Finance Specialist - AR/AP

Would you like to be part of a growing national healthcare solutions company? Are you looking to positively affect thousands of lives each day via health benefits? Do you have experience in finance or accounting?

We are hiring for a Finance Specialist, AP/AR to join our team.

Who we are

Allied is a national healthcare solutions company that supports healthy workplace cultures.

What we do

We are problem-solvers, innovators, and collaborators. Our purpose is to work with employers to take care of their employees and their families every day – and it all starts with the Allied family. 

What’s in it for you?

Allied supports an inclusive culture focused on developing employees to succeed, innovate & impact the community.

Here’s how we do it

Training and Development: Allied offers tailored learning and development curriculums for all employees and a Learning Management Database with thousands of courses for professional and personal development.

Career Mobility: Growth opportunities are endless at Allied. In 2021 alone, one in five employees had a job change. 75% of these job changes were promotions!

Employee Engagement: We pride ourselves on employee engagement! With our recognition program, employees recognize their colleagues monthly or donate to charities with cash rewards. Allied has a dedicated committee planning monthly engagement activities to create endless opportunities to get to know your peers and destress in this new remote world.

Employee Feedback: We regularly survey our employees throughout the year to seek continuous feedback, ideas and suggestions on new initiatives.

Community Outreach: We have dedicated committees focused on fundraising efforts supporting our employees and their families, furthering education goals and providing funds for charitable organizations outside of Allied.

What will you be doing?

The BPO Accounting Specialist is responsible for the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions of the BPO Finance Department, as well as the completion of other minor financial tasks, as needed. Applicants should possess very strong organizational skills to succeed in this role. Strong technical skills are also required in order to navigate and work with different technical systems. The position entails daily verbal and written interaction with internal team members and clients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Processing daily deposits

Conduct daily Receivables audits; reviewing daily financial transactions

Posting financial transactions in accounting system

Advancing departmental goals and mission by assisting with special projects and other duties as assigned

Creating and maintaining guides and in-house process documentation

Cross-training for Payables functions

Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree required

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or experience in related field preferred

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

1-2 years of Finance and/or Accounting experience preferred

Intermediate level experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel software applications required

Great Plains or other accounting software experience is a plus (although not required)

Prior funding, claims, or medical stop loss experience is a plus (although not required)

Preferred: 1-2 years of VBA, SQL, and/or Microsoft Access experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Sitting for long periods of time while working on a computer

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Hybrid: modern office suite in high rise building in downtown Chicago two (2) days per week

WORK SCHEDULE:

During normal business hours, Monday-Friday

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. Allied is a drug-free and tobacco-free workplace.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Allied 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 by law.

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