Director, Accounts Payable

St. Luke's University Health Network

Allentown, PA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounts Payable, Billing, Cash Flow, Centralized Operations/Management, Coaching, Corporate Compliance, Credit Cards, Data Entry, Disbursements, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Federal Tax, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, International News, Leadership, Legal, Lift/Move 30 Pounds, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Nursing, Office Equipment, Operations, Operations Management, Organizational Skills, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Implementation, Process Flow, Procure to Pay/Purchase to Pay (P2P), Purchase Orders, Quality Management, Reconciliation, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, State Tax, Supplier Optimization, Systems Administration/Management, Tax Reporting, Team Lead/Manager, Testing, Truck Driver, Typing, Vehicle Fleets, Vendor/Supplier Selection
LOCATION
Allentown, PA
POSTED
8 days ago

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Director, Accounts Payable is responsible for managing the St. Luke's Health Network Centralized Accounts Payable department. Major responsibilities include Co-Coordinator Procure to Pay/Integrated Work Group, Federal and State tax reporting, implementing controls and procedures that ensure disbursements are processed according to internal policies and regulations, maintain operations to ensure cash flow and discount optimization and audits vendor statements to ensure problems are resolved and staff's work is current.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Manages daily operations of centralized Accounts Payable operation. Provides leadership, coaching, mentoring and performance management of team members.

  • Develop and implement controls and procedures to ensure disbursements are processed according to internal policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines.

  • Oversee Workday ERP and other system applications used for the processing of invoices and disbursements. Serve as lead for system upgrades, perform testing and training to the team. Problem solves system issues and provides reporting for both internal and external stakeholders.

  • Co-Chairs Procure to Pay (P2P) Steering Committee/Integrated Work Group.

  • Collaborate with network Legal Team confirming contracts are on file.

  • Partner with Corporate Compliance for Excluded Party monitoring and reporting. Oversees maintenance of Vendor Master to ensure compliance with IRS regulations.

  • Effectively manage the payables operation to ensure ongoing cash flow optimization including high utilization of vendor discounts, utilizing various payment methods and the use of application tools that will provide easy and efficient workflow within the department and the organization.

  • Prepare, generate and file annual tax filing in accordance with the IRS regulations for Form1099-MISC/NEC/R and foreign reporting, 1042S reporting. E-File returns to the IRS via the IRS platform. Administer PA Tax withholding process and reporting. Identify vendors requiring tax withholding. File weekly, quarterly and annual returns. Ensure PA taxes are reflected on vendors' forms 1099 MISC or 1099 NEC. Prepare 1099 reporting file per PA Department of Revenue's specifications, upload to portal and complete Annual Withholding Reconciliation Statement REV-1667.

  • Identify payments outstanding and escheat in Workday, prepare and submit the annual escheat filing.

  • Administer credit card program for both travel & entertainment and fleet. Maintain driver table for the Fleet program. Assign credit cards to individuals and departments as authorized. Monitor credit limits, maintain users and assign roles, approvers and reconcilers.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sitting up to 7 hours per day, 3 hours at a time. Continuously uses fingers and hands for typing, data entry, etc. Uses upper extremities to lift up to 30 pounds and to operate various office machines. Frequently stoops, bends, and reaches above shoulder level to retrieve files. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation and telephone. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision and peripheral vision. Visual monotony when reading reports and reviewing computer screen.

EDUCATION:

Bachelors degree in accounting or business required. MBA Preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience working within a large corporate level Accounts Payable department and ERP Systems platform (preferably Workday) is required. Strong technology skills, ability to work with multiple systems, and proficient in Excel. Understanding process flow of automatic purchase order/invoice matching system preferred. Proven background of quality improvement focused work required. Prior management experience required.

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Company

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St. Luke's University Health Network

St. Luke's University Health Network is a regional network of hospitals, physicians and other related organizations providing care primarily in Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery and Berks counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.

The Network provides services at more than 150 sites. St. Luke's University Health Network is comprised of six hospital sites. The Network includes:

  • More than 80 owned physician-practice sites
  • 300 employed primary care/specialist physicians
  • Various outpatient testing and service facilities
  • Home health
  • Hospice services (inpatient and outpatient)
  • Largest ambulance provider in Bucks County and second largest in Lehigh County
  • Other related organizations
  • 57,500+ annual admissions
  • 195,000 annual emergency room visits
  • 1,325 physicians on the Medical Staff (96 percent board-certified)
  • 8,600+ employees
  • More than 1,350 volunteers

Areas of exceptional medical expertise include:

  • Level 1 Adult Trauma Center: fully accredited by Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation; 2,400+ annual trauma cases; St. Luke's 1.75 percent mortality rate represents top decile performance, significantly better than peer group as measured by National Trauma Data Bank of the American College of Surgeons; aeromedical transport services
  • Oncology: first and only cancer program in Pennsylvania to receive American College of Surgeons' highest quality recognition for three consecutive years; only Pennsylvania program to receive award in 2010; region's only fellowship-trained surgical oncologists; advanced programs for melanoma (internationally recognized melanoma investigator), lung, breast, prostate, gynecologic and gastrointestinal cancers and tumors of the brain and spine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: multiple-year recipient of highest rating for cardiac bypass surgery, represents top decile performance achieved by only 10 percent of U.S. hospitals (Society for Thoracic Surgery); region's first Joint Commission certified Heart Failure Program; comprehensive surgical services excluding heart transplants
  • Neuroscience: accredited Stroke Center; additional Centers of Excellence include: Balance Center, Headache Center, Memory Disorders Center, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sleep Disorders Center
  • Orthopaedics: advanced expertise in total joint replacement and reconstruction, computer-assisted minimally invasive surgery, primary and reconstructive surgery of the spine, sports injuries, diseases and conditions of the hand and elbow, traumatic injuries
  • Women's/Children's Health: high-risk pregnancy; the region’s busiest obstetrical service; two neonatal intensive care units; pediatric specialty care provided by St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
  • Robotic/Minimally Invasive Surgery: one of the nation's most experienced robotic surgical teams
  • Radiology: designated international General Electric Healthcare Show Site for imaging technology; designated Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by American College of Radiology
  • Bariatric Surgery: designated Center of Excellence by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Review Corporation

St. Luke's offers an exceptional benefit plan for employees. Our values are reflected in all we do for patients, each other and the community:

Pride - We take pride in our accomplishments and in our organization.

Caring - We show consideration for others and their feelings. We treat others as we want to be treated.

Respect - We recognize the value, diversity and importance of each other, those we serve and the organization.

Accountability - We are responsible to make decisions and solve problems in a timely and effective manner.

Flexibility - We adapt to the changing needs and expectations of those we serve.

Teamwork - We work together to improve quality.

The mission of St. Luke's University Health Network is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services