Entry Level Accounts Payable Associate

Accounts Payable Associate – Permanent

About our Client:

Our client offers a professional and collaborative workplace culture in a leading-edge facility. The company is a recognized leader in their industry, having won numerous entrepreneurial awards. Their growing team of scientists, technicians, engineers and business professionals delivers quality and innovation through research, discipline, and forward thinking.

What you will be doing as an Accounts Payable Associate:

• Perform Accounts Payable duties; match invoices to purchase orders and goods receipt and follow-up on discrepancies.
• Reconcile Accounts Payable at month-end to general ledger.
• Ensure appropriate approvals are obtained and processed as per company policy before payments are made for finance invoices.
• Prepare weekly payment proposals and work with Controller to finalize the payment list.
• Prepare monthly accrual schedule and ensure completeness of accruals at month-end.
• Manage prepayment schedule and ensure prepayments are identified and properly amortized.
• Manage deposit payment proposals and clear the payable balances.
• Handle vendor inquiries for payments as well as internal inquiries into payables
• Reconcile monthly vendors’ statements as required.
• Manage credit card postings and clearing credit card payables.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Create and maintain Accounts Payable files as well as all contract files.
• Maintain an orderly accounting shared folder and supplier filing system.
• Perform customer billing and Accounts Receivable reconciliations on a need basis.
• Projects and other accounting reconciliations/duties may be assigned from time to time.

What you should have as an Accounts Payable Associate:

• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with SAP is preferred.
• Excellent time-management skills with a sense of urgency and attention to detail is a must.
• A self-starter demonstrating flexibility.
• Knowledge of SAP or another ERP system with intricate knowledge of the purchasing function (i.e., purchase orders, goods receipt and invoicing) would be an asset.
• 4 + years’ experience in an accounting role - competent in both payables and receivables

In Return, You Will Receive:

• $50,000 annual salary

The Shift You Will Be Working is:

• Day Shift
• 8:00am – 4:30pm
• Monday to Friday

Where You Will Be Working, as an Accounts Payable Associate:

• On site position in Barrie, ON

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Accounting: 5 years (required)
• Accounts payable: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person