Accounts Payable Specialist
Job Description
Accounts Payable Specialist
Our Client, one of Canada’s elite law firms is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join their stellar accounting team. This position offers you the opportunity to work at one of the best firms in the nation and use your expertise to its full potential! The ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in Accounts Payable, preferably in a law firm environment. You will have supportive team behind you, and management that roots for your success! They also offer amazing benefits, perks, a competitive salary, and so much more! Don’t miss out and apply now!
Salary: Up to $70K
Key Responsibilities
- Review and perform data cleanup of CSV (and other formats) account transactions prior to uploading to ERP system
- Set up and maintain excel templates for uploading of high-volume transactions
- Review and approve invoices entered by users for data accuracy in Chrome River
- Respond to internal & external inquiries, statement reconciliation and resolving outstanding balances on vendor accounts.
- Work closely with firm members and lawyers to ensure all disbursement/expenses are taken up in a timely manner
- Audit and review corporate visa card expense report, perform monthly reconciliation
- Vendor master maintenance
- Setting up weekly/ad hoc payment via cheques, EFT and Wires
- Ensuring the adherence to Firm policies and business rules.
- Supporting and participating in various financial system implementations and related projects.
- Recommending process improvements to gain efficiencies and to reduce errors.
- Completing other A/P duties as assigned by Supervisor or Senior Management.
Qualifications
- Diploma or post-secondary education in Accounting
- 7+ years of Accounts Payable experience.
- Preference to candidates with professional services, 3E and Chrome River experience.
- Advanced skills in MS Excel with the ability to easily learn new software and applications.
- Flexible and comfortable to adjust to new tasks in a rapidly changing and growing environment.
- Ability to take initiative to learn with a curious mindset
- Highly organized, must be able to manage multiple priorities and workflow in a fast-pace environment with high level of accuracy, attention to details and meeting deadlines
- Exhibits good verbal and written communication skills and professional judgment and can independently follow through to resolve issues that may arise.
To apply, please forward your resume to: Zaheeda Merali -Manager Executive Search at zaheeda@cartelinc.com
