Accounts Payable Specialist

Ensures for appropriate processing of Sentara payables. This includes administering Sentara policies and procedures, electronic matching, ensuring proper back up and approval for processing employee reimbursements, travel and authorization for payments.

Also performs invoice research works closely with Materials Management, departments and vendors to administer contracts. This position will set up and monitor recurring payments, determine and calculate sales tax, collecting 1099 information.

Ensures for proper set up, accruals, entering and balancing journal entries to general ledger, processing and reconciling manual and void checks and placing stops, conducting audits on out of town travel, and communicating with all levels of management on accounts payable related issues and concerns.

This position also works with transmitting invoices via excel file, CD and EDI along with EFT and ACH transactions.

Knowledge of (1) State sales tax rules and Sentara's taxable and nontaxable entities, (2) 1099 regulations, and (3) accrual accounting

This is a HYBRID position, 3 days in office at 1330 Sentara Park (Virginia Beach, Virginia) and 2 days remote scheduling required

Education

• High School Diploma Required

Certification/Licensure

• No specific certification or licensure requirements

Experience

• 3 years Accounts Receivable Experience required
• Prior Healthcare experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of (1) State sales tax rules and Sentara's taxable and nontaxable entities, (2) 1099 regulations, and (3) accrual accounting
• Hybrid work schedule is required---candidates must be able to work residence 3 days per week at Sentara Park and 2 days remotely