Accounts Payable Specialist

Description

• Validate and report on all key performance indicators for AP team to Senior Management, for all established process benchmarks.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to the team and ensure team members meet reconciliation and audit deadlines.
• Support in maintaining all AP procedural controls to ensure that sufficient evidence is in place and is monitored/tracked in order to adhere to corporate policies.
• Foster teamwork and communication within and across organizational boundaries
• Identify and present solutions to the AP and Shared services leadership, for continuous process improvement opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement through automating manual processes to drive efficiencies
• Support the monitoring and execution of internal control procedures to ensure confidential records and company assets are adequately protected.
• Lead and close-out any existing recovery audit efforts (e.g. Broniec) and ensure that recovery is complete and recorded properly in the right GLs
• Support ad-hoc ancillary tasks as needed Leadership and Team Management
• Leverage systems to support the core AP Team with inquiries related to vendor accounts.
• Create and follow-through on action plans to clear long-outstanding balances, understand and evaluate the financial risks and implications and propose write-offs/write-ons to the P&L as needed
• Provide leadership support to the AP team in reviewing and clearing aging and long-outstanding account balances, both on AP subledger and general ledger. This includes reviewing existing account balances of vendors, clearing accounts and other GLs used, owned and/or impacted by the AP team
• Review and improve all AP processes relating to recurring invoices (such as utilities, rent, courier, and other corporate charges managed centrally by the shared services team)
• Work with team to support any escalations from vendors and internal Partners
• Support staff training as required
• Assist in reviewing and posting monthly AP transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness in terms of amounts, documentations, SoD and other controls compliance
• Assist with internal and external audit & ad-hoc requests as required.
• Work with other Accounting groups to accurately and timely close Accounts Payable per the established close schedule. Ensure certain general ledger accounts are reconciled and accounted for to maintain the integrity of the financial statements Process Improvement & Internal Controls

Requirements

• Strong analytical, time management, planning and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree with a major in finance, business, procurement or accounting
• 5+ years of experience in an Accounting, Finance or Internal Audit roles. Experience in Payments, Accounts Payable or Procurement role as a Manager or Supervisor is ideal.
• Previous experience working in a multi-entity, multi-database organization structure handling high volumes of data
• Broad based experience in accounting and financial systems
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of standard accounts payable accounting principles, policies and procedures, and internal controls
• Previous experience with Great Plains or other major Financial ERP system (Microsoft GP is an asset)
• Strong leadership skills and ability to drive and inspire change
• Demonstrated ability for leveraging technology to solve complex business process matter
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience managing and training large teams

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance