Accounts Payable Specialist

Aetna; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 81,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Aetna in Minneapolis, MN seeks an Accounts Payable Specialist with mid-level experience to lead its next chapter. You’ll leverage 5 years in accruals to deliver accurate payment cycles and influence finance strategy.

The role emphasizes ownership, strong communication with leadership, and a voice in shaping budgeting and forecasting while ensuring timely, compliant expense processing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Hands-on command of Empathy, with Tax Compliance as a close second.
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership.
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment.
• A history of leaving finance processes better than you found them.

Responsibilities

• Read the AR aging like a weather map and act before storms hit
• Translate Tax Compliance dashboards into plain language for non-finance leaders
• Stand in for the Minneapolis controller when close cannot wait
• Pair Fixed Assets forecasting with a customer-obsessed review of the downside case
• Settle expense reports fast enough that nobody chases you twice
• Keep depreciation schedules synced as assets retire across Minneapolis
• Model the runway so Aetna always knows its next funding date
• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew

Job description

For 5 years you have lived in Treasury Management; Aetna thinks that makes you the Accounts Payable Specialist to lead its next chapter. The mid-level role rewards what you’ve built — 5 years of Accruals — with $81,000 - $108,000 and a voice in Aetna strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Read the AR aging like a weather map and act before storms hit
• Translate Tax Compliance dashboards into plain language for non-finance leaders
• Stand in for the Minneapolis controller when close cannot wait
• Pair Fixed Assets forecasting with a customer-obsessed review of the downside case
• Settle expense reports fast enough that nobody chases you twice
• Keep depreciation schedules synced as assets retire across Minneapolis
• Model the runway so Aetna always knows its next funding date
• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew

What You’ll Bring

• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a contract project
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
• 3+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Hands-on command of Empathy, with Tax Compliance as a close second
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• A history of leaving finance processes better than you found them

At Aetna, our mission is to make finance simpler, faster, and more accessible for everyone in Minneapolis, MN and beyond. Burnout is treated as a system bug at Aetna, not a badge of calmly-fast-moving honor.

We answer the money question first with $81,000 - $108,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible contract schedule.

We are meeting Accounts Payable Specialist candidates now and moving qualified ones forward fast.