project manager Houston, TX
Job description
Job Description
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Skills / Requirements
Job Summary
The Accounts Payable Project Manager is responsible for overseeing all system reviews and process audit for the Accounts Payable Department. In addition they will work to daily review all AP reporting that is crucial to the productivity of the AP department and escalate and track resolution. It is important this person acts as a liaison between Information Technology Department, Purchasing, Supply Chain and any Facilities of HHS and Accounts Payable for all AP System and productivity concerns. They will be required to establish and communicate to management in a weekly report all AP system functionality and any process issues and improvements.
Minimum Qualifications
Education/ Work Experience:
Bachelor's or MBA degree (Preferred) in Accounting/Finance or related fields and a minimum of four plus years of experience in some of these areas: healthcare, accounting, finance and/or purchasing accounting and analysis. Adequate experience in PeopleSoft, Excel and other technical skills for reporting and analysis
Work Experience: Four (4) Years Work Experience in accounts payable or accounting experience
Management Experience: Two (2) years experience in Account Payable project experience
Communication Skills:
Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)
Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking)
Writing/Correspondence
Writing/Reports
Proficiences: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook, PC, Typing
Job Attributes
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Analytical, Research
Work Schedule: Hybrid Telecommute
Other Special Requirements
Other Requirements:
a) Effective communication skills, both verbal and written and strong presentation and training skills
b) Ability to establish and meet deadlines while managing other priorities skills
