We are looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join a busy finance team in Burnaby, British Columbia on a Long-term Contract basis. This on-site opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys high-volume invoice processing, maintaining accurate financial records, and working closely with colleagues across multiple departments. The successful candidate will play an important part in keeping payments current, supporting account reconciliations, and helping the team manage day-to-day accounts payable operations efficiently.
Responsibilities:
- Review incoming invoices, confirm supporting details, and assign the appropriate project or general ledger coding before processing.
- Coordinate regular payment cycles by preparing cheques, electronic payments, and wire transfers in an accurate and timely manner.
- Reconcile corporate credit card activity and investigate discrepancies to ensure expenses are properly recorded.
- Process employee expense submissions, verify receipts and approvals, and follow up on any missing or unclear information.
- Create and maintain vendor profiles in the accounting system, ensuring records remain complete, current, and organized.
- Balance accounts payable records by reconciling vendor statements, ledger accounts, intercompany balances, and other related accounts.
- Work with internal teams to answer payment inquiries, resolve issues, and keep financial information flowing smoothly across the business.
- Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end accounting activities, including preparation work related to payables and reconciliations.
- Contribute to ongoing departmental priorities, including supporting accounting process updates and other finance-related tasks as needed.
- 2–3 years of hands-on accounts payable experience in a high-volume environment.
- Practical experience using Acumatica is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with Sage 300 Timberline and confidence working with accounting data across systems is considered an asset.
- Solid understanding of invoice coding, payment processing, account reconciliation, and expense administration.
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to manage detailed financial data accurately.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with team members and other departments.
- Previous experience in the construction industry is preferred.
- A dependable, career-focused accounts payable specialist who is comfortable working in a fully on-site team environment.
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