Accounts Payable Clerk

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Description

Our Client is a Canadian owned and operated company specializing in powerline transmission, distribution, and underground cable work. Reporting to the Projects Controller, this position is responsible for processing account payable invoices, matching PO’s and processing payments in a timely and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Enter high volume of invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Understand how workflow is applied for invoice approvals
• Understand how a Purchase Order system works
• Be comfortable with a paperless AP environment
• Credit card transaction processing
• Credit card reconciliation
• Be comfortable working with multiple computer monitors
• Perform accurate and timely invoice accrual reports for month-end processing
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
• Ensures credit is received for outstanding memos.
• Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Working knowledge of PST and how it is applied across different provinces
• Knowledge of IFTA, International Fuel Tax will be considered a benefit
• When applicable, work beyond regular business hours to meet deadlines
• Ad hoc work as assigned by the manager.
  

Requirements

SKILL SET

• Detail oriented
• Thorough
• Highly organized
• Experience working in a multi-company, cost center (profit center) environment
• Analytical
• Accounting experience
• Maintain respectful Vendor relationships
• PC proficiency
• Data entry skills
• General math skills
• Strong “can do” attitude and approach to responsibilities
• Ability to work independently and with all levels of staff within the company
  

Qualifications

• Comfortable working in Excel (pivot tables)
• Diploma in Accounting or comparable accounting experience
• 3+ years’ experience in a similar role and high volume (data entry/invoicing) environment
• 3+ years’ experience in the construction/utility industry or project-based company
• Experience with the following purchase orders, subcontract progress billing
• Education and/or Training in document controls, asset
• 7Prior experience with SharePoint and Spectrum, asset
  

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today! Please reference job number 05150-0012521014 in all correspondence.

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