Accounting Specialist I
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Company Overview:

Shriners Childrens is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Job Overview:

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for an Accounting Specialist I reporting into our Corporate Headquarters.

The Accounting Specialist I performs a variety of support tasks for the Finance & Accounting Departments. The incumbent will sort mail and monitor Accounts Payable. We email addresses for invoices that require payment. The position is responsible for ensuring all payments issued by the home office, whether checks or ACH's, are approved, signed, mailed and uploaded to the appropriate bank website. This position requires excellent customer service to vendors, employees and others in response to inquiries related to Accounts Payable.

This position is 100% onsite.

Responsibilities:

• Sort mail and route as needed. Prepare invoices received for Accounts Payable processing. Monitor accounts payable emails for invoices that need attention. Scan invoices into system.
• Provide checks, obtain signatures on checks and corresponding reports, upload pertinent files to bank related to obtain as issued, and ensure proper of mailing checks/ACH advices. File check copies and support documents.
• Provide customer service for accounts payable related inquiries receive via telephone and e-mail. Escalate to appropriate staff as necessary.

Qualifications:

• 1 - 2 years of experience providing support in a Finance and Accounting office required
• Basic knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook required
• Basic knowledge of computer-based accounting software preferred
• High School Diploma/GED required