Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

Accounts Payable Rep | WVU Medicine

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at WVU Medicine, located in Morgantown, WV. WVU Medicine is a 10,355-person organization dedicated to providing healthcare services and is seeking an Accounts Payable Representative to join its finance team. This role is crucial for providing financial, administrative, and clerical support, ensuring that payments are completed and expenses are controlled through accurate and timely invoice processing. The ideal candidate will help maintain the financial integrity and efficiency of the organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Morgantown, WV

• Team: SYSTEM Accounts Payable
• Mission: This person ensures payments are completed and expenses are controlled by accurately processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices according to established policies and procedures.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process: Match purchase orders to invoices and accurately enter invoices into the computer system.
• Resolve: Actively resolve problems and discrepancies associated with accounts payable transactions.
• Reconcile: Reconcile processed work by meticulously verifying entries and comparing system reports to financial balances.
• Maintain: Charge expenses to appropriate accounts and cost centers by analyzing reports and recording entries, while also maintaining accounting ledgers and verifying vendor accounts monthly.
• Report: Calculate and report sales taxes on invoices in accordance with requirements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: One year of clerical experience OR completion of two courses in Accounting.
• Skills: Document preparation, records management, invoice processing, account reconciliation, data entry, and maintaining confidentiality.
• Bonus: Associate’s Degree in Business or a related field.