Payables Accountant I - Cambia Health Solutions, Inc

Payables Accountant I

Hybrid from Portland, OR.

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Who We Are Looking For:

Every day, Cambia's dedicated team of Payables Accountants are living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Finance Operations team, our Payables Accountant I is responsible for a variety of payment activities to suppliers, providers, members and other general payments. This role performs comprehensive audit activities including the review, analysis and verifications of payment activities all in service of creating an economically sustainable health care system.

Additionally, this position assists with the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures and controls. The Payables Accountant provides excellent customer service and support to internal and external business partners.

Do you thrive as part of a collaborative, caring team. Then this role may be the perfect fit.

What You Bring to Cambia:

Qualifications:

The Payables Accountant would have an Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, and 2+ years of general accounting, accounts payable or disbursement accounting experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Attributes:

• Demonstrated knowledge Accounts Payables processes.

• Experience using a variety of personal computer software applications to perform general administrative functions.

• Experience should include Intermediate Excel, Word, email and calendaring software.

• Process detailed data in an accurate manner.

• Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivation, excellent communication, a customer service orientation, tolerance for ambiguity, demonstrated sound decision making.

• Exercises good judgment in confidential matters.

• Ability to plan and organize own work to meet deadlines.

• Ability to work flexible hours during periods of heavy workloads.

What You Will Do at Cambia:

• Monitors, reviews, and processes invoices, statements, and payment requests to ensure accurate general ledger accounting and compliance with corporate budget.

• Research utilizing imaging and data depository systems and responds to payment inquiries from vendors, providers, members, and business partners, and resolves issues related to discrepancies in the Payables subledger.

• Establishes and maintains EFT setups, performs bank-relationship changes, and balances and records payments to ensure accuracy and reconciliation with documentation and reports.

• Audits payments for accuracy prior to release and corrects and reissues EFT failures as necessary.

• Applies payables best practices and protocols to all payment and EFT requests, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and appropriate approvals.

• Performs daily banking functions, including positive pay research and decisions, and processes mass payment requests.

• Maintains accurate records, utilizes workflow and imaging systems to respond to research inquiries, and contributes to company quality initiatives and process improvements.