
Accounts Payable Clerk
- Campbell River, BC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Standard invoice processing following established procedures
- Three-way matching of invoices, purchase orders, and receiving documents
- Coding verification and proper cost center allocation
- Payment preparation including EFT, check, and wire transfers
- Document management and filing (electronic and physical)
- System data entry with high accuracy standards
- Vendor inquiry management regarding payment status and account issues
- Payment confirmation and remittance coordination
- Vendor setup and maintenance in accounting system
- Statement reconciliation and discrepancy resolution
- Communication coordination with internal departments regarding vendor issues
- Month-end support including accruals and cutoff procedures
- Reporting assistance for management and supervisory staff
- Backup coverage for other AP team members as needed
- Process improvement suggestions and feedback
- Quality control checks on own work and peer review
- Filing and document organization (electronic and physical)
- Meeting support and note-taking as needed
- Special projects as assigned by supervisory staff
- System maintenance tasks and updates
- Participate in cross-training opportunities within AP processes to provide backup support and enhance departmental knowledge and flexibility
- Post-secondary education - Accounting, Business, or related field
- Two plus years accounts payable experience or equivalent accounting experience in fast-paced office environment (or demonstrated aptitude for detail-oriented work)
- Experience in accounting principles and practices
- Experience and proficiency with accounting software
- Experience using MS Excel on a frequent basis to perform work
- Professional demeanor and communication (written and verbal)
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Time management and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to working with other team members to achieve common goals
- Abilities to process large volumes of data accurately and effectively
- Ability to maintain and build vendor relationships
- Ability to understand and apply regulatory compliance information
- Knowledge of service inventory management and coordination
- Knowledge of contract compliance monitoring
- Specialized in technology service coordination
- Ability to identify process improvements
- Knowledge of telecommunications billing processing and verification methods an asset