Accounts Payable Specialist

Mclaren-Health-Care; Grand Blanc (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care, based in Grand Blanc, Michigan, seeks an Accounts Payable Specialist to enter, review, and process supplier invoices for payment. You will reconcile statements, schedule payments, and communicate with vendors to resolve discrepancies.

The role supports month-end close and improves standard AP procedures. Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, related coursework or experience, and preferred PeopleSoft experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Related coursework or experience in accounts payable is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter and review supplier invoices for payment.
• Reconcile supplier statements to ensure accurate balances.
• Process checks and electronic payments.
• Communicate payment dates and respond to supplier questions.
• Support accounts payable close processes and procedures.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Related courses or experience

Tools

PeopleSoft

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Responsible for entering, reviewing, preparing, and processing supplier invoices for payment. Reconciles supplier statements to ensure accurate balances. Schedules invoices for payment and communicates payment dates to appropriate individuals. Processes checks for payment including electronic payment processing. Responsible for responding to supplier questions and collaborating with supply chain and accounting on resolving discrepancies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Maintains quality by ensuring that customers are serviced efficiently and accurately and in accordance with organizational pay policies, standard operating procedures, and regulatory requirements
• Enters and reviews invoices, verifies purchase orders, statements, and contracts needed to prepare payments
• Charges invoices to appropriate accounts by analyzing invoices, expense reports, or contracts
• Responsible for processing payment runs and maintains secure physical control of the organizations checks
• Understands and applies the cash budget approved through finance for use in the identification and selection of invoices for payment
• Responsible to understand and utilize available discounts for timely payment, communicate discounts taken so that the cash budget can be adjusted
• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries, reconciling statements, and account balances
• Facilitates and communicates discrepancy resolution and payment variances by collaborating with supply chain management and interacting with vendors, managers, and physicians
• Makes recommendations to enhance and streamline accounts payable processes; assists with developing standard operating procedures
• Assists with generating the accounts payable approval and monthly close processes

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Related courses or experience

Preferred

• PeopleSoft experience

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004420
• Daily Work Times: 8am - 4:30pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.