Accounting Associate

Liberty Staffing; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency in the Region of Waterloo is seeking a financial support professional to assist with Accounts Payable and Receivable, payroll processing, and administrative duties. This role involves working directly with the plant manager and providing essential support across multiple departments, ensuring timely and accurate financial transactions.

Qualifications

• Experience in processing full-cycle Accounts Payable and Receivable.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Process full-cycle Accounts Payable and Receivable.
• Manage bi-weekly payroll and government remittances.
• Provide administrative support across departments.

Skills

Full-cycle Accounts Payable processing

Full-cycle Accounts Receivable processing

Bi-weekly payroll processing

Investigating discrepancies

Customer service

Job description

This role directly supports the plant manager through processing financial information and providing administrative support to other departments.

Financial Duties

• Processing full-cycle Accounts Payable: entering supplier invoices and compiling all relevant supporting documents.
• Initiating payment runs with proper approvals for the release of funds.
• Maintaining access to supplier portals and retrieving regular recurring bills.
• Investigating PO discrepancies with appropriate parties.
• Attending to supplier inquiries as necessary.
• Processing full-cycle Accounts Receivable: invoicing customers and following up for payment.
• Applying received payments to ensure customer accounts are current and up to date.
• Managing progressive invoicing for large projects.
• Organizing support and initiating billing for service jobs.
• Attending to customer inquiries as necessary.
• Processing bi-weekly payroll and collecting time‑off requests from employees.
• Managing government remittances and ensuring timely payment submission.
• Administering documents related to benefit claims for the internally supported flex‑spending plan.
• Completing monthly reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, and others as necessary.
• Supporting Plant Controller in irregular events as necessary.

Administrative Duties

• Providing administrative support across departments.

Accommodations are available upon request for all individuals with disabilities taking part in the recruitment and selection process.