Accounts Payable Specialist (12-months Leave of Absence Coverage)

High Tide; Calgary; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community-grown cannabis enterprise is seeking an Accounts Payable (A/P) Specialist in Calgary. This role involves processing invoices, maintaining ledgers, and ensuring adherence to IFRS compliance. The ideal candidate has at least 4 years of experience in accounts payable and a post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance, contributing to a rapidly growing industry in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in AP Process and all types of accounts reconciliation.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately calculate, post, correct, and manage accounting figures.
• Experience in gathering data and preparing financial reports.

Responsibilities

• Processes invoices accurately and timely for payments using Concur and Sage X3.
• Respond to internal and supplier inquiries, investigating billing discrepancies.
• Assists in month-end and quarter-end closing processes.

Skills

Data Entry

Financial Reporting

Accounts Reconciliation

Communication

Education

Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or Business

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office Excel

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Manager AP/AR, the Accounts Payable (A/P) Specialist is directly responsible for performing data entry and related duties in disbursing non-payroll accounts payable to individuals, suppliers, corporations, and other entities. This includes maintaining ledgers, credit balances, and account irregularities. The A/P Specialist will primarily be responsible for ensuring that all expense entries are IFRS compliant and coded according to policy.

Responsibilities

• Processes (entry, review, and posting) of invoices accurately and on a timely basis for payments in both our Concur platform and Sage X3.
• Respond to and resolve internal and supplier inquiries in a professional and timely, investigating and resolving billing discrepancies or misapplied payment transactions.
• Assists in closing month and quarter ends for A/P, including but not limited to accruals and bank reconciliation.
• Prepares general ledger journal entries as needed.
• Assists with the preparation of weekly payment runs (EFT/ACH/Wires).
• Assists with the resolution of various payment or system related issues (e.g. rejected payments, technical issues related to vendors, etc.).
• Coordinates with suppliers and reconciles supplier statements.
• Setup banking information for new Supplier records.
• Co-manage the Accounts Payable inbox, which is the main contact point for internal and external A/P inquiries. This involves sorting and forwarding emails/invoice copies as well as responding to inquiries in a timely manner.
• Maintains financial security by adhering to internal accounting controls.
• Builds solid relationships across all units at various accounting levels.
• Ensures the strict confidentiality and privacy of both financial and non-financial information as they relate to the organization and its business partners.
• Complete special projects as required, report on findings, prepare recommendations and monitor outcomes. These may include the development of Accounts Payable guidelines and procedures.
• Any other duties assigned by the Company from time to time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in AP Process and all types of accounts reconciliation and internal controls.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately calculate, post, correct, and manage accounting figures and financial records in accordance to IFRS.
• Experienced in gathering data, compiling the proper information, and preparing financial reports.
• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or Business related.
• Knowledge & Experience using ERP systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Excel knowledge.

About Us

High Tide Inc.is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world’s most powerful plant and is the second-largest cannabis retailer globally by store count⁷. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:

• Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana is the largest cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 200 plus current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana became the first cannabis discount club retailer in the world.
• Retail Innovation: Fastendr is a unique and fully automated technology that employs retail kiosks to facilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.
• Consumption Accessories: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory e-commerce platforms across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.
• E-commerce Platforms: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory sites across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.

CBD: High Tide continues to cultivate the possibilities of consumer CBD through Nuleafnaturals.com, FABCBD.com, blessedcbd.de and blessedcbd.co.uk.

Wholesale Distribution: High Tide keeps that cannabis category stocked with wholesale solutions via Valiant.

Licensing: High Tide continues to push cannabis culture forward through fresh partnerships and license agreements under the Famous Brandz name.

High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine, and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in both 2022 and 2024 TSX Venture 50. High Tide was also ranked number one in the retail category on the Financial Times list of Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies for 2024.

To discover the full impact of High Tide, visitwww.hightideinc.com. For investment performance, don’t miss the High Tide profile pages on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.

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