Hybrid Accounts Payable Specialist

Laseagrant; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Business Administrative Associate for University Payables. The role is 100% full-time in a civil service classification, based in Champaign-Urbana, with responsibilities in accounts payable processes and customer service.

You will work under supervision to audit invoices, support daily operations, and implement process improvements while ensuring compliance with policies and high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, or related field.
• Two years of professional business, financial, and/or managerial work experience.
• Master's degree may substitute for one year of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-pay audit of invoices and related data entry in Emburse Enterprise, iBuy, and Banner to ensure compliance with policies.
• Coordinate daily operations with the Coordinator and prioritize daily work to meet deadlines.
• Maintain professional relationships with campus units and act as liaison to promote AP policies and procedures.
• Identify process improvements and help develop procedures and training for Payables functions.
• Analyze transactional data across Emburse, iBuy, Banner, and Payables systems to monitor payments and resolve issues.
• Participate in system testing for Payables upgrades.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration

Master's degree substitution allowed

Tools

Emburse Enterprise

iBuy

Banner Finance

Banner Document System (BDS)

Chrome River

Job description

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Business Administrative Associate for University Payables. The role is 100% full-time in a civil service classification, based in Champaign-Urbana, with responsibilities in accounts payable processes and customer service.

You will work under supervision to audit invoices, support daily operations, and implement process improvements while ensuring compliance with policies and high-quality service delivery.