Accounts Payable Specialist

Encova Mutual Insurance Group.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 39,241 - 62,786; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan – 100% company match up to 7%

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Company-provided life and income protection plans

Flexible Work Arrangements – Hybrid and remote options

Job summary

Encova Mutual Insurance Group in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a skilled accounting professional for a hybrid role focused on timely payments to vendors and agents. This position requires extensive accounts payable experience and excellent organizational skills to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks effectively.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of expense coding and demonstrate interpersonal and critical-thinking skills. The annual salary range is $39,241 to $62,786, plus bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ accounts payable or general accounting experience.
• Excellent computer skills, especially in Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of expense and cost coding standards and practices.

Responsibilities

• Accurately code invoices and check requests to ensure proper entry.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and verify correctness.
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with invoices.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Critical thinking

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

Job Objective

Make timely and accurate payments to vendors, agents, and policyholders; provide necessary coding to support accurate expense and cost accounting reports used for management and statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Verify pre‑coded ledger account and cost center data and provide replacement or supplemental coding for management and statutory reporting purposes.
• Accurately code invoices, vouchers, check requests, etc., conforming to standard procedures to ensure proper entry into the financial system.
• Enter disbursement vouchers into the system.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and verify mathematical accuracy and proper authorization.
• Verify payment terms and escalate system discrepancies.
• Correct errors encountered in the cash disbursements accounts payable process.
• Perform all post‑printing activities involved in the protection, validation and distribution of daily checks, including matching checks to source documents and distribution.
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with processing invoices.
• Participate in projects and recommend process/control improvements.
• Receive, research and resolve a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate persons.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• At least five years’ accounts payable or general accounting experience.
• Knowledge of basic math and ability to use computers and perform online data entry.
• Excellent computer skills, utilizing Microsoft Excel and other software packages.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and critical‑thinking skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrated skill in handling fast‑paced and often competing pressures on one's time.
• Confidentiality and tact required.
• Understanding of expense and cost coding standards and practices.

Location & Salary

Hybrid role from either Columbus, Ohio or Charleston, WV. Salary range: $39,241.00 – $62,786.00 annually plus bonus and benefits.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company‑provided life and income protection plans
• Eligibility to participate in a company incentive bonus program
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – 100% company match up to 7% on annual salary
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Floating Holidays
• Flexible Work Arrangements – Hybrid and remote depending on the role

Encova Insurance is an EOE/E‑Verify employer.

Encova Insurance can employ only those who reside and work within the following U.S. states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, WestVirginia, Wisconsin.