Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

The range for this role is $21.39 - $27.84

Actual base pay will be determined based on a successful candidate's work location, skills/abilities, experience, and education. This role includes opportunity to receive an annual bonus target of 5% of annual eligible earnings. Actual bonus amounts are determined by length of time in role, individual performance, and organizational performance.

Interested applicants must be willing and able to work onsite in our Melbourne, FL

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Mission

At Christian Care Ministry we believe that Christians can, and should, share in one another’s burdens. Through the use of Medi-Share®, a healthcare sharing ministry for Christians, we cultivate that belief. To that end, our Mission Statement is as follows: Connecting people to a Christ-centered community wellness experience based on faith, prayer, and personal responsibility.

The Team

Everyone at Christian Care Ministry is in agreement with our Statement of Faith, which outlines our core beliefs. Although we aren’t perfect people, we are serving our perfect God and our Members to the best of our ability.

The Job

Under the leadership of the Accounting Manager, the Senior Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist is responsible for ensuring payment of Christian Care Ministry’s bills and invoices. This role will document AP functions and follow processes to support the compliance and accuracy of payments. The Senior AP Specialist supports the Finance team in auditing requirements as well as providing customer service to vendors by sharing information and answering questions.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Make timely payments for internal vouchers and expenses
• Answer inquiries from vendors, suppliers, and employees; and research discrepancies
• Analyze, prioritize, code, and pay bills and invoices, managing vendor or supplier expectations
• Confirm appropriate approvals before processing invoices
• Conform with, and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instructions and internal controls
• Provide support in reconciliation of accounts, vendor statements, and purchase orders; identifying errors, omissions or discrepancies
• Process remittance information from checks, drafts and wire transfers for invoices
• Determine proper disposition and credit accounts appropriately
• Issue 1099 forms and send to applicable vendors yearly
• Contribute to the exercise and expression of Christian Care Ministry’s Christian beliefs
• Serve as back up to Supervisor, Accounts Payable
• All other duties as assigned
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Essential Skills & Abilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented and deadline-driven
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Problem-solver with a willingness to adapt quickly to change
• Reliable individual with a team-player attitude
• Trustworthy with confidential and sensitive information
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and v-lookups 
• Proven skill utilizing financial systems – ability to analyze and monitor budget and expense data in financial software
• Skill in Microsoft Office systems (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Data control skill – ability to organize, process, and protect financial data

Core Competencies/Demonstrable Behaviors

• Ensures accountability — Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Action oriented _Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Communicates effectively — Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Manages conflict — Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Decision quality — Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field required
• 3-5 years of prior AP experience required; experience with processing invoice payments under purchase orders (PO) is highly desired
• Prior AP supervisor experience preferred

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job does not have supervisor responsibility but may, at times, support supervisor level duties

Incentives & Benefits

We work hard to serve our Medi-Share Members, but know we can only do that if we invest in our employees professionally, financially, physically, socially, and spiritually. We purposefully invest in our employees so that our employees can invest in others.

For full-time employees working 30 hours or more, some of our benefits include, but are not limited to:

•    100% paid Medical for employees/99% for family
•    Generous employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions
•    Employer-paid Life Insurance (3x salary) and Long-term Disability Insurance
•    6 weeks of paid parental leave (for both mom and dad)
•    Dental - two plans to choose from
•    Vision
•    Short-term Disability
•    Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
•    401(k) – up to 4% match on ROTH or Traditional contributions
•    Generous paid-time off and 11 paid holidays
•    Wellness plan including Financial, Occupational, Mental/Spiritual, and Physical health incentives up to $50/mo 
•    Employee Assistance Program including no cost, in-person mental health visits and employee discounts
•    Monetary Anniversary Awards Program
•    Monetary Birthday Awards

Minimum Age Requirement: Due to the nature of the responsibilities associated with this position—including independent decision-making, access to confidential information, and potential exposure to regulated environments—candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire. This requirement is in accordance with applicable federal and state labor laws and is intended to ensure compliance with workplace safety and legal standards.