Payment Specialist (1 year Contract)

Vantive: A New Company Built on Our Legacy

Since last year, Baxter has been on a journey to separate our Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed sale of Vantive to funds managed by the Carlyle Group is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Summary:

• Reports to the Global Payments and Mailroom Manager
• Responsible for processing payments for approved invoices; including preparing payment proposals, managing payment holds, problem resolution and the processing of manual / exception payments; along with daily and monthly balancing and reconciling activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of payment activities from the generation of the payment proposal, the application and removal of payment holds through to the coding and release of the final payment file
• Adheres to the documented payment controls
• Ensure adherence to the defined controls, from the review or the payment proposal through to the release of the final payment file to the bank
• Support manual payment activities as needed
• Support the transition of additional countries into the Shared Service Center
• Identify and present solutions for continuous process improvement 
• Review and propose changes to Accounts Payable policies and procedures as dictated by market and company changes and/or industry, in addition to changes in personnel, department practices and systems
• Prepare payment proposals and process approved supplier and employee payments

Qualifications:

• Functional knowledge of Accounts Payable processes, including Travel & Expenses
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Highly organized
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance, with two+ years of related professional experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in accounting and financial systems
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Experience in interfacing with key stakeholders to resolve issues
• Language skills as specified

Reasonable Accommodations

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