The J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center is a federally qualified community health center which exists to provide patient-centered primary health care services to the medically underserved residents of the greater Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia community. The Health Center makes comprehensive primary care, integrated behavioral health care, oral health care, and inpatient respite care services available to all persons, including the homeless and low-income uninsured and underinsured, regardless of ability to pay.  The J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center excels in the provision of compassionate care and promotes healing through healthy living.  Our team of highly skilled providers partners with patients in need to enable them to achieve and maintain optimal health and wellness across their life cycle. 

J C Lewis Primary Health Care Center is seeking a part-time (3 days a week) Accounts Payable Specialist. The Accounts Payable Specialist functions as an active member of the agency team, by maintaining appropriate payable information. The Accounts Payable involves providing financial, administrative and clerical support to the organization. Their role is to complete payments and control expenses by receiving payments, plus processing, verifying and reconciling invoices The Accounts Payable specialist will also perform the day-to-day management of all payment cycle activities in a timely and efficient manner. The Specialist may be responsible for billing and posting and for obtaining and/or entry of prior authorizations. Responsibilities may also include researching and resolving client insurance claims which are denied or uncollected and also working with the clinical team to resolve billing problems. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline preferred
• 2+ years experience in accounts payable
• Ability to use Microsoft productivity software such as Excel and Word
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organizational ability
• Effective corporate communications skills
• Ability to consistently meet all deadline 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform data entry of purchase orders invoices.
• Input wire instructions into the treasury system.
• Research vendor issues with regard to invoice disputes and/or non-payment of invoices.
• Process Checks and present to CFO for signatures
• Reconcile AP to Trial Balance
• Process the 1099 information for year-end.
• Confirm if aged  liabilities are still owed to vendors
• Filing is required