Accounts Payable Specialist - Hybrid - The Cigna Group
Philadelphia, PA
About the Job
Delivers specific delegated tasks assigned by a supervisor in the Accounting/Financial Reporting job family. Responsible for moderately complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and for developing financial statements and reports. Responsible for analysis and interpretation of financial information. Utilizes independent judgment and discretion to identify trends, variances, and key issues and provides recommendations for adjustment. Responsible for conducting moderate to complex financial analysis projects and/or reporting. Completes day-to-day Accounting/Financial Reporting tasks without immediate supervision, but has ready access to advice from more
experienced team members. Tasks involve a degree of forward planning and anticipation of needs/issues.
Major Duties
+ Performs a broad range of basic Accounting and Accounts Payable functions.
+ Responsible for the quality, accuracy and completeness of the Supplier Master.
+ Support audit requests and acts as a subject matter expert for A/P regarding transactions unable to be completed by the outsourced business partner.
+ Manage several non-standard A/P Batch processes to ensure transactions remain compliant with all applicable processes and controls.
+ Assists the 1099 reporting processing
+ Analyze and verify internal consistency, completeness, and mathematical accuracy of account documents and payment batches; making corrections or adjustments if required.
Additional duties to be assigned as a n Accounts Payable Specialist
+ Oversee process improvements and other project initiatives that support company integration initiatives
+ Drive ongoing Process improvements, efficiencies and effectiveness
+ Assume direct analytical role with responsibility for supplier maintenance, change requests and related reporting.
+ Assume direct analytical role with responsibility for A/P accounting entries, including review, challenge, accuracy and approval related to non-standard invoices
+ Adherence to SOX and audit controls
+ Generate standard and repeatable Metric reporting and manage staff production towards metric improvement
+ Take the lead on issue resolution and problem solving
Qualifications
+ High School Diploma; Bachelor’s degree preferred
+ 1-5 years of Accounting, Finance, Payments or disbursement experience
+ Strong analytical skills to interpret and evaluate financial requirements
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
+ Demonstrates ability to work in a fast-paced, multitasking environment with tight deadlines
+ Ability to work independently and as a team player
+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office software is required
+ Working knowledge of Oracle Financials or similar ERP financial suite a plus
+ Healthcare or Insurance industry experience a plus
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
About Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
_Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws._
_If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email:_ _SeeYourself@cigna.com_ _for support. Do not email_ _SeeYourself@cigna.com_ _for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response._
_The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State._
experienced team members. Tasks involve a degree of forward planning and anticipation of needs/issues.
Major Duties
+ Performs a broad range of basic Accounting and Accounts Payable functions.
+ Responsible for the quality, accuracy and completeness of the Supplier Master.
+ Support audit requests and acts as a subject matter expert for A/P regarding transactions unable to be completed by the outsourced business partner.
+ Manage several non-standard A/P Batch processes to ensure transactions remain compliant with all applicable processes and controls.
+ Assists the 1099 reporting processing
+ Analyze and verify internal consistency, completeness, and mathematical accuracy of account documents and payment batches; making corrections or adjustments if required.
Additional duties to be assigned as a n Accounts Payable Specialist
+ Oversee process improvements and other project initiatives that support company integration initiatives
+ Drive ongoing Process improvements, efficiencies and effectiveness
+ Assume direct analytical role with responsibility for supplier maintenance, change requests and related reporting.
+ Assume direct analytical role with responsibility for A/P accounting entries, including review, challenge, accuracy and approval related to non-standard invoices
+ Adherence to SOX and audit controls
+ Generate standard and repeatable Metric reporting and manage staff production towards metric improvement
+ Take the lead on issue resolution and problem solving
Qualifications
+ High School Diploma; Bachelor’s degree preferred
+ 1-5 years of Accounting, Finance, Payments or disbursement experience
+ Strong analytical skills to interpret and evaluate financial requirements
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
+ Demonstrates ability to work in a fast-paced, multitasking environment with tight deadlines
+ Ability to work independently and as a team player
+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office software is required
+ Working knowledge of Oracle Financials or similar ERP financial suite a plus
+ Healthcare or Insurance industry experience a plus
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
About Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
_Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws._
_If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email:_ _SeeYourself@cigna.com_ _for support. Do not email_ _SeeYourself@cigna.com_ _for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response._
_The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State._
Source : The Cigna Group