Accounts Payable and Receivable Specialist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Analyze and process vendor invoices and expense reports to the correct accounts and cost centers
• Maintain and balance petty cash fund
• Monitor and respond to A/P email, enter purchase invoices, generate checks, ACH’s, and BillPay
• Enter and print quarterly treasury checks on behalf of owners
• Scan large volume of documents into appropriate folders
• Respond to subpoenas, attorney inquiries, probate matters, and other legal requests
• Process deposits and maintain organized filing systems
• Assist with research on A/R inquiries, issues, and disputes
• Research and print monthly patient refund checks
• Perform spend analysis as required
• Ensure appropriate use of GL codes and Division codes to allow for appropriate reporting
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve business results and/or to alert business units of trends, anomalies or health plan rules and decisions, etc. that need attention
• Escalate unresolved issues appropriately, quickly and recommend solutions to minimize future problems
• Must be able to meet primary productivity and performance standards
• Make appropriate decisions on account activity consistent with approved authority levels
• Ensure adequate and continuous controls are executed for all assigned activities
• Establish and maintain productive cross functional business relationships
• Maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities
• Perform other duties assigned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
• Qualifications
  EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with QuickBooks online
• Must have excellent attention to detail
• Proficient mathematical skills
• Skilled in Microsoft Office with intermediate Excel, preferred
• Accredited Payable Specialist (APS) certification, preferred
• Exposure to and/or knowledge of healthcare AP/AR processing                                                                                                                                                                               
• Multi-department A/P and A/R experience in a healthcare setting                                                                                                                                                                   
• Healthcare finance experience supporting both payables and receivables