Accounts Payable Clerk

freelance.ca; Calgary; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in Calgary is seeking an entry-level Accounts Payable Clerk to join its Finance team. The role requires a High School Diploma and involves responsibilities such as verifying invoices, ensuring timely payments, and assisting with monthly closing. Ideal candidates will have customer service experience and some exposure to accounting. This position offers a competitive benefits package, including health care and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision care

Paid vacation and flexible sick time

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Customer service experience required.
• 1 year experience in an Accounting department.

Responsibilities

• Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services.
• Ensure bills are paid and paid on time.
• Assist in month end closing.

Skills

Customer service experience

Intermediate computer skills

Planning and organization skills

Knowledge of English and French

Education

High School Diploma

General accounting or payroll education

Tools

SAGE 300 products

Excel

Job description

We are hiring for an entry-level Accounts Payable Clerk to join our Finance team working out of our Calgary corporate office. In this position, the ideal candidate will have some previous working experience in receivables and collections. Along with strong customer services skills as this role requires one to regularly interact directly with clients.

What you will be doing :

• Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services.
• Ensure bills are paid and paid on time.
• Prepare batches of invoices for data entry, including coding invoices.
• Preparing and creating cheque runs and EFT payments for suppliers and employees as necessary.
• Assist with basic accounts.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Assist in month end closing.
• Filing and other administrative tasks.
• Backup reception for breaks.

What you bring to the table :

• High School Diploma required.
• General accounting or payroll education an asset.
• Experience with SAGE 300 products an asset.
• Knowledge of English and French a considerable asset.
• Customer service experience required.
• Intermediate computer skills required, especially Excel.
• 1 year experience in an Accounting department.
• Planning, organization, analysis and decision making skills required.

Why Join Us?

we recognize and value our employees by offering a competitive benefits package, including :

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision care.
• Paid vacation and flexible sick time.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Long-term disability and life insurance.
• Professional development opportunities.