At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

The Accounts Payable Analyst reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Using expertise in various financial systems including ERP, OCR, contract management, and others, the Accounts Payable Analyst, Finance assesses, modifies, and/or develops and implements more timely and consistent processes/systems to increase efficiency, accuracy, and meaningfulness of information.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements system/procedural improvements in pricing, receiving, and other variance analysis.
• Analyzes significant variances and performs troubleshooting activities.
• Performing analysis on invoice match exceptions, received not invoiced, contract pricing variances, and vendor statistics.
• Providing training and education, as needed to management and staff outside of Accounts Payable on the P2P process.
• Works with others throughout the organization to answer inquiries, provide information, assist with trend analysis, and complete various analysis projects.
• Other Accounts Payable system maintenance.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2-5 years of professional experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships across departments/divisions.
• Self-starter in a fast paced environment with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple priorities.

Preferred:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• PeopleSoft or comparable ERP experience.
• Progressive experience resolving pricing, receiving, contract exceptions by working with Purchasing.
• Experience in high volume Accounts Payable department.
• Previous experience in a large organization including multi-corporate environments with many departments.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. 

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.