Accounts Payable Supervisor

Everest Clinical Research; Markham; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A contract research organization is seeking an Accounts Payable Supervisor to ensure proper vendor invoices and process payments. The role is based in Markham or can be performed remotely anywhere in Canada. Candidates should have a degree and a minimum of five years of experience, with strong accuracy and communication skills required. Estimated salary is between $70,000 and $80,000.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ related experience.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional accuracy in work delivered.
• Meets deadlines and commitments.
• Flexible and organized.

Responsibilities

• Verify proper authorization of vendor invoices and enter expenses.
• Work with project managers to ensure vendor invoices are recorded.
• Prepare weekly payment batches.
• Respond to vendor and employee queries related to invoices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer-focused mindset

Education

B.A. or B.Comm.

Job description

Everest Clinical Research (“Everest”) is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) providing a broad range of expertise-based clinical research services to worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. We serve some of the best-known companies and work with many of the most advanced drugs, biologics, diagnostics, and medical devices in development today.

Founded in 2004, Everest has grown from a small biometrics consultancy into a leading full-service CRO with more than 700 employees and over 100 active clients worldwide. Our continued success is driven by high-quality deliverables, exceptional client service, and a culture of flexibility and innovation.

Quality is our backbone, customer-focus is our tradition, flexibility is our strength…that’s us…that’s Everest.

Everest’s headquarters is located in Markham (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario, Canada. We have additional offices around the world: United States; Bulgaria; Poland; Romania; Croatia; China; and Taiwan. We also have remote employees across the globe.

To drive continued success in this exciting clinical research field, we are seeking committed, skilled, and customer-focused individuals to join our winning team as an Accounts Payable Supervisor at our Markham, Ontario on-site location, or remotely from a home-based office anywhere in Canada in accordance with our Work from Home policy.

Key Accountabilities

• Verify proper authorization of vendor invoices and enter and code expenses to appropriate general ledger accounts.
• Work directly with project managers and managers to ensure vendor invoices are appropriately recorded to projects and, where applicable, for re-billing to customers.
• Work with clinical site payments specialists to process site payments.
• Prepare weekly payment batches.
• Review and reconcile vendor accounts and statements to maintain accurate accounts payable records.
• Respond in a timely fashion to vendor and employee queries related to invoices.
• Maintain vendor records in the company’s enterprise resource planning system.
• Maintain historical records of all invoices, reports, and payments by ensuring all documents are saved in accordance with company procedures.
• Assist other departments with purchases as required.
• Prepare annual 1099 Forms.
• Assist with budget-to-actual variance analysis and the forecasting and budgeting.
• Assist with the year-end audit.

Requirements

• B.A. or B.Comm.
• Minimum of five years’ related experience.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional accuracy in work delivered.
• Meets deadlines and commitments.
• Flexible and organized.
• Customer and quality focused.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Estimated Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000.

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

Everest is committed to upholding the principles of dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities, and upon request we will provide accommodations for candidates participating in any part of our recruitment and selection process.