Accounts Payable Specialist - Shriners Children's

Shriners Children’s 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.

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 a Temporary full time Accounts Payable Specialist to join our team. 

The position of the accounts payable specialist assumes the primary responsibility for the processing of all cash disbursements for Shriners Hospital for Children-Philadelphia. The individual must have the ability to handle multiple tasks and have the ability to communicate effectively with departments and vendors. The employee must have the ability to manage sensitive material in a confidential manner. The individual must have strong organizational skills and have knowledge of Microsoft office.

Processes accounts payable
• Responsible for receiving, reviewing and ensuring that all of appropriate paperwork is accurate for processing invoices for payment. If information is missing or inaccurate, the A/P specialist will contact the appropriate parties and will also notify the business office manager if needed.
• Responsible for paying vendors within 30 days of receipt of a purchase order or requisition. Also, ensures that discounts are processed in a timely manner.
• Processes and verifies the accounts payable checks for distribution.
• Responsible for communicating to the Financial Services Manager when new vendors need to be added or remit addressed need to be added or changed in the Lawson System.

Education

High School diploma or GED required

Bachelor's degree in accounting preferred

Experience

3 years’ experience in accounts payable preferred

Experience working in a healthcare environment preferred

Knowledge/experience with purchasing software preferred

Lawson experience preferred

Other

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Current full vaccination status required

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. 

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.