Job Description
Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We were also awarded the Advisory Board Company’s Workplace of the Year. This recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement. Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals.
What does the A/P Specialist do?
The Accounts Payable Specialist assists with high volume processing of payments using Oracle Cloud. Includes EDI, IDR (Intelligent Data Recognition), and manually keyed invoices. Exception analysis and resolution. Supplier statement analysis and reconciliation. Customer and supplier service. Duties include:
- Providing assistance to Health System departments and purchase order-based suppliers.
- Responding to inquiries from internal and external customers.
- Working closely with the Supply Chain team - Purchasing and Receiving Departments.
- Analyzing and reconciling supplier statements.
- Exception resolution.
- Continuous improvement, identify problems, root cause discovery and resolutions.
- Investigate potential discrepancies from the extraction process in the IDR and EDI invoices.
- Reviewing and correcting actual discrepancies between invoice images and the data extracted by the imaging system by comparing the image to the data and performing multiple search and analytical functions provided by the imaging system.
- Correcting actual discrepancies between invoice data, using business rules and A/P system edits.
- Demonstrating a thorough understanding of the business rules and configuration used to optimize efficiency and problem solving within the applications.
- Working assigned A/P vendors using the Oracle Cloud application in accordance with policy and procedure guidelines. These work groups include but are not limited to invalid PO, rejected invoices, PO issues, duplicates and returns (credit memos) review, etc.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED required. Some college education preferred, but not required.
- A minimum of three years of accounts payable processing or related accounts payable/accounting experience required.
Skills/Experience we are Seeking:
- Experience with handling and managing large volumes of invoices in a computerized environment.
- Strong analytics skills.
- Intermediate MS Excel and MS Outlook skills.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills. Good verbal and written communication skills.
Why work here?
Beyond outstanding employee benefits including 16 days paid vacation plus 10 paid holidays, a 403(b) and our Choice Retirement plan (100% funded by Cedars-Sinai) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our commitment to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.
Req ID : 7543
Working Title : Accounts Payable Specialist I
Department : Accounts Payable
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Finance
Job Specialty : Accounting
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $22.74 - $34.11
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)
