Accounts Payable Specialist

Ensures for appropriate processing of Sentara payables. This includes administering Sentara policies and procedures, electronic matching, ensuring proper back up and approval for processing employee reimbursements, travel and authorization for payments. Also performs invoice research works closely with Materials Management, departments and vendors to administer contracts.

This position will set up and monitor recurring payments, determine and calculate sales tax, collecting 1099 information. Ensures for proper set up, accruals, entering and balancing journal entries to general ledger, processing and reconciling manual and void checks and placing stops, conducting audits on out of town travel, and communicating with all levels of management on accounts payable related issues and concerns.

This position also works with transmitting invoices via excel file, CD and EDI along with EFT and ACH transactions.

Knowledge of (1) State sales tax rules and Sentara's taxable and nontaxable entities, (2) 1099 regulations, and (3) accrual accounting and the general ledger system.

EducationHigh School diploma or equivalent

Certification/Licensureno required certs or licensure

ExperienceHigh School diploma or equivalentKnowledge of (1) State sales tax rules and Sentara's taxable and nontaxable entities, (2) 1099 regulations, and (3) accrual accounting and the general ledger system highly preferred Three ( 3) years of strong Accounts Payable experience requiredTax knowledge strongly preferredHybrid position at Sentara Park--two days Work From Home and three (3) are required in officeNormal schedule for this position 8-5pm