The Accounts Payable Manager is a key role within WPS’ Finance department and is responsible for overseeing all WPS disbursements to vendors. This role will lead the Accounts Payable team with a customer focus, strong leadership skills with a continuous process improvement focus, and an affinity for learning, implementing, and optimizing new technologies.
In this role you will:
Leadership/Team Development/Supervision (80%)
Manage the Accounts Payable, Vendor Maintenance and Travel & Expense teams and processes to ensure the timely and accurate payment of approved invoices and expense reports.
Maintain accurate accounting work by working with Finance partners to properly record transactions and reconcile accounts, to include managing monthly closing of financial records, month-end accrual and related entries, preparation of account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness of accounts payable information within the financial statements
Ensure excellent customer service for WPS employees, business partners, vendors and other stakeholders, including prompt issue resolution
Develop talent through hiring, performance monitoring, training, and coaching
Develop and maintain reporting requirements and supporting documentation for report creation and structure
Develop, maintain, and implement enterprise Accounts Payable, Vendor Maintenance and Travel & Expense policies and procedures
Drive continuous improvement through proactive planning, process redesign, and system enhancements; represent Accounts Payable team on enterprise process improvement and policy teams, including providing ideas for implementation recommendations
Work with Procurement and Finance teams to ensure invoices and purchase orders are correctly setup and approved to be promptly paid
Develop system and process training for external customers and other divisions within WPS
Ensure adherence to internal controls to minimize risk to the organization and provide support for internal and external audits
Customer Service and Analysis (20%)
Provide direct customer service for complex or escalated issues
Provide support for ad hoc information requests and special projects
You need to have:
U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent post high school and/or related work experience
1 or more years of related work experience
We also prefer:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP)
Compensation and Benefits
Eligible for annual Performance Bonus Program
401(k) with dollar-per-dollar match up to 6% of salary
Competitive paid time off
Health and dental insurance start DAY 1
Vision insurance
Flexible spending, dependent care, and health savings accounts
Short- and long-term disability, group life insurance
Dress for your day
Innovative professional and cognitive development programs
Who We Are
WPS Health Solutions is an innovator in health insurance and a worldwide leader in claims administration, serving millions of beneficiaries in the United States and abroad.
Founded in 1946, WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, and seniors, and group plans for small and large businesses. We are a world-class claims processor and program administrator for the government’s Medicare program. And we manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel and their families.
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Our values – Customer Focused, Individual Responsibility, Mutual Respect, and Driven & Passionate – are the core of who we are and how we conduct business every day.
Health Insurance
WPS Health Insurance offers high-quality health insurance plans for individuals and families, Medicare supplement plans for seniors, and group health plans for businesses of every size.
WPS Military and Veterans Health administers claims and provides customer service and related activities for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and their beneficiaries.
WPS Government Health Administrators manages Medicare Part A and Part B benefits for more than 7 million beneficiaries. As one of the largest contractors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services, we’ve served Medicare beneficiaries and their health care providers since 1966.
Arise Health Plan provides innovative and high-value health plans to groups and individuals in eastern and northeastern Wisconsin. With our quality Wisconsin-based customer service, Arise offers health care expertise with a personal touch.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)