Payroll Accounts Payable Specialist

**Open until filled** This is not a union position. **COMPANY DESCRIPTION** Ferry County Health is the sole Critical Access Hospital serving Ferry County in Northeast Washington, delivering essential, high\-quality healthcare to a geographically remote and tightly connected rural community. As a cornerstone of regional care, the organization provides a full continuum of services—including 24/7 emergency care, primary and family medicine, rehabilitation therapy, transitional swing bed, and skilled nursing—ensuring patients can receive comprehensive care close to home. Guided by a commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and stewardship, Ferry County Health has strengthened access, expanded services, and enhanced care delivery to meet the evolving needs of its population. The organization fosters a culture grounded in compassion, accountability, and teamwork, where patient\-centered care and community trust are paramount. Located in the scenic mountain town of Republic, Washington, Ferry County Health offers more than a career, it offers purpose. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Colville National Forest, team members enjoy a lifestyle that balances meaningful work with outdoor recreation, strong community connections, and an exceptional quality of life. **JOB SUMMARY** The Payroll Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for processing and managing vendor invoices, ensuring timely payments, maintaining accurate financial records, and supporting the organization's accounting operations. Payroll duties include analyzing, preparing and inputting payroll data along with reviewing and resolving errors, typically using an automated system to produce accurate and timely payroll. Resolves employee and supervisory payroll and accounts payable questions. Analyzes reports and provides results to supervisors as needed. This role requires attention to detail, organizational skills, and knowledge of accounting principles and is an intermediate level position requiring 2\-4 years of accounting and payroll experience. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES** * Oversees the verification, preparation and processing of the hospital's payroll. * Coordinates and reviews the hospital's payroll system; makes recommendations for improvements. * Ensures the timely processing of payroll and tax reports to the federal, state and local governments. * Investigates problems and complaints about payroll issues; payments, wages, deductions, etc. Make necessary corrections or changes and completes documentation. * Ensures all payroll information is completed, coded correctly and entered accurately into the computer system. * Complies reports and statistics for Administration. * Works with external auditors when the hospital's payroll system is audited. * Reviews, verifies and processes vendor invoices and expense reports. * Matches invoices and expense reports with documentation. * Prepares payments via checks, ACH, wire transfer or other paymen