What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Clerk position at Careington?
For more than 45 years, Careington has been a leader in the health and wellness benefits space. Since its founding in 1979, Careington has been delivering dental discount solutions as its core competency. Today, Careington has expanded to offer a growing portfolio of 150 health, wellness, lifestyle and virtual health products and services designed to deliver cost savings across a spectrum of life needs. Through its affiliated nationally licensed third-party administrator (TPA), Careington also delivers full-scale administrative services, including customer service, licensed enrollment, claims administration, individual and group billing, and more.
This is a Full-Time Hybrid position, requiring working 3 days onsite at our Frisco, TX location.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices
- Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing to monthly expenses
- Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries
- Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, scheduling and preparing checks, and resolving purchase orders or payment discrepancies and documentation
- Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports, preparing payments
- Maintains account ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions
- Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Maintains historical records by combining and filing documents in folders on the network
- Disburses or coordinates petty cash by recording entry and verifying documentation
- Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
- Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:
- Knowledge of full cycle Accounts Payable processing
- Strong Excel skillset
- Microsoft Dynamics GP knowledge is a plus
- W9 and vendor management knowledge is a plus
- Self-starter, and thrives in a fast-paced/deadline-driven environment
- Ability to validate one’s own work for accuracy
- Detail-oriented, good analytical skills, organized and thorough
- Demonstrates good judgement, and uses constructive criticism to improve work
- Strong multitasking and prioritization skills
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Obtains and maintains vendor relationships
- Good communication skills – both written and verbal
- Works cohesively and maintains a positive attitude in a team environment
- Adobe proficiency
Education:
- Associates to Bachelor's preferred in Accounting.