Junior Accountant, Accounts Payable

Accounting & Finance; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational company seeks a Junior Accountant in Burnaby. This position involves processing accounts payable, conducting reconciliations, and contributing to process improvements. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of AP experience, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. The role offers a base salary of $55,000 to $70,000 with benefits and a focus on work-life integration.

Benefits

Benefits

Paid time off

Flexibility for work-life integration

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in accounts payable and/or junior accounting.
• Experience with multi-currency AP (especially USD) is preferred.
• Ability to process at least 50 invoices per month.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable, verifying, coding, and posting invoices.
• Conduct reconciliations for credit cards and bank accounts.
• Contribute to streamlining AP processes.

Skills

Accounts payable experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Proactive approach

Education

Post-secondary education in Accounting & Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Concur

Job description

Excellent opportunity for a Junior Accountant with AP skills who would be excited to work for a company that is experiencing year-over-year growth and that has ambitious expansion plans- as the company grows, high performers on the accounting team will also grow! This role can be temporary contract, contract-to-permanent, or permanent right away! Interviews start right away!

What- Role Type :

This job can be full-time from the get-go (3 interviews with hiring company) or immediate-start contract with a chance to convert to permanent (only 1 interview with hiring company).

Who- the Company :

Our client is a very high growth, ambitious, and successful multinational company at the exciting cross-section of healthcare and technology. The company is cash-positive and has been experiencing year-over-year growth. It’s a great place for someone who is on an accounting career path and who wants to learn and grow their accounting skills over the years.

What- the Role :

On behalf of our client, SWIM is seeking a new Junior Accountant who will support the Senior Accountants and the Senior Accounting Manager. The Jr Acct will process accounts payable : verify, code, and post multi-currency invoices, ensuring accurate and timely payments to suppliers. They will also process reimbursements of employee expenses, conduct reconciliations (credit cards, bank accounts, etc.), and contribute to accrual accounting. The Jr Acct will also contribute to streamlining AP processes, improving automation, analyzing the AP workflow day-to-day and during month / quarter / year end, and helping out with ad hoc tasks and projects related to accounting and accounts payable.

Who- the Candidate :

• 2+ years of relevant work experience in accounts payable and / or junior accounting.
• Experience with multi-currency AP (especially USD) is preferred.
• Experience independently processing at least 50 invoices per month, as well as employee expense reimbursement and reconciliation work.
• Some form of post-secondary education pertaining to Accounting & Finance is preferred.
• Very strong attention to detail and a passion for accuracy.
• Logical thinker with lots of common sense and a proactive problem-solving approach.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to communicate effectively internally with payment approvers and externally with vendors.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and high-change work environment
• Experience with an ERP (ideally NetSuite) or an AP platform (such as Concur) is very beneficial.
• Someone who is proactive and willing to contribute to ongoing process improvements in the AP and accounting functions.

How Much :

The base salary depends on the candidate’s accounting and AP skills, qualifications, and experience- $55,000 to $70,000 . If candidates have many / all of the “highly preferred” pieces, that will help increase the salary. Plus benefits, paid time off, etc. Please discuss your total compensation expectations in more detail with SWIM.

Where :

Full time in Burnaby , very close to a SkyTrain station . There is flexibility as needed in this role to allow for “work life integration” ( i.e. leaving work early for a medical appt, leaving early for a long weekend after working a lot of overtime at quarter‑end the week before, etc .), but for the most part the expectation for this role is full‑time Mon‑Fri in office.

When & How to Apply :

Swim Recruiting will be presenting the profiles of short‑listed candidates directly to the hiring team. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit ‘APPLY’ to send us your resume ( preferably in MS Word format as it works best with our internal systems but PDF is also fine ). Thank you!