Accounts Payable Specialist

Prospects; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established brand seeks an experienced accounts payable specialist for a 9-month maternity leave contract. The role involves managing supplier payments, reconciling accounts, and ensuring compliance with financial policies in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in a similar role at an equivalent level.
• Tax knowledge (VAT in particular) relevant to AP.

Responsibilities

• Review incoming correspondence and invoices for payment.
• Set up new suppliers and reconcile supplier accounts.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance and financial policies.

Skills

Organisational skills

Multi-tasking

Prioritisation

Job description

I am working with a leader in their sector, a well-established brand and go-to for consumers. Currently, they require an experienced accounts payable specialist to cover a 9-month maternity leave contract.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing all incoming correspondence and invoices and prioritising them for payment or resolution.
• Setting up new suppliers, reconciling supplier accounts, correcting discrepancies and resolving queries promptly.
• Ensuring appropriate documentation supports invoices received for glass purchases, and reconciling purchase orders to invoices received
• Posting invoices and credit notes to the SAP ledger and ensuring correct coding is applied.
• Preparing and processing supplier payments on the Company’s treasury system and ensuring that an appropriate sign-off is secured for all payments
• Administering, posting transactions and monitoring control of Company credit cards, Revolut, Sum-Up and Stripe payment cards/accounts.
• Liaising with the Financial Accountant re month-end accruals and weekly cash forecasting
• Processing Staff expenses and ensuring appropriate sign-off is secured for all claims.
• Providing instruction and mentoring to the wider AP team and coordinating tasks to manage all processes better
• Ensuring that all accounts payable activities comply with relevant corporate governance and financial policies and procedures
• Investigating and resolving outstanding creditor items
• Performing other ad hoc tasks as required

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years in a similar role at an equivalent level.
• Tax knowledge (VAT in particular) relevant to AP
• Good organisational skills, including the ability to multi-task and prioritise, to manage multiple accounts

Salary 45-50k Pro Rata. Based in Citywest on a 3/2 hybrid policy.