Accounting Specialist - Receiving/Purchasing/Payables

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine

KALAMAZOO, MI

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Software, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable Processing, Administrative Skills, Billing, Biomedicine, Bookkeeping, Calculators, Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Research, Communication Skills, Copying Machines, Document Management, Documentation, Drug Discovery, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Faculty Administration, Fax Machines, Fellowship, Fixed Assets, Forensic Pathology, Futures, Health Education, Health Plan, Healthcare, Histology, Identify Issues, Investment Strategy, Medical Equipment, Medical Office, Medicine, Nonprofit, Office Equipment, Order Delivery, PC (Personal Computer) Systems, Pathology, Physical Inventory, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Printing, Problem Solving Skills, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Reconciliation, Reporting Skills, Research Laboratory, Scientific Research, Simulation, Spreadsheets, Staff Training, Telephone Skills, Toxicology, Training/Teaching, Tuition Fees, Tuition Reimbursement, Vaccination
LOCATION
KALAMAZOO, MI
POSTED
19 days ago

Performs activities necessary to prepare invoices and other business expenses that are paid through the document management system. Process, place and completes purchase orders that meet the organizations policies and guidelines. Process and document receipt of incoming packages at assigned location. Ability to train other employees on how to follow documented accounting procedures. Responsible for periodic and cyclical physical inventory activities related to inventory and fixed assets. Responsible for preparing special reports for management as well as other assigned administrative duties.

BENEFITS

  • Wellness reimbursement.

  • Continuing education and tuition reimbursement.

  • Employer-funded retirement plan.

  • Two medical plan options: PPO and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with employer HSA contribution.

  • Flexible work solutions based on position and department.

  • Up to four weeks of PTO accrual beginning in year one.

  • Paid holidays.

  • Paid volunteer time.

  • Paid preferred holiday.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Maintains a continuous supply of office and medical "stock".
  • Maintains storeroom hours and fills approved departmental requests for inventory.
  • Receives and delivers/stocks all incoming packages.
  • Process, place and complete orders for non-stock office, medical, printing and other supplies as assigned.
  • Process storeroom transfers as assigned.
  • Prepares, processes, and reconciles accounts receivable clinical and P.O. Box receipts as assigned.
  • Performs physical inventory of storeroom items and fixed assets.
  • Investigate discrepancies by effectively communicating with vendors and others outside the organization.
  • Contact vendors and assist with electronic delivery of vendor bills.
  • Issue, process and place purchase orders that meet policies and guidelines.
  • Responsible for handling and properly documenting the receipt of vaccines using temperature sensitive storage.
  • Follow-up on undelivered orders and provide problem resolution and troubleshooting to internal customers.
  • Verify and prepare assigned vendor invoices for entry into the ERP system.
  • Availability to work occasional overtime on weekends or evenings to complete time sensitive projects.
  • Acquires knowledge for new technology and policy/procedure revisions.
  • All other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

  • Associate's degree or equivalent in accounting plus minimum three years accounting/bookkeeping experience in a general office environment.

  • Advanced knowledge of personal computing systems and a basic to advanced knowledge of accounting software packages including Excel or other spreadsheet programs also required.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Ability to operate automated standard office equipment such as multi-line phone system, calculator, copier, fax machine, shredder, etc.

  • Ability to effectively communicate with others verbally and in writing.

  • Ability to meet assigned deadlines.

  • Ability to interpret, comprehend, and transmit complicated and detailed instructions accurately.

  • Ability to accept and apply feedback.

  • Regular and predictable attendance is expected.

  • Demonstrates the ability to recognize priorities in organization of work flow.

  • Able to perform duties independently, with a minimal need for direct supervision.

About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed)

We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a welcoming, supportive, and engaging culture. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Beacon and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide, as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs, with an estimated annual economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program as well as a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. We train physicians in 10 residencies and four fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.

The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.

WMed builds upon Kalamazoo's century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school's advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with applicable State and Federal law.

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