Accounts Payable and Receivale Clerk - Waste Hauling Services

Waste Connections, Inc.; Brantford; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Accounts Payable and Receivable Clerk to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will support the District Controller with various accounting tasks, including invoice processing, account reconciliation, and customer communication. The company fosters a culture of safety and empowerment, encouraging employees to thrive and make an impact in their communities. With a commitment to professional development and a work hard/play hard environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow your career in a supportive atmosphere. If you are detail-oriented and passionate about accounting, this could be the perfect fit for you!

Benefits

Competitive Wages

Retirement Plan with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

Employee Assistant Program

Scholarship Opportunities for kids

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of accounting experience or relevant post-secondary studies required.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices and ensure accuracy in purchase order systems.
• Reconcile accounts and assist with data entry for maintenance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Intermediate/Advanced Excel Skills

Communication skills

Time Management skills

Problem-solving

Education

1-2 years of related accounting experience

Post-secondary level studies

Tools

Toolbox

RTA (Maintenance software)

Job description

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Accounts Payable and Receivable Clerk - Waste Hauling Services

Apply locations 7116-Brantford time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R-86969

Why Choose Us:

We are Waste Connections of Canada, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.

General Description:

As an Accounts Payable and Receivable Clerk at Waste Connections of Canada, you will support the District Controller in a variety of tasks in addition to monthly forecasting, the annual budget, and special projects. Your success within the role is reliant on an ambitious work ethic, excellent communication and the ability to problem-solve. We are looking for a SAFETY inclined, energetic, autonomous, and proactive team player who can make a difference in his/her team and community.

Minimum Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the districts PO system is accurate and complete and that all documents are approved.
• Ensuring adequate details (i.e. LOB, Cost Centre, description) for each purchase order is provided, along with any applicable supporting documentation.
• Ensuring that all invoices are approved and a PO number is recorded on the invoice prior to scanning into the system for processing.
• Processing invoices against approved purchase orders within Toolbox.
• Processing p-card transactions within Toolbox.
• Entering or creating new vendor requests within Toolbox with applicable supporting documentation (i.e. vendor contact information, completed W-9 form for US vendors).
• Reconciling various accounts (i.e. disposal accounts) and vendor statements, including account discrepancies, over/under payments, credits, etc.
• Assisting the Maintenance Department with data entry into the Maintenance software system, RTA.
• Contacting customers with delinquent accounts by phone, email and regular mail to collect customer balances.
• Entering all customer payments daily.
• Contacting credit references and/or obtaining and reviewing customer credit history through Equifax.
• Collaborating with sales representatives to review status of customer accounts, i.e. outstanding adjustments, suspensions, legal/liquidated damages, closed accounts, etc.
• Perform other accounting/admin duties as requested by the District Controller.

What We Need From You:

• 1-2 years of related accounting experience or post-secondary level studies
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• An aptitude for numbers and data accuracy
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel Skills
• Full Cycle accounting experience is an asset
• Great Interpersonal and Time Management skills
• Strong communication skills with customers (both written and verbal)
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements

What You’ll Get From Us:

• Competitive Wages
• Retirement Plan with company match; let us help you save for your future
• Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision
• Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistant Program, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Waste Connections of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions (including but not limited to hiring) are made without regard to characteristics protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

About Us

Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees.

BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN
People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future.

Work Hard/Play Hard Culture

Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture.

FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE FOR ALL

At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.