Accounts Payable Clerk

Accounts Payable Clerk

The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for processing and recording vendor invoices, ensuring timely and accurate payments, and maintaining organized financial records. This role supports the accounting department by verifying transactions, reconciling accounts, and ensuring compliance with company policies and accounting standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Completing payments and controlling expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices
• Ensuring outstanding balances are updated with credit memos that are due
• Enter, verifying and reconcile expense reports and company credit cards using company-specific accounting software
• Verifying vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
• Maintaining historical records of all invoices, reports, receipts, and cheques by saving documents properly on the network
• Confirming all monthly invoices are recorded for corporate entities and various subsidiaries

Requirements: Degree

Bachelor's or Associates degree preferred in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent experience

Requirements: Experience

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years on Accounts Payable team in a corporate environment with multiple subsidiaries
• Ability to use enterprise-level financial record-keeping software systems (Great Plains & NetSuite)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to complete a high volume of work within deadlines
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Basic knowledge of basic accounting concepts
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office programs with high degree of proficiency in Excel
• Internal customer service minded attitude
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple mediums

Requirements: Physical

• Ability to remain in a stationary seated or standing position for various increments of time
• Able to move about to access a variety of tools and office equipment
• Able to consistently operate a computer or other electronic device
• Able to ascend or descend a ladder, crouch or crawl
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, lift over head, twist and turn body when appropriate
• Must be able to communicate clearly through both verbal and written form