Accounting Analyst
Elby Professional Recruitment View all jobs
- Brampton, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
If you are a enrolled in or someone who wants to pursue their CPA, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to be part of something bigger than a journal entry, this is your opportunity.Responsibilities:
- Oversee the full-cycle AP function, including management of the AP inbox, ensuring timely triage, processing, and organization of vendor invoices.
- Drive the transition to a fully digitized AP environment by implementing scalable, paperless processes for invoice intake and management.
- Prepare and execute vendor payments, ensuring accuracy, proper approvals, and adherence to payment schedules.
- Cultivate and maintain strong vendor relationships by managing inquiries, performing statement reconciliations, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring clear, professional communication.
- Play a key role in the implementation of SAP S/4HANA, with a focus on optimizing AP processes and workflows.
- Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for AP automation tools, ensuring systems are thoroughly validated and ready for successful deployment.
- Document current and future AP processes to support system configuration, testing, and end-user training.
- Collaborate with finance leadership and cross-functional teams to identify and implement opportunities for automation and continuous process improvement.
- Perform bank reconciliations, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and reconciling items are investigated and resolved promptly.
- Prepare month-end journal entries and accruals to support an accurate and timely close process.
- Contribute to the period-end close cycle, ensuring deadlines are met and the general ledger remains complete and reliable.
- Support the annual external audit by preparing working papers, compiling documentation, and responding to auditor requests efficiently.
- University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA designation in progress or open to pursuing
- 3 to 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with solid exposure to AP and general accounting functions
- Experience in fast-paced, high-volume environments such as distribution, food service, manufacturing, or a comparable industry.
- SAP experience is an asset
- Energized by process improvement, digitization, and contributing to a business that is actively transforming.