Accounts Payable Specialist

ATLANTIC CANADA’S FENCING LEADER FOR OVER 125 YEARS

Eastern Fence is presently accepting applications for an Accounts Payable Specialist.

Eastern Fence currently has an opportunity for a full-time (permanent) Accounts Payable Specialist in our accounting head office in Moncton, New Brunswick. Eastern Fence offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, paid sick days, a group RSP with employer matching, and a rewarding long-term career with a growing company who leads their industry.

Responsibilities:

The Accounts Payable Specialist will work in a small team to process payables for all our related companies, but will also be cross trained over time to provide general support in other areas of the accounting department, as needed (i.e. vacations, illness, etc). The successful candidate’s primary responsibilities will be standard A/P duties such as coding and entering invoices, processing payments to vendors, foreign currency vendor payments, manual cheque payments (as needed), EFTs and wires, reconciling and recording Visa statements, preparing A/P trial balances and reports, etc.

Other duties (when cross-trained) may include processing and posting accounts receivable invoices/payments, maintaining banking ledgers, issuing crew and travel expense cheques, and related accounting project work, as needed. Most importantly, the successful candidate will show a team-oriented attitude and ability to follow established processes, in order to support the needs of our group of companies.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Completion of a post-secondary program focused on accounting.
• While experience in A/P, or accounting in general, is a clear asset we will consider strong applicants who are recent grads or returning to the field.
• Applicants should be detail oriented, able to prioritize without specific direction (over time) and effectively manage multiple assignments within strict departmental timelines.
• Joining the team, it is expected you will learn from, accept advice, and take direction from team leads and senior employees, when needed.
• Must be organized, thorough, and willing to work with exceptions as they arise.
• Ability to handle increased workload during peak volume periods of the year.
• Experience with SYSPro 7/8 ERP software considered an asset, but not required.
• Standard written and oral communication to deal with staff members, as well as familiarity with typical office software such as Excel, Outlook, etc.

For further information about our company visit www.easternfence.ca

Please apply by sending a resume and cover letter. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $48,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Moncton, NB E1E 1E2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person