Sr Accounts Payable Analyst
Children's Minnesota · Minnesota, United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteAccountingFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections as per rules. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, etc. We need to parse the posting.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Physical Demands Please click here..." etc. Also remove "The posted salary represents a market competitive range..."? That's about pay; we need to include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does mention salary range? It says "The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data..." but does not give actual numbers. It's not a specific number; it's generic. According to rules: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Since no specific salary figure is given, we should not create a Pay section. Similarly Benefits: they mention "In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits." That's a statement about benefits but not specific. It's generic but still mentions benefits. The rule: never create Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state that position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. That's a statement of benefits, albeit generic. Should we include Benefits section? The rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state benefits eligibility, so we could include a Benefits section with that info. However we must avoid filler/placeholder like "varies". The statement is not placeholder; it's actual info. So we can include Benefits.
Schedule: location remote, but no schedule details like full-time/part-time? It mentions full-time employment (40 standard hrs per week) and part-time prorated. That's schedule info. So we could include Schedule section with that info. However the rule: never create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does state full-time etc. So we can include Schedule.
But we need to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Benefits and Schedule into one "Compensation and Benefits" maybe? But headings are prescribed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real content.
We have:
- About the role: could be the Position Summary? Or Department Overview? The "About the role" heading likely corresponds to Position Summary. We'll put Position Summary under About the role.
- Responsibilities: from Position Summary bullet list? The description includes responsibilities: complex accounts payable operations, invoice processing, payment cycles, vendor maintenance, 1099 reporting, audit support, escalation resolution, guidance/training, escalation point with vendor partners, partner with internal stakeholders and outsourced service providers. We'll list as
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, etc. We need to parse the posting.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Physical Demands Please click here..." etc. Also remove "The posted salary represents a market competitive range..."? That's about pay; we need to include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does mention salary range? It says "The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data..." but does not give actual numbers. It's not a specific number; it's generic. According to rules: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Since no specific salary figure is given, we should not create a Pay section. Similarly Benefits: they mention "In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits." That's a statement about benefits but not specific. It's generic but still mentions benefits. The rule: never create Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state that position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. That's a statement of benefits, albeit generic. Should we include Benefits section? The rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state benefits eligibility, so we could include a Benefits section with that info. However we must avoid filler/placeholder like "varies". The statement is not placeholder; it's actual info. So we can include Benefits.
Schedule: location remote, but no schedule details like full-time/part-time? It mentions full-time employment (40 standard hrs per week) and part-time prorated. That's schedule info. So we could include Schedule section with that info. However the rule: never create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does state full-time etc. So we can include Schedule.
But we need to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Benefits and Schedule into one "Compensation and Benefits" maybe? But headings are prescribed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real content.
We have:
- About the role: could be the Position Summary? Or Department Overview? The "About the role" heading likely corresponds to Position Summary. We'll put Position Summary under About the role.
- Responsibilities: from Position Summary bullet list? The description includes responsibilities: complex accounts payable operations, invoice processing, payment cycles, vendor maintenance, 1099 reporting, audit support, escalation resolution, guidance/training, escalation point with vendor partners, partner with internal stakeholders and outsourced service providers. We'll list as - .
- Requirements: maybe Education, Experience, Knowledge/Skills/Abilities? Could split into Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. But we need to decide.
The posting includes:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
Experience: 6-10 years of progressive accounts payable
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 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. Experience working with offshore companies is a plus. 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.
We could treat Requirements as Education + Experience. Qualifications as Knowledge/Skills/Abilities? Or Skills as separate.
But we should avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Education, Experience, Knowledge/Skills/Abilities into a single "Requirements" section with subpoints? However the instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests we can have multiple of those headings. We should include only those with real content.
We have content for About the role (Position Summary). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (Education + Experience). Qualifications (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities). Skills maybe overlapping with Qualifications; we could omit Skills if redundant. Benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement, other fringe benefits). Schedule (remote location, full-time 40 hrs, part-time prorated). Pay: we have no specific salary, so omit.
We also have Department Overview which could be part of About the role? Might be separate but we can incorporate into About the role as context.
We must not include boilerplate like "Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized..." etc. That's EEO/diversity; remove.
Also remove "Physical Demands Please click here..." etc.
Also remove "All job offers are contingent upon successful completion..." etc (legal). Remove.
Also remove "Find us on Facebook..." etc (navigation). Remove.
Also remove "As The Kids Experts™..." maybe keep? It's about organization; could be part of About Children’s Minnesota but not needed for job posting. Probably remove as boilerplate.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details about department overview, position summary, location remote, DHS background study, license, education, experience, knowledge/skills/abilities, benefits statement, schedule info.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No job title given explicitly; it's Senior Accounts Payable Analyst. We'll not heading it.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... (Position Summary plus Department Overview maybe)
Responsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
- Experience: 6-10 years of progressive accounts payable
Qualifications
- 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.
- Experience working with offshore companies is a plus.
- 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.
Benefits
In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits.
Schedule
Location: Remote. This is a full-time position (40 standard hours per week); part-time salaries are prorated based on scheduled weekly hours.
