
Accounts Payable Administrator
- Brampton, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Match receiving paperwork, process invoices and generate weekly payments for key Major Vendor accounts.
- Maintain and administer the activity of major vendor accounts ensuring that invoices are processed and paid when due.
- Responsible for administrating miscellaneous vendor billings and monthly vendor allowances.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies and inquiries between vendor invoices, purchase orders and/or the receiving documents.
- Correspond with vendors and the purchasing department as required.
- Prepare payment templates and notify vendors of the payment details for wire payments.
- Ensure all open credits are applied before issuing vendor payments.
- Process CIA payments by matching PO and vendor CIA pro forma invoice.
- Review Received/Not Invoiced Purchasing Report to properly account for in-transit inventory.
- File Accounts Payables documents in an accurate and systematic fashion.
- Reconcile assigned vendor accounts on a timely basis.
- Process and generate (bi-)weekly payments for non-inventory vendors as required.
- Co-ordinate with foreign sales offices for document entry, communication & approvals as per process.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies and inquiries both internally and externally.
- Correspond with vendors as required.
- Prepare payment templates and notify vendors of the payment details for wire payments.
- Ensure all open credits are applied before issuing vendor payments.
- Generate all AP cycle for some of the legal entities.
- Receive and process funds request according to vendor’s statements.
- Update the control log of logistics fund requests.
- Receive the non-inventory purchase orders from Sales for coding and file approved versions.
- File all the paperwork according to each country process.
- Process ad hoc requests by Management as required.
- Assist in other General Accounting areas as necessary.
- Provide AR administrative support assistance, whenever possible, to complete the Daily Deposit processing.
- Provide General Ledger support assistance, whenever possible.
- Be cross-trained on both inventory & non-inventory A/P to provide coverage
- 2+ years of experience in Accounts Payable.
- Degree or diploma in Business with a major in Accounting is considered an asset.
- Experience working with US companies is desired.
- Solid understanding of the entire Purchases, Payables, Payments cycle and its interrelationship with logistics.
- Basic accounting skills and knowledge of, including but not limited to, reconciliations and analysis.
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written), with an ability to sort through ambiguity and promptly resolve deductions related issues.
- High level of accuracy and very detail oriented.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines and handle stressful situations.
- Good customer service skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and intermediate to advanced application of Excel.
- Knowledge of Great Plains 2013/2015 is an asset.
- Ability to interact professionally with all levels of business personnel and build strong working relationships.
- Ability to work as a team player as well as independently.