queue of the automated invoice processing system
• PeopleSoft Import Platform
• Allows imports for some vendors with multiple invoices due on a monthly/quarterly basis. Avoids manual keying of individual invoices
• Other Job Tasks
• Filing AP documents, scanning paper invoices, review/sort incoming AP mail, reply to payment inquiries/requests

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: No Education Listed