Accounts Payable Clerk

Community Living BC; Vancouver; Hybride; CAD 36 000 - 51 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk at Vancouver Head Office. This temporary role offers a hybrid work arrangement after a six-month probation and starts with a 70-hour bi-weekly schedule.

You will handle processing of accounts payable in line with financial policies, verify documents, reconcile, and educate branch contacts on processes. This position requires attention to detail and teamwork in a supportive public-sector environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 and post-second­ary courses in accounting and business.
• Three years of experience in a complex accounts payable environment.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel.
• Experience in reconciling accounts.

Responsabilités

• Verifying backup and source documents for accuracy, completeness, compliance and approval.
• Examining service contracts, expenditure payments and invoices to ensure payments are appropriate.
• Identifying questionable transactions and referring them to supervisor for instruction and resolution.
• Reviewing reports on contract payments.
• Ensuring contract modifications and renewals are accurately calculated and captured.
• Maintaining spreadsheets on various issues.
• Performing general ledger account reconciliations.
• Assembling invoices into batches and balancing to control reports.
• Educating branch contacts on invoice processing, contracts, amendments, travel accounts, purchasing cards, i-expenses and petty cash.

Connaissances

Service orientation

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Formation

Grade 12 + accounting/business courses

Outils

MS Word

MS Excel

Description du poste

We are honoured to be selected as one of B.C.'s Top Employers once again!

If you are looking for an opportunity to contribute your experience, knowledge, and passion in a meaningful way, CLBC is the place for you!

Community Living British Columbia [CLBC] is a Crown corporation responsible for arranging support and services for adults with developmental disabilities and their families. CLBC staff strive to advance the vision of Communities of belonging, lives with connection.

Term/Status: Temporary - anticipated 70 hours bi-weekly until April 30, 2027
Classification/Salary: Clerk R12 - Position starts at $31.59 per hour
Team: Accounts Payable
Location: Vancouver Head Office (hybrid - after passing a 6-month probation)

At CLBC, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace. We encourage applications from all people with relevant skills, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized people, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ2+IA. For accommodation needs, please contact [e-mail] at any stage of the hiring process.

Visit our Careers at CLBC page to learn more about working at CLBC, what we offer, and tips for the interview process.

About the opportunity

As an Accounts Payable Clerk at CLBC, you will be responsible for understanding and applying methods in preparing, calculating, and processing accounts payable transactions for CLBC, following established financial policies.

Key responsibilities

• Verifying that backup and source documents are accurate, complete, compliant and approved
• Examining service contracts, expenditure payments, invoices, etc., to ensure payments are appropriate
• Identifying questionable transactions and working with the supervisor and/or regional staff to resolve them; referring complex transactions to the supervisor for formal instruction and resolution.
• Reviewing reports on contract payments
• Ensuring contract modifications and renewal are accurately calculated, and aggregate total and variable components are correctly captured
• Maintaining spreadsheets on various issues
• Performing general ledger account reconciliations
• Assembling invoices into batches, keying data into the computerized system and balancing to control reports generated by the system
• Educating branch contacts on invoice processing, contracts, amendments, business travel accounts, purchasing cards, i-expenses, and petty cash, including providing an overview of accounts and the budget process

The key competencies for this role are service orientation, teamwork, and analytical thinking.

What you’ll bring

• Completion of Grade 12 and post-secondary courses in accounting and business
• Three years of experience in a complex accounts payable environment
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel
• Experience in reconciling accounts

We’re also looking for

A proactive professional who thrives in a fast-moving environment and takes pride in delivering quality work. With outstanding communication skills, you know how to connect, collaborate, and keep things clear. In this role, you'll confidently work with computerized systems and related tools while planning, organizing, and coordinating tasks to ensure everything stays on track. Your ability to juggle priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain high standards makes you the kind of candidate we're excited to meet.

Additional Info

• Successful applicants are subject to a Criminal Record Check
• An eligibility list for internal candidates may be established

Closing date

open until filled

If your application is shortlisted, you'll be invited to an interview where you'll have the opportunity to share more about your experience. Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This opportunity is open to applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada.