Accounts Payable Specialist
- Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area, QC, Canada
Salary: Up to $80,000 · Full-time
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- Salary: Up to $80,000
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- 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payable.
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: Saint-Laurent, QC
Salary: Up to $80,000
Benefits & Perks: RRSP + vacation + parking + PTO + employee discounts + + flexible hours + more.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance, the Accounts Payable Specialist will oversee full-cycle AP, including invoice processing, payments, reconciliations, and month-end activities.
This role will also support the finance team during an upcoming ERP implementation and serve as backup to the Payroll & Benefits Specialist during planned absences.
What You'll Do
- Process invoices, verify approvals, and ensure accurate GL coding.
- Prepare wire transfers and EFT payments and apply payments in the ERP system.
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
- Respond to vendor and internal inquiries.
- Process credit card statements, expense reports, and petty cash reconciliations.
- Assist with month-end closing and AP accruals.
- Support year-end audits and maintain accurate documentation.
- Identify opportunities to improve AP processes and internal controls.
- Help document workflows, test system enhancements, and support ERP implementation.
- Act as backup for payroll preparation during planned absences, following established procedures and approval processes.
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payable.
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of AP processes, GL coding, reconciliations, and internal controls.
- Experience with wire transfers and EFT payments.
- Overseas vendor experience is an asset.
- Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- ERP experience; implementation experience is highly desirable.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with internal and external stakeholders.
- Payroll experience is an asset.
- Comfortable with process improvements and organizational change.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage full-cycle accounts payable, including invoice processing, payment preparation, vendor reconciliations, inquiries, and month-end activities. Support audits and ERP implementation, improve AP workflows and controls, and provide backup payroll preparation during planned absences.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of accounts payable experience, a degree in accounting, finance, or an equivalent qualification, and strong knowledge of AP processes, general ledger coding, reconciliations, and internal controls. Candidates should have wire transfer and EFT experience, strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills, and ERP experience; implementation, overseas vendor, and payroll experience are assets.
Skills
- Accounts Payable
- Invoice Processing
- General Ledger Coding
- Wire Transfers
- EFT Payments
- Vendor Reconciliation
- Month-End Closing
- AP Accruals
- Internal Controls
- ERP Implementation
- Payroll Support
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Expense Reports
- Process Improvement
- Problem-Solving
Benefits
- RRSP
- Vacation
- Parking
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible Hours
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Administrative
- Human Resources
Keywords
- Accounts Payable
- Full-Cycle AP
- Invoice Processing
- General Ledger Coding
- Wire Transfers
- EFT Payments
- Vendor Statements
- Reconciliations
- ERP
- ERP Implementation
- Month-End Closing
- AP Accruals
- Year-End Audits
- Internal Controls
- Credit Card Statements
- Expense Reports
- Petty Cash
- Payroll Preparation
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Process Improvement
- Workflow Documentation
- System Testing
- Overseas Vendors