Procurement & Accounts Payable Specialist

Company: NantHealth
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: April 18, 2024

Job Description:

Are you ready to link your passion with a purpose? At NantHealth, we build technology that simplifies healthcare. We manage the data and decisions that help the healthcare industry deliver better patient care. NantHealth's products target specific pain points that inhibit healthcare from reaching its full potential. Our payer-provider collaboration solutions increase operational efficiency, unlock savings, and enhance communications. Our treatment plan validation capabilities help payers better manage costs for oncology and autoimmune conditions. We're seeking innovative thinkers who love doing meaningful work. If you're looking to bring your skills and expertise to a growing technology company, it's time for you to join us!To ensure we can provide the best in healthcare tech, we focus on building the best team. Through holding true to our core values - clarity, empathy, collaboration, integrity, a sense of community, and a pioneering approach - we are creating a vibrant culture where ideas can blossom, people can thrive, and success can flourish. NantHealth is adding a Procurement & AP Specialist to our team! This is a hybrid position which will have primary responsibility for procurement, and act as additional support and backup for the accounts payable function.This is a remote position, with a preference for a candidate in the central or eastern time zones.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Procurement:

• Purchase equipment, supplies and services for a broad set of categories including but not limited to Information Technology, Leasing, Facilities, Marketing & Sales
• Build relationships with key suppliers with an emphasis on supplier consolidation and leveraging spend across the organization
• Review and analyze purchase requisitions, investigate and develop sources of supply, prepare RFP specifications, issue RFPs and review responses
• Lead supplier selection process through objective scorecard ratings
• Examine and analyze departmental purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information
• Resolve purchasing problems between internal departments and suppliers
• Communicate procurement policies & procedures to internal stakeholders and suppliers as required
• Take a lead on annual budget preparation, communication to internal stakeholders and ongoing budget analysis throughout the year
• Assist the accounts payable team with procurement related questions, purchase order updates and vendor invoicing questions as needed
• Maintain SLAs on all internal JIRA purchase requests with emphasis on reducing # of days a ticket is open
• Conduct bi-monthly review of all open purchase orders, closing out PO lines already used, keeping ERP queues clean
• Create and update comprehensive reports for Finance management
• Perform testing in new ERP
• Maintain and update process documentationAccounts Payable:
  • Analyze and process Accounts Payable in a timely manner
  • Work with Accounting on coding questions
  • Handle vendor correspondence including audit requests
  • Prepare check requests, ACH and Wire transactions & settlements
  • Reconcile payables against bank register monthly
  • Record and reconcile credit card transactions against receipts and monthly statement
  • Assist with month-end accruals
  • Own annual 1099 Process
  • Work with the internal business on inquiries and approvals
  • Work with Procurement on PO closures
  • Manage Vendor Module updates
  • Perform testing in new ERP
  • Maintain and update process documentationEducation & Experience Requirements:
    • Associate degree in Finance, Business or Accounting preferred
    • 2-4+ years prior accounts payable experience
    • 4+ years prior purchasing experience
    • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics/D365, SAP or NetSuite
    • AP automation software a plusKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
      • Accuracy with strong attention to detail
      • Proficient in Microsoft tools - Outlook, Excel, Word, SharePoint
      • Able to prioritize and communicate effectively with team and upper management
      • Strong organizational skills, can multi-task, and able to switch tasks easily when needed
      • Is a self-starter and works well with little to no supervision
      • Possess excellent problem-solving skills
      • Strong work ethic ensuring the job gets done
      • Possess strong skills relating to Excel functions (lookups (x/v/h), conditional functions) and pivot tablesThe hourly range for remote US-based applicants for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate's qualifications, prior experience as well as geographic location.
        • $26.45 - $30.30 per hour, plus bonus potential.We value each of our employee's total wellness. From robust medical, dental, and vision insurance, to financial planning assistance, to physical and mental wellness discounts, including an optional annual subscription to the Headspace app and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, we understand that our company succeeds when our employees succeed as individuals. Additional notable benefits include:
          • Paid Time Off (hourly) / Flex Time Off (salaried) programs for Full Time employees
          • Growth and Development opportunities
          • 401(k), including a 3% company match
          • Paid Holidays
          • Paid Parental Leave, including a flexible return-to-work program
          • Employee Assistance Program
          • Discounts on popular cell phone plan providers
          • Life & Disability Insurance
          • Travel Assistance
          • Education Assistance Program
          • And much more!NantHealth is a mandatory vaccination employer in the US and Canada for COVID-19 and its variants. At NantHealth the health and safety of our employees and their families is our top priority. In line with our corporate core value of community, doing our part to ensure our workplace is fully vaccinated is a pioneering step we can take to help stop the spread of COVID-19.The Company requires that its employees in the US and Canada be fully vaccinated, and proof of vaccination will be required prior to start.If we make you an offer and you are not yet vaccinated, we will accommodate a delay in start date. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, we will engage in the interactive process with you.NantHealth provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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