Accounts Payable Specialist

Community⠀Health⠀Choice,⠀Inc.⠀(Community)⠀is a⠀non-profit⠀managed⠀care⠀organization⠀(MCO),⠀licensed⠀by the⠀Texas⠀Department⠀of⠀Insurance.⠀Through⠀its⠀network of⠀more than⠀10,000⠀providers⠀and 94⠀hospitals,⠀Community⠀serves⠀over⠀400,000⠀Members⠀with the⠀following⠀programs:

• Medicaid⠀State of⠀Texas⠀Access⠀Reform⠀(STAR)⠀program⠀for⠀low-income⠀children⠀and⠀pregnant⠀women
• Children’s⠀Health⠀Insurance⠀Program⠀(CHIP) for⠀the⠀children⠀of⠀low-income⠀parents,⠀which⠀includes⠀CHIP⠀Perinatal⠀benefits⠀for unborn⠀children⠀of⠀pregnant⠀women who⠀do not⠀qualify⠀for⠀Medicaid⠀STAR
• Health⠀Insurance⠀Marketplace⠀Plans that⠀offer⠀individual⠀health⠀coverage⠀that⠀includes⠀preventive⠀care,⠀emergency⠀services,⠀prescription⠀drugs, and⠀hospitalization⠀available⠀to all,⠀regardless⠀of⠀pre-existing⠀conditions.
• Community⠀Health⠀Choice⠀(HMO⠀D-SNP), a⠀Medicare⠀Advantage⠀Dual⠀Special⠀Needs plan⠀for people⠀with both⠀Medicare⠀and⠀Medicaid⠀that⠀combines⠀Medicare⠀Part A and⠀Part B⠀benefits,⠀Medicare⠀Part D⠀prescription⠀drug⠀coverage,⠀and⠀Medicaid⠀benefits⠀with⠀additional⠀health⠀benefits⠀like⠀dental,⠀vision,⠀transportation,⠀and more.

Improving⠀Members'⠀experiences⠀is at the⠀heart of⠀every⠀Community⠀position.⠀We strive⠀every day⠀to make⠀sure that⠀our⠀Members⠀have⠀access to⠀the⠀high-quality⠀health⠀care they⠀need and⠀deserve.

Community⠀is⠀accredited⠀by URAC⠀for its⠀health⠀plan⠀operations.⠀We offer⠀care⠀management⠀programs⠀for⠀asthma,⠀diabetes,⠀and⠀high-risk⠀pregnancy.⠀An⠀affiliate⠀of the⠀Harris⠀Health⠀System⠀(Harris⠀Health),⠀Community⠀is⠀financially⠀self-sufficient⠀and⠀receives⠀no⠀financial⠀support⠀from⠀Harris⠀Health or⠀from⠀Harris⠀County⠀taxpayers.

Skills⠀/⠀Requirements

JOB⠀SUMMARY

The⠀Accounts⠀Payable⠀(A/P)⠀Specialist⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀providing⠀A/P⠀support to⠀the⠀Accounting⠀Department.⠀This⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀accurate,⠀timely and⠀discretionary⠀processing⠀of⠀accounts⠀payable⠀functions⠀including⠀reviewing,⠀researching⠀and⠀processing⠀accounting⠀payment⠀documents.⠀This⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀researching⠀and⠀resolving⠀complex⠀non-routine⠀AP issues.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

• Prepares⠀invoice⠀vouchers⠀in⠀accounting⠀system.
• Creates⠀&⠀processes⠀daily⠀claims⠀check runs⠀as⠀required⠀and⠀prints/logs⠀of prior⠀day's⠀claims as⠀required.
• Assists⠀Claims⠀Audit⠀Division &⠀Departmental⠀AA with⠀weekly TPR⠀deposits.
• Corresponds⠀with⠀administrators⠀to verify⠀invoice⠀and PO⠀receipt⠀discrepancies.
• Resolves⠀issues and⠀discrepancies⠀with⠀vendors⠀and CHC⠀administrators.
• Researches⠀and⠀resolves⠀AP invoice⠀log⠀differences.
• Maintains⠀outstanding⠀checks⠀list after⠀reconciliation.⠀Corresponds⠀with⠀providers⠀regarding⠀check⠀completion⠀process.
• Assists⠀with⠀monthly⠀close &⠀audit⠀functions⠀as⠀required.
• Ad⠀HOC and⠀other AP⠀related⠀projects⠀and other⠀duties as⠀assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Specialized Training/Licensure:

• High⠀School⠀Diploma or⠀GED⠀required
• Associate⠀degree⠀preferred.

Work Experience (Years and Area):

• 3 years⠀Accounts⠀Payable⠀Experience

Software Proficiencies:

• Proficiency⠀with⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀Suite⠀(Excel)
• PeopleSoft⠀accounting⠀software⠀preferred,⠀Microsoft⠀Teams⠀application