Summary
The Senior Coordinator, Disbursements is responsible for end-to-end, accurate, timely and discretionary processing of Accounts Payable functions. Coordinates between the vendor/supplier, BCM departments, and Procurement on timely posting of goods receipts, funds availability, pricing/quantity discrepancies, open credits, order holds, etc. Assists Management with researching credit holds for assigned vendors and developing a clear action plan. This position is responsible for reviewing, researching and resolving supplier and vendor invoice issues and serves as a preceptor and resource to entry level staff.
Job Duties
- Manages the end-to-end invoicing to payment workflow for assigned set of complex, high volume vendors, and ensures timely and in-depth audit of invoices and purchase orders in accordance with established purchasing guidelines and practices, identifying root cause of match exceptions and failures.
- Educates BCM departments/end users on guidelines and regulations on processes related to the accounts payable cycle.
- Serves as a preceptor, mentor, and resource for new hires.
- Performs timely and in-depth audit of vendor invoices to identify match exceptions and payment failures.
- Researches exceptions and failures to identify root cause, corrects those causes, and finalizes the P2P process; corrective actions include intricate functions in SAP S4 Hana (Journal Entries); Jaggaer (Invoice Processing, Customer Master Maintenance, etc.); and Banking Systems (ACH Payment processing, Account Reconciliation, Credits, Fees, etc.); and others as defined by the on-going process improvement efforts in the Disbursements realm.
- Retrieves, reviews, refines, and reports invoice and customer account aging data to management.
- Recognizes and escalates to leadership, urgent or business-sensitive issues, and communicates those issues as needed with interdependent departments including Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Legal, Risk Management.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED.
- Four years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience in SAP S4 Hana as related to accounting practices.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.