Accounts Payable Clerk

Modern Niagara; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Accounts Payable Clerk, where your expertise will contribute to the financial integrity of vital infrastructure. In this role, you will collect and process vendor invoices, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while fostering strong relationships with vendors. This position offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment, emphasizing teamwork and a commitment to health and safety. If you're passionate about accounting and eager to make a meaningful impact, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in accounts payable or similar roles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Collecting and organizing vendor invoices for input into NetSuite.
• Monthly reconciliation of corporate credit cards and vendor statements.

Skills

Accounting Process

Data Management

Vendor Communication

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Education

3+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

NetSuite

Job description

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

Modern Niagara is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our Ottawa accounting team! As the AP Clerk, you will collect, organize, process, and pay all vendor invoices in an efficient, effective, and timely manner, subject to guidance provided by the AP Supervisor.

The Accounts Payable Clerk plays an integral role in the completeness of expenses presented in the Company’s financial statements, and management of Modern Niagara’s cash resources. As a result, the incumbent in this position must be committed to communicating and sharing information pertinent to the management of cash resources.

The Accounts Payable Clerk will take pride in their ability to deliver superior service and foster strong and ongoing relationships with key personnel from Modern Niagara’s vendors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collecting and organizing vendor invoices for input into NetSuite
• Entering accounts payable invoices, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of invoice entry and coding
• Assisting with the cheque run process, including monitoring and analyzing cash requirement reports and preparing supporting documentation
• Monthly reconciliation of corporate credit cards
• Communication with the various clients and our Operations team to resolve invoice discrepancies
• Reconciling vendor statements and following up to resolve any discrepancies
• Monitoring and analyzing accounts payable
• Taking part in month-end procedures linked to the accounts payable cycle
• Supporting management in all other related tasks

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in a similar position
• Experience in managing large quantities of data and creating reports
• The ability to demonstrate and apply a solid grasp of the accounting process on a day-to-day basis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office - specifically Excel
• Knowledge of NetSuite is an asset
• Organization and the ability to work in a team
• Curiosity, attention to detail, and autonomy
• Desire to continuously improve systems and processes with an open mind towards change.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experiences equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [e-mail].