Accounts Payable Clerk

Company: Vantage Health Plan, Inc.
Location: Monroe
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

At Vantage Health Plan, Inc , we specialize in taking care of people: our members, our patients, and our employees. We offer competitive salaries and great benefits! Benefits include: Health, Dental, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Long Term Disability, Paid Time Off, and 401(k).Vantage is currently looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to work at our downtown Monroe location from 8:00AM - 5:00PM, Monday through Friday.Job Summary: The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for efficient and effective processes for accuracy in coding and timeliness of payments in order to ensure accurate financial information.Essential Duties & Responsibilities: --- Reviews all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.--- Prints and obtains signatures on all accounts payable checks.--- Distributes signed checks as required.--- Review and enter employee expense reports weekly.--- Answers all vendor inquiries.--- Maintains all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets and corporate accounts payable files.--- Assists Corporate Financial Officers as necessary.--- Prepares cleared checks for storage.--- Assists in monthly closings.--- Prepares analysis of accounts, as required.--- Performs filing and copying.--- Maintain a filing system for all financial documents.--- Verify coding and obtain signatures.--- Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services.--- Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures.--- Prepare batches of invoices for data entry.--- Data enter invoices for payment.--- Process backup reports after data entry.--- Manage the weekly check run.--- Record all checks.--- Prepare vendor checks for mailing.--- Prepare manual checks as and when required.--- Maintain updated vendor files and file numbers.--- Performs other duties as assigned.Marginal Duties: --- Type correspondence, memos, and other documents as needed.--- Assist auditors as needed.--- Other duties as assigned.Job Requirements:Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: --- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or five years of related experience. --- Previous clerical and bookkeeping skills are required--- Strong verbal and written communication skills--- Ability to use Microsoft Office and Internet--- Ability to work well with others--- Must possess organizational skills--- Must be able to perform simple calculations--- Must be able to multi-task--- Ability to interact effectively with all staff--- Ability to work under stressSupervisory Responsibilities:--- This position has no supervisory responsibilitiesSupervision Received: --- Works under general supervision of the the Senior Accountant II.Working Conditions:--- This position operates in a professional office and/or clinical environment --- This is a full-time position (40 hours/week)--- Overtime may be required --- Travel may be requiredPhysical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

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