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Specialist, Accounting Asset Protection Services
104 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015Posted 1 weeks ago
Job Description
Job Summary
As a Specialist in Accounting Asset Protection Services, your responsibilities will go beyond traditional invoice processing and focus on cost optimization, audit-level review, and strategic vendor analysis. You will play a critical role in identifying duplicate payments, overbilling, and cost-saving opportunities across a nationwide vendor base.
The cores responsibilities for the position include the following:
Job Responsibilities
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
As a Specialist in Accounting Asset Protection Services, your responsibilities will go beyond traditional invoice processing and focus on cost optimization, audit-level review, and strategic vendor analysis. You will play a critical role in identifying duplicate payments, overbilling, and cost-saving opportunities across a nationwide vendor base.
The cores responsibilities for the position include the following:
- Review and process invoices with a strong emphasis on accuracy and validation.
- Conduct detailed research to identify duplicate payments, pricing discrepancies, and overcharges and billing issues.
- Analyze vendor spend patterns to uncover cost-saving opportunities.
- Partner with internal teams and vendors to resolve discrepancies and recover funds.
- Maintain strong documentation and audit trails for findings and adjustments.
- Recommend and help implement process improvements that drive efficiency and savings.
- Monitor ongoing vendor activity to ensure compliance with agreed pricing/contracts.
Job Responsibilities
- Processes routine accounting transactions, including creating work orders for capital projects, that require a basic knowledge of the process flows in the department.
- Responsible to track and report payments processed and supply payment information to local municipalities. Send and track notifications to service providers to cancel services when required.
- Helps run basic reports following routine processes.
- Verifies information on forms, vouchers or other accounting documents as well as in systems according to process guidelines. Enters and validates data into systems and system setups.
- Processes transactions and enters them into a computerized system.
- Follows processes and performs transactions with a high degree of accuracy
- Handles a large volume of basic transactions.
- May assist more senior specialists in processing more complex transactions and in auditing work.
- Contacts internal and external departments for required information and proper escalation of payment issues.
- Provides updates to customers and team members on status of payments.
- Handles incoming inquiries via email or phone.
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.