Accounts Payable Clerk

Job Title: Accounts Payable Clerk

Reporting To: Supervisor, Accounts Payable

Department: Home Services Operations
Location: Markham

Rate of Pay: $26.49 per hour - Range 2 as per the Collective Agreement
File Number:  3740

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday between 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Job Summary:

The primary responsibility is to process documents for payment in a timely and efficient manner while interacting with management, specific departments and external vendors.

*Please note that candidates will need to complete a math test as part of the interview process.

Responsibilities:

• Process documents (invoices, cheque requisitions, expense reports) using our Accounts Payable system.
• Understand Canadian tax applications on invoices in order to process the invoice entries correctly
• Reconcile system invoice entries: follow up with Purchasing/Receiving for resolution of mismatch problems
• Work with internal management and vendors for any inquiries pertaining to invoice payment status
• Obtain system reports relating to current and past due invoices or vendor payment history to ensure payments are up to date
• Work closely with the Vendor Maintenance to maintain vendor information.
• Open and distribute mail, file documents as necessary
• Act as a courteous and friendly central point of contact for both internal and external customers.
• Achieve defined productivity and performance measures on a consistent basis
• Undertake special projects and assignments as assigned
• Ability to provide reporting and data analysis as requested by management
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 education or equivalent
• Post secondary education an asset
• Intermediate accounting knowledge
• Strong math skills and attention to details required
• Ability to work with Microsoft Excel
• 1-2 year’s experience with accounts payable systems
• Good organizational, communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision

This position applies to UNIFOR Local 975.