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Accounts Payable Specialist

Virta Health
UKRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Feb 2024

About the role

Virta Health is on a mission to transform diabetes care and reverse the type 2 diabetes epidemic. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse type 2 diabetes through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and live diabetes-free. Join us on our mission to reverse diabetes in 100M.

Virta is in the process of growing at a rapid pace and is in need of a talented individual to join the lean finance team and help keep pace with the company’s growth. You will have an immediate impact by maintaining current AP processes and implementing new processes and procedures. This role will work with a variety of systems and have exposure to various other teams at Virta

Responsibilities

  • Process invoices (approximately 300-350 per month [subject to increase as the company grows]), post business transactions with appropriate coding (both account and department) in the general ledger, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records, provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization, and ensure approvals are received timely for timely payment of invoices due in accordance with vendor payment terms

  • Process expense reimbursements (approximately 150-250 per month [subject to increase as the company grows]) ensuring compliance with Virta T&E Policy and confirming approvals are received timely 

  • Obtain copies of all company credit card charge (average monthly spend between $45-65k [subject to increase as the company grows]) receipts and refunds and verify that general ledger coding of credit card transactions is accurate

  • Maintain copies of invoices, credit card receipts, and requisite tax information (e.g. vendor W-9s) in an organized and easy to find manner

  • Record all cash transactions in the general ledger through the bank match process in NetSuite

  •  Perform accounting duties such as account maintenance, invoice accruals and performing account reconciliations as part of the month-end close process

  • Support Virtans with ad-hoc requests to better understand related spend

  • Creating and distributing 1099’s annually

  • Implementing system integration and process improvements where necessary

  • Maintain excellent communication standards both internally and externally in order to continue to elevate the Virta finance function to best-in-class

  • Perform other duties as assigned

90 Day Plan

Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:

  • Establish a strong understanding of the existing Accounts Payable process including GL account and departments used at Virta, invoice entry and timing, credit card and expense reimbursement timing

  • Establish strong working relationships with other teams with thorough and timely communication

  • Become the point of contact, both internally and externally, for any invoice and/or payment related questions

  • Identify areas within the existing process that require improvements to increase the efficiency of the payables process

Must-Haves

  • 4+ year of accounts payable experience

  • Experience with full cycle vendor management, end-to-end invoice processing, employee expense reimbursement oversight, and company credit card oversight

  • Experience with creating and distributing 1099’s

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word as well as Google suite (Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Slides, and Gmail). 

  • Highly organized and detail oriented

  • Ability to multitask while still adhering to hard deadlines 

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with internal and external parties and to document procedures

  • Exemplary interpersonal skills to work with anyone and leave them with a positive impression of the Virta finance function

  • Optimistic attitude; as we are a lean team that is critical to the success of the Company, bringing a positive attitude to both daily responsibilities as well as  projects is crucial to success

  • Knowledge of accounting systems such as Netsuite and Airbase, including other accounts payable and T&E systems is preferred 

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field a plus

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