Accounts Payable Manager
Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
Tempus is looking for an ambitious Accounts Payable Manager to support our growing operations in Chicago. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role will oversee the accounts payable process and perform tasks related to month end close.
What you'll do
- Play a critical role in our accounting department by owning the full cycle of AP, ensuring accurate and timely recording of payments to vendors
- Maintains approval matrix and follows up on internal approvals
- Reviews and verifies invoices
- Processes the weekly AP run with supporting documentation
- Works cross functionally with purchasing, accounting and other departments to continually improve processes
- Maintains close partnership with AP tool technical support team to troubleshoot sync issues and push forward improvements between AP processing and GL syncs
- Maintains vendor master databases
- Manages payments for monthly rents
- Prepares and process electronic transfers and payments
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
- Corresponds with vendors on status of payables and respond to internal inquiries
- Monitor and assist with vendor credit limits
- Manages the purchasing card
- Provides supporting documentation for audits
- Month-end and year-end tasks such as AP Aging reviews, purchase order reviews, and Form 1099-misc preparation
- Assist with ad hoc projects related to AP
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree and at least 7+ years of experience in Accounts Payable
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Results-oriented, highly energetic, dynamic individual with hands-on mentality
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