Accounts Payable Technician

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Good morning,
I am Bianka, Team Leader in Recruitment and Business Development at Fed Finance, a recruitment firm specializing in recruitment for Finance professions. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent on the South Shore of Montreal. Our team, experts in finance, speak your language and operate in your world. We cover accounting, finance and payroll professions.
I am looking for an Accounts Payable Technician for my client, a large manufacturing SME. This is a permanent post in hybrid mode.

Accounting technician - Accounts Payable
Job Description
Reporting to the Team Leader - Operational Accounting, the Accounts Payable accounting technician will collaborate in the work of the payables team made up of 3 employees in total. He will be responsible for the Accounts Payable of three legal entities.
He will ensure the accuracy and completeness of supplier accounting operations. He will also have to collaborate and serve several departments (internal clients).
Role and responsibilities:
Supplier relationship:
- Ensure the opening of supplier accounts as quickly as possible;
- Ensure supplier accounts are updated (changes, make them inactive if necessary, compliance, etc.);
- Ensure the sustainability of Norbec's supplier relationships by offering excellent service and proactive communication with them;
- Participate in calls with suppliers as needed.
Accounting operations:
- Ensure the recording of supplier invoices linked and not linked to a purchase order;
- Ensure matching of supporting documents (invoices, purchase order, work order/delivery order) and obtaining required approvals
- Investigation of invoice recording discrepancies, coordination with the various stakeholders;
- Ensure timely release of checks/preparation of electronic transfers to ensure payment of suppliers according to applicable terms;
- Ensure the calculation of resales (installations, refrigeration) for purchases directly linked to an order;
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of accounting transactions related to suppliers;
- Reconciliation of supplier account statements
- Ensure that invoices received are addressed to the correct legal entity
- Ensure that all purchase vouchers received are matched to an invoice within a maximum of 2 weeks;
- Provide impeccable service to internal customers;
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and related procedures;
- Report any anomalies to the Team Leader - Operational Accounting.
Monthly and annual reporting:
- Ensure the closure of supplier accounting operations within 3 days following the end of the period;
- Ensure the accuracy of supplier accounting transactions recorded in the books;
- Recording of accounting entries for accrued liabilities.
Compliance :
- Ensure the proper classification of all supporting documents related to payables
- Participation in external audits (annual audit, government audits and others)
Continuous process improvement:
- Recommendation and implementation of process improvements in the department (subject to prior approval)
- Participant of the Post-Kaizen project
- Participation in the implementation of recommendations for improving processes in the supplier purchasing to payment chain

SKILLS
- Ability to manage a high volume of transactions
- Sense of organization and prioritization
- Autonomy and resourcefulness
- Team spirit
Requirements
- D.E.C in accounting, or equivalent experience
- Mastery of the Office suite
- Experience in the manufacturing sector (asset)
- Knowledge of Epicor ERP (asset)
PROCESS: First interview with Bianka Zacard, Recruitment Team Leader then with the Human Resources Business Partner
To apply: www.fedfinance.ca
To contact me: (438) 499 0311