Senior Specialist, Accounts Payable

University Financial Services is comprised of a diverse group of experts in multiple fields. Our passion is working together and collaborating with other departments to reduce the administrative burden on Faculty and Staff, so they can focus on supporting the education of our students. We strive to be a trusted and innovative partner delivering exemplary administrative services in support of the DU community. University Financial Services is committed to maintaining a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to effectively engage with individuals from diverse communities.

Position Summary

The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist ensures that payment requests are accurately processed and approved in compliance with university policy. This is a full-time, benefited position.

Essential Functions

• Ensure payments adhere to DU policies and procedures.
• Enter invoices to be paid.
• Review payment transactions for accuracy and compliance.
• Reconcile vendor statements.
• Process and release payments according to department schedule.
• Answer inquiries from internal departments and outside vendors regarding accounts payable and related matters.
• Assess and initiate approved wire transfer payments.
• Gather executive signatures for large payments exceeding specified thresholds.
• Serve as expert and/or team lead for Accounts Payable Specialist questions and escalations.
• Download check reconciliation files from bank portal on a strict cadence and run the process that incorporates those files into the ERP.
• Research errors in payment processing and determine best path to resolution.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Comfortable performing daily tasks that require careful attention to numbers and highly specific detailed procedures.
• Understanding of vendor payment workflows and practices
• Knowledge of university policies
• Understanding and knowledge of business processes and systems
• Comfortable using systems and technology, including ERP systems, P2P platforms and Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of higher education culture, governance, structures, and mission
• Demonstrated focus on customer service and compliance.
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
  
  

Competencies

• Decision Making/Judgment: Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely decisions, and communicates decisions to others.
• Inclusiveness: Actively creates and supports an inclusive and equitable workplace by embedding diversity into all aspects of the workplace. This may include policies, procedures, training, mission, values, goals, office climate and culture, interactions with colleagues and co-workers, leadership practices, programming, hiring, marketing, evaluation, promotion, and other workplace dimensions.
• Integrity/Ethics: Follows through with commitments and communicates honestly while encouraging others to do so. Demonstrates integrity and ethics, and acts in support of the University’s best interest.
• Customer Focus: Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.
• Teamwork/Engagement: Works collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals. Displays enthusiasm about being part of the team. Treats others with respect. Supports the work of team members and personally contributes an appropriate share of the work to team projects.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3-5 years of direct job-related experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2-4 years of direct experience in an accounts payable role.
• Experience in higher education working environment.
• Experience with Banner Finance.
• Experience with Jaggaer P2P platform
  
  

Working Environment

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.
  
  

Physical Activities

• Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period of time.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.
  
  

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

This position is based on the University of Denver’s campus and requires mostly in person work. In accordance with the University’s flexible work policy, this position is eligible to be considered for partial remote work. Further details regarding this plan will be determined with the hiring manager and are dependent on the division and team specific needs.

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) February 10, 2025.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is 7.

Hourly Range

The hourly range for the position is $24.00 - $27.00

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please Include The Following Documents With Your Application

• Resume
• Cover Letter
  
  

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.