Accounts Payable Lead

Overview
Company Overview: Essen Health Care is a growing community healthcare network provides high quality, compassionate, and accessible medical care to some of the most vulnerable and under-served residents of New York State. Guided by a 'population health' model of care, Essen has five integrated clinical divisions offering services in primary & specialty offices, urgent care centers, and nursing homes, as well as house calls for home bound patients; all clinical services are also offered via telehealth. Our Care Management division supports patient-centered care through care coordination, complex care management and helping address health-related social needs.
Founded in 1999, Essen provides care in all five boroughs of New York City, with a primary focus in the Bronx.
Job Summary
Position title: Accounts Payable Lead
Reports to: Accounting/Finance Department
Job Summary: The Account Payable Lead will be responsible for Full-Cycle Accounts Payable duties. Including reviewing and reconciling multiple transactions. Daily review of Accounts Payable inbox, ensuring invoices are entered and paid on a timely manner. Must be detail oriented and organized. The candidate will have good communication skills as this role will be interacting with vendors and upper management on a daily basis.
Responsibilities

• Review invoices for proper authorization before payment.
• Code all invoices with correct subsidiary, location and general ledger account.
• Oversee internal approval process and timely processing of invoices received from office managers at all locations, and our India team.
• Processing of invoices for multiple locations.
• Prepare and process check run for payables to vendors, independent contractors and employees as needed.
• Process ACH payments by uploading file into bank website as needed.
• Responsible for online payments through vendor websites as needed.
• Daily Review and process recurring bills payments, Credit card reconciliation, utility payments, and rent payments bank activity posting for automatic payments.
• Run and review bi-weekly payment reports.
• Review open and paid vendor bills.
• Perform vendor maintenance tasks, including: new vendors setup in accounting system, requesting W-9 form, address updates, etc.
• Monitor and research stale dated checks, and unclaimed properties.
• Understand and process sales & use tax where necessary.
• Coordination of year-end 1099 reconciliation and processing of 1099 forms for submission to the IRS.
• Understand prepaid expenses, and accruals.
• Responsible for daily filing of vendor invoices.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting preferred
• Minimum five years of experience in the Accounts Payable field
• Experience working with NetSuite (Preferred)
• Proficient computer skills in all Microsoft applications (Excel and Word are a must)
• Time management skills and ability to adhere to strict deadlines are essential
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Equal Opportunity Employer
Essen Health Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically-diverse population.