We should also include DHS Background Study Required? No and License/Certification/Registration required? No. That's metadata; could be folded into Requirements or a short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short or drop it. So we can include a short p after Requirements maybe.
Let's add a paragraph after Requirements: "
DHS background study not required; no license/certification/registration required.
"
But we need to ensure we don't create a heading for that.
Now check for any duplicated lines: we have not included duplicated.
Check for any boilerplate leftover: we removed EEO, etc.
Check for any mention of "Physical Demands" removed.
Check for "The posted salary represents a market competitive range..." removed because we omitted Pay section.
Check for "All job offers are contingent upon successful completion..." removed.
Check for "Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized..." removed.
Check for "Find us on Facebook..." removed.
Check for "As The Kids Experts™..." removed.
Check for "Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems..." maybe we could keep as part of About the role? It's about organization; could be considered background but not directly about role. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. That description is about the organization, not the role. Is it substantive? It's about Children's Minnesota. Might be considered boilerplate but it's descriptive of the employer. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not those categories. It's organizational overview. Might be considered substantive? Usually job postings include a brief about the company. The instruction didn't say to remove company overview. So we could keep it in About the role section.
Thus About the role could include both the organization overview and position summary.
Let's craft About the role paragraph: combine the overview and position summary.
Overview: "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."
But some of that includes social media links and recognition; those might be considered boilerplate? Social media links maybe navigation? Could be considered boilerplate but not explicitly listed to remove. However the instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Social media links could be considered navigation. Might be safer to remove them. Also the recognition by Modern Healthcare could be considered EEO/diversity? It's about diversity leaders; might be considered EEO-related. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate. That includes diversity recognition? Possibly. Safer to remove that line.
Thus we keep a concise overview: "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 serves kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites."
That's substantive.
Now Position Summary
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests we can have multiple of those headings. We should include only those with real content.
We have content for About the role (Position Summary). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (Education + Experience). Qualifications (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities). Skills maybe overlapping with Qualifications; we could omit Skills if redundant. Benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement, other fringe benefits). Schedule (remote location, full-time 40 hrs, part-time prorated). Pay: we have no specific salary, so omit.
We also have Department Overview which could be part of About the role? Might be separate but we can incorporate into About the role as context.
We must not include boilerplate like "Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized..." etc. That's EEO/diversity; remove.
Also remove "Physical Demands Please click here..." etc.
Also remove "All job offers are contingent upon successful completion..." etc (legal). Remove.
Also remove "Find us on Facebook..." etc (navigation). Remove.
Also remove "As The Kids Experts™..." maybe keep? It's about organization; could be part of About Children’s Minnesota but not needed for job posting. Probably remove as boilerplate.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details about department overview, position summary, location remote, DHS background study, license, education, experience, knowledge/skills/abilities, benefits statement, schedule info.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No job title given explicitly; it's Senior Accounts Payable Analyst. We'll not heading it.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... (Position Summary plus Department Overview maybe)
Responsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
- Experience: 6-10 years of progressive accounts payable
Qualifications
- 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.
- Experience working with offshore companies is a plus.
- 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.
Benefits
In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits.
Schedule
Location: Remote. This is a full-time position (40 standard hours per week); part-time salaries are prorated based on scheduled weekly hours.
We should also include DHS Background Study Required? No and License/Certification/Registration required? No. That's metadata; could be folded into Requirements or a short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a shortor drop it. So we can include a short p after Requirements maybe. Let's add a paragraph after Requirements: "
DHS background study not required; no license/certification/registration required.
" But we need to ensure we don't create a heading for that. Now check for any duplicated lines: we have not included duplicated. Check for any boilerplate leftover: we removed EEO, etc. Check for any mention of "Physical Demands" removed. Check for "The posted salary represents a market competitive range..." removed because we omitted Pay section. Check for "All job offers are contingent upon successful completion..." removed. Check for "Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized..." removed. Check for "Find us on Facebook..." removed. Check for "As The Kids Experts™..." removed. Check for "Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems..." maybe we could keep as part of About the role? It's about organization; could be considered background but not directly about role. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. That description is about the organization, not the role. Is it substantive? It's about Children's Minnesota. Might be considered boilerplate but it's descriptive of the employer. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not those categories. It's organizational overview. Might be considered substantive? Usually job postings include a brief about the company. The instruction didn't say to remove company overview. So we could keep it in About the role section. Thus About the role could include both the organization overview and position summary. Let's craft About the role paragraph: combine the overview and position summary. Overview: "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." But some of that includes social media links and recognition; those might be considered boilerplate? Social media links maybe navigation? Could be considered boilerplate but not explicitly listed to remove. However the instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Social media links could be considered navigation. Might be safer to remove them. Also the recognition by Modern Healthcare could be considered EEO/diversity? It's about diversity leaders; might be considered EEO-related. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate. That includes diversity recognition? Possibly. Safer to remove that line. Thus we keep a concise overview: "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 serves kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites." That's substantive. Now Position Summary