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Senior Accounts Payable Processor - Ontario, CA

Employer
UnitedHealth Group
Location
Ontario, California, United States
Closing date
Dec 20, 2021

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Job Role
Accounts Payable
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that is improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation is not about another gadget; it is about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There is no room for error. If you are looking for a better place to use your passion and your desire to drive change, this is the place to be. It's an opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to be really smart about the business of health care. Financial discipline and accountability count more today than ever.

Positions in this job family have responsibility for financial accounting (statutory/GAAP Accounting), investment, cost accounting, accounts receivable/payable, etc. This family also includes all positions responsible for financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, audit, tax and treasury, health care economics, and any financial support of a business department, excluding billing, underwriting, actuarial, pricing and network pricing.

Positions in this function prepare and maintain records of amounts owed and ensures prompt payment of invoices. Processes and verifies invoice coding of expenses, preparation of vouchers, and issuance of checks for payment. Reviews documents for accuracy and compliance with organization policy and regulatory guidelines including proper authorization, documentation, general ledger coding, correct amounts, proper remittance and sales tax. May include responsibility for vendor and provider payments, as well as employee reimbursements.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • ACP Process Vendor and Employee Expense Payments
    • Requests vendor updates
    • Validates GL coding
    • Validates proper authorization of payment requests
    • Processes a high volume of payment requests in a timely and accurate manner
    • Coordinate with a significant amount of payment approvers
    • Reviews and reconciles vendor statements to ensure timely payment processing
    • Prepares output files for cash disbursements
    • Handles deposits to appropriate entity and ensures coding is attached
    • Miscellaneous tasks include filing payment detail/support, scanning vendor invoices, scanning and forwarding department mail
  • ACP Manage and Maintain AP Systems and Data
    • Educate employees and managers on AP systems and policies (e.g., Concur, PeopleSoft)
    • Collaborates with Corporate Systems to maintain AP systems (e.g., Concur, PeopleSoft)
    • Generate standard and ad hoc reports as required
    • Respond to internal/external vendor inquiries
    • Identify and communicate systems needs and enhancements
  • ACP Ensure Compliance with Applicable Policies, Regulations and Controls
    • Ensures compliance with applicable AP and expense policies
    • Ensures compliance with applicable internal and external policies, procedures and regulations (e.g., UHG expense policies, tax
    • authorities, regulatory agencies and SarbanesOxley regulations)
    • Ensures compliance with applicable control requirements


You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of experience with Accounts Payable
  • Experience with Accounts Payable platforms and General Ledger Accounting systems
  • Intermediate MS Excel skills
  • You will be asked to perform this role in an office setting or other company location
  • Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent
  • Highly organized and detailed oriented
  • Ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills and customer service
  • Ensure accuracy and timeliness
  • Applies knowledge/skills to activities that often vary from day to da.
  • Demonstrates a moderate level of knowledge and skills in own function
  • Requires little assistance with standard and non-standard requests
  • Solves routine problems on own
  • Works with supervisor to solve more complex problems
  • Works with others as part of a team


To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies now require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles require full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected bylower 48 law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Job Keywords: NAMM, United Health Group, Optum, Accounts Payable, Accounting, Finance, Healthcare, Receivable, Payable, Business, Financial, Payments, Administration, Customer Service, Ontario, CA, California

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