Accounts Payable Clerk - Temp

Zekelman Industries; Harrow; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Bonus plan

RRSP with company match

Immediate vesting

Low-cost medical and dental benefits

Job summary

Zekelman Industries in Harrow, Ontario is seeking a Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk to support day-to-day invoicing and payments within SAP and IMS, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.

You will match packing slips, verify PO invoices, resolve discrepancies, process ACH and cheque runs across multiple currencies, and assist with month-end accruals and audits while maintaining strong internal controls and health & safety compliance.

Qualifications

• College diploma with accounting experience.
• Previous accounts payable, invoice processing, or related accounting experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet software and other standard computer applications.
• Experience working with invoicing and accounting systems.
• Experience with SAP and BlackLine is an asset.
• Detail-oriented and committed to accuracy when processing financial transactions and maintaining records.
• Able to work collaboratively with Finance, Purchasing, stockroom personnel, vendors, and other internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Receive and match packing slips to invoices daily.
• Enter invoices into SAP, verify purchase orders and receipts against invoices, and scan documentation into IMS for storage.
• Ensure invoices for services associated with framework purchase orders receive proper approval before payment.
• Follow up with Purchasing regarding pricing, quantity, and other invoice discrepancies and with the stockroom regarding missing packing slips.
• Verify payment information is assigned to invoices in IMS after payments are posted in SAP.
• Review vendor statements and follow up on outstanding items.
• Monitor prepayment deposits to help prevent duplicate payments.
• Review blocked items and support resolution to ensure timely payment.
• Support daily ACH payment runs, weekly cheque runs, and ad hoc cheque payments across applicable companies and currencies.
• Ensure tax payments are issued according to schedules provided by the Tax Group.
• Review GR/IR accounts and assist with resolving aging items.
• Maintain open-issue reporting and review open purchase orders without goods receipts to support monthly AP accruals.
• Prepare and document manual AP accruals at month-end by company and currency, maintaining required audit support.
• Review cost centre assignments and coordinate corrections required for month-end reporting.
• Reconcile AP subledgers to the general ledger and maintain required documentation for audit purposes.
• Complete account reconciliations using BlackLine and submit them for approval.
• Review the Outstanding Cheque Register and identify stale-dated cheques requiring action.
• Monitor AP subledgers for overdue items to support timely payments.
• Support lease reconciliations for assigned locations.
• Maintain utility tracking files by location and meter for budgeting and annual government reporting.
• Provide AP documentation and support for internal and external audits.
• Follow and promote health and safety practices in accordance with regulatory requirements and company policy.
• Maintain regular, full-time, predictable onsite attendance according to the posted schedule.

Skills

Accounts payable

Invoice processing

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

College diploma in accounting

Tools

SAP

BlackLine

IMS

Job description

You may not know our name, but you know our products. What we make is part the places where we live, work and play – all day, everyday.

Zekelman is a family of companies — 100% domestic manufacturers — with a legacy dating back to 1877. We’re proud to be the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America and the leading innovator in multi-family housing development.

We believe in what we build and what we build, builds the world around us. Hospitals, hotels, schools, bridges, airports and more.

Come build a career you believe in.

About the Role

Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, is seeking a Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk for our facility in Harrow, Ontario. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this position supports the day-to-day accounts payable function by processing invoices, resolving discrepancies, supporting payment activities, completing reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records.

What You’ll Do

• Receive and match packing slips to invoices daily.
• Enter invoices into SAP, verify purchase orders and receipts against invoices, and scan documentation into IMS for storage.
• Ensure invoices for services associated with framework purchase orders receive proper approval before payment.
• Follow up with Purchasing regarding pricing, quantity, and other invoice discrepancies and with the stockroom regarding missing packing slips.
• Verify payment information is assigned to invoices in IMS after payments are posted in SAP.
• Review vendor statements and follow up on outstanding items.
• Monitor prepayment deposits to help prevent duplicate payments.
• Review blocked items and support resolution to ensure timely payment.
• Support daily ACH payment runs, weekly cheque runs, and ad hoc cheque payments across applicable companies and currencies.
• Ensure tax payments are issued according to schedules provided by the Tax Group.
• Review GR/IR accounts and assist with resolving aging items.
• Maintain open-issue reporting and review open purchase orders without goods receipts to support monthly AP accruals.
• Prepare and document manual AP accruals at month-end by company and currency, maintaining required audit support.
• Review cost centre assignments and coordinate corrections required for month-end reporting.
• Reconcile AP subledgers to the general ledger and maintain required documentation for audit purposes.
• Complete account reconciliations using BlackLine and submit them for approval.
• Review the Outstanding Cheque Register and identify stale-dated cheques requiring action.
• Monitor AP subledgers for overdue items to support timely payments.
• Support lease reconciliations for assigned locations.
• Maintain utility tracking files by location and meter for budgeting and annual government reporting.
• Provide AP documentation and support for internal and external audits.
• Follow and promote health and safety practices in accordance with regulatory requirements and company policy.
• Maintain regular, full-time, predictable onsite attendance according to the posted schedule.

Who You Are

• College diploma with accounting experience.
• Previous accounts payable, invoice processing, or related accounting experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet software and other standard computer applications.
• Experience working with invoicing and accounting systems.
• Experience with SAP and BlackLine is an asset.
• Detail-oriented and committed to accuracy when processing financial transactions and maintaining records.
• Able to work collaboratively with Finance, Purchasing, stockroom personnel, vendors, and other internal teams.

Zekelman Industries offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits.In addition, we have an amazing tuition assistance program, a bonus plan, an RRSP plan with a generous company match, immediate vesting, and much more.

M/F/D/V

We are Zekelman Industries.

We manufacture superior quality tubular and related products, and provide outstanding service for our valued customers.

We seek to continuously advance the skills and opportunities of our employees, utilizing the latest technology and management tools available to consistently increase profitability and the enterprise value of Zekelman Industries and of our customers.