Payables Accountant

Overview

Remote role. Work a remote work schedule while residing in Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah.

This position supports the Payables team and performs payment-related accounting activities for suppliers, providers, members, and other general payments. The role includes comprehensive audit responsibilities, such as reviewing, analyzing, and verifying payment activities, and assists with financial policy, procedure, and control development and implementation. Strong customer service and support for internal and external business partners are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, review, and process invoices, statements, voucher check requests, and other payment documentation to ensure the correct liability, expense, or capital asset general ledger account is used in alignment with the corporate budget.
• Research and respond to payment inquiries from vendors, providers, members, and business partners.
• Establish new EFT setups and perform setup maintenance, including bank-relationship changes for providers as requested or directed.
• Balance and record payments to subscribers, providers, hospitals, and/or vendors to ensure payments reconcile with documentation and reports.
• Audit payments to ensure accuracy prior to release.
• Review, correct, and reissue EFT failures.
• Maintain check control logs and claims balancing information in accordance with departmental processes and protocols.
• Research issues, place stop payment orders, and generate replacement payments as necessary.
• Apply payables best practices and generally acceptable protocols to payment and EFT requests, ensuring documentation completeness, accuracy, and appropriate approvals.
• Facilitate improper check endorsement processes for Vendors, Providers and/or members in partnership with the banking institution.
• Research and respond to inquiries related to discrepancies in the Payables sub ledger as requested by the Financial Accounting and Reporting team.
• Complete daily banking functions, including positive pay research and decisions.
• Process mass payment requests.
• Use workflow or other technologies as appropriate to research outstanding issues and void, or void and reissue, payments as appropriate.
• Update applicable systems so other departments can research and resolve outstanding questions from customers, members, and business partners.
• Meet or exceed stated performance production quality and throughput metrics.
• Utilize imaging and data depository systems to respond to research inquiries and requests.
• Create and maintain records of voided checks and check tracers for informational retrieval and audit purposes.
• Contribute to quality initiatives and support process improvements that strengthen team and departmental activities.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• 2+ years of general accounting, accounts payable, or disbursement accounting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Attributes

• Demonstrated knowledge of Accounts Payables processes.
• Experience using a variety of personal computer software applications to perform general administrative functions.
• Intermediate Excel and Word experience, plus experience with email and calendaring software.
• Ability to process detailed data accurately.
• Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivation, excellent communication, customer service orientation, tolerance for ambiguity, and demonstrated sound decision-making.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in confidential matters.
• Ability to plan and organize own work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work flexible hours during periods of heavy workloads.
• Experience with AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and decision-making in professional settings is highly desired.

Work Environment

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment.
• May be required to work overtime.
• May be required to work outside normal business hours.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay

Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho:

• Expected hiring range: $20.49 to $30.82 per hour
• Full hourly range: $19.40 to $34.90 per hour
• Bonus target: 5%

Benefits (Highlights)

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure, plus 10 company-paid holidays.
• Market-leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period).
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service immediately preceding leave).
• Wellness programs that reward participation.
• Employee Assistance Fund for those in need.
• Commute and parking benefits.

Remote Requirements (Work-From-Home Option)

To take advantage of flexible work-from-home options, employees must have:

• A wired internet connection (not satellite or cellular)
• Internet service with a minimum upload speed of 5 Mb and minimum download speed of 10 Mb

New hires will need access to a personal mobile device to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) upon joining.

Additional Information

• Equal Opportunity employer; background check required.
• Drug and tobacco-free workplace.
• Accommodation is available for applicants who need assistance during the application process due to a medical condition or disability.