Accounting Payable Co-op

The Cigna Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health services company as an intern in the Accounts Payable team. This position allows you to gain invaluable experience while optimizing supplier records, supporting invoice management, and assisting in data entry tasks. Ideal for students pursuing finance or business degrees, this role offers a chance to apply your skills in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Gain valuable experience

Opportunity to enhance financial processes

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Optimize supplier records for converting to electronic payments.
• Assist in managing invoices without a designated requestor.
• Conduct data entry and maintain supplier records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Where You’ll Work

Cigna, a global health services company, is seeking an energetic and detail-oriented intern to join our Accounts Payable team. This internship offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in financial operations, focusing on improving the efficiency of our supplier records and enhancing our electronic payment processes. The selected candidate will also assist with essential day-to-day tasks that support the smooth functioning of our Accounts Payable department.

What You’ll Do

• Supplier Record Optimization:
  • Review and analyze the Supplier Master Record to identify potential candidates for conversion to electronic payment methods (e.g., ACH or wire transfer).
  • Highlight targeted populations of Supplier Records to be converted to electronic payment methods.
• Accounts Payable Triage Support:
  • Assist with monitoring and managing “Requestor Not Found” invoices. These are invoices submitted without a clear Cigna employee identified as the requestor.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to gather the necessary information, resolve issues, and ensure invoices are processed accurately and promptly.
• Data Entry and Maintenance:
  • Support in updating and maintaining the Supplier Master Record to reflect accurate information.
  • Perform data searches and clean-up activities to ensure records are up-to-date and complete.
• Reporting and Documentation:
  • Assist with tracking progress on electronic payment adoption and other related metrics.
  • Help prepare reports and documentation to communicate findings, trends, and status updates to the team.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• A proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Experience with data entry, analysis, or similar tasks is a plus.

Why Cigna?

• Gain valuable experience in a leading global health services company.
• Opportunity to contribute to real-world financial processes and efficiency improvements.
• Develop skills in data management, financial reporting, and accounts payable processes.
• Work in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Additional Information

• Location: This role can work from home anywhere in the United States. Co-Op housing will not be provided.
• Schedule: You must be available to work 40 hours/week for 6 months. Working hours are Monday – Friday.
• Compensation: For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of $22.00.

One goal of this internship program is to prepare and identify qualified candidates for roles with Cigna post-graduation. Therefore, this temporary internship is open only to individuals who are eligible for employment in the United States and who would not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: [e-mail] for support. Do not email [e-mail] for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.