Accounts Payable Associate

Join a top employer and advance your career. Aplin has partnered with a Edmonton-based company to hire an Accounts Payable Associate for a 3-6 month period. If you have at least 2 years of full cycle A/P experience and have worked with a ERP system before, please apply below! 

Responsibilities

• Process payables in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, ensuring accuracy and integrity of vendor records, following up on outstanding items and making necessary adjustments following established A/P policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of a manufacturing setting, familiar with 3-way matching, reconcile receiving reports and other documentation to supplier invoices/credits.
• Verify authorizations and calculations on invoices/credits/receiving vouchers and receiving reports.
• Reconcile supplier statements and respond to vendor and employee enquires in a knowledgeable and timely manner.
• Review all credit balances, refunds and adjustments, and accurately apply adjustments and/or corrections while providing relevant back up documentation.
• Review & balance A/P batches; prepare and distribute payment reports and statistics to key personnel.
• Assist with period-end closing, meeting close timelines.
• Post and reconcile payments to General Ledger, and post A/P data to profit/loss reports, balance sheets, and income statements, and prepare and/or produce other required documentation.
• Ensure the strict confidentiality and privacy of the Company’s financial records.
• Perform additional tasks as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma in Accounting or Finance.
• 2+ years’ directly related work experience in an Accounts Payable capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Computer competency with good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheet programs and accounting applications; experience with an ERP system an asset.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills, and demonstrated diplomatic, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Effective attention to detail, with a high degree of accuracy, and ability to work under time pressures with high volume payable processing and to meet deadlines generally, and, specifically, during the period-end and annual accounting close cycles.
• Strong planning, prioritizing and execution skills.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with ability to develop and sustain successful internal and external working relationships.
• Self-directed, with ability to work successfully both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to respect and maintain matters of a confidential nature, including information regarding monetary transactions.
• Some extended hours of work may be required.
• Able to work in excel at an intermediate level – exporting data from M3 and reconciling some of the larger accounts.
• Can multi task and able to handle high volume workloads under pressure.
• Focus on quality of work (understanding the entries in M3).

David Aplin & Associates Inc., operating as Aplin, and its associated brands, CompuStaff and Impact Recruitment, is an award-winning employment agency connecting diverse, top-tier talent with exceptional organizations across North America. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and charge no fees to apply or engage with our recruiters. Our clients partner with us to help expand and diversify their teams. Please note that all applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any necessary work permits.