Payables Accountant

About the role

Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system. Work a remote work schedule while residing in Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah.

Responsibilities

• Maintains check control logs and claims balancing information in accordance with departmental processes and protocols.
• Applies payables best practices and generally acceptable protocols to all payment and EFT requests, reviewing documentation for completeness, accuracy and appropriate approvals.
• Facilitates the improper check endorsement process for Vendors, Providers and/or members in partnership with the banking institution.
• Researches and responds to inquiries related to discrepancy’s in the Payables sub ledger as requested by the Financial Accounting and Reporting team.
• Utilizes workflow or other technologies as appropriate to research outstanding issues and void, or void and reissue payments as appropriate.
• Updates applicable systems to ensure other departments can effectively research and resolve outstanding questions from customers, members and business partners.
• Completes daily banking functions including positive pay research and decisions.
• Processes mass payment requests.
• Creates and maintains a record of voided checks and check tracers for informational retrieval and audit purposes.

Qualifications

• The Payables Accountant would have an Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business and 2+ years of general accounting, accounts payable or disbursement accounting experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge Accounts Payables processes.
• Experience using a variety of personal computer software applications to perform general administrative functions.
• Intermediate Excel, Word, email and calendaring software.
• Process detailed data in an accurate manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivation, excellent communication, a customer service orientation, tolerance for ambiguity, demonstrated sound decision making.
• Exercises good judgment in confidential matters.
• Able to plan and organize own work to meet deadlines.
• Able to work flexible hours during periods of heavy workloads.
• Experience with AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and decision-making in professional settings highly desired.

Skills and Attributes

• Intermediate Excel, Word, email and calendaring software.
• Process detailed data in an accurate manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivation, excellent communication, a customer service orientation, tolerance for ambiguity, demonstrated sound decision making.
• Exercises good judgment in confidential matters.
• Able to plan and organize own work to meet deadlines.
• Able to work flexible hours during periods of heavy workloads.
• Experience with AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and decision-making in professional settings highly desired.

Pay

The expected hiring range is $20.49 to 30.82 per hour, the full hourly range is $19.40 to $34.90 per hour, and the bonus target is 5%.

Schedule

Work a remote work schedule while residing in Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah.