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Senior Accounts Payable Officer - 17766 (Closed)

ARE YOU A SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OFFICER SEEKING AN EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY? Our client is looking to hire a senior level Accounts Payable professional to join their accounting department.

Senior Accounts Payable Officer

About the Opportunity

• Maintains and co-ordinates the PeopleSoft Accounts Payable (A/P) and Travel and Expense module (TE) module, monitoring activities, investigating discrepancies and managing external services and files to ensure compliance with policies
• Trains staff, monitors transactions and provides on-going support and direction to the accounts payable team
• Manages more complex activities within the AP team, including handling more complex vendor arrangements which require AP scrutiny of contracts, charges, coding and other related items
• Imports files from vendors that provide files instead of manual invoices, reconciles import files, ensuring department costs are reasonable and payments are reconciled to the bank
• Confirms student refund details received from Registration and processes them in a timely manner
• Reconciles statutory payments in a timely manner
• Manages and reconciles vendor balances and payments on hold for special handling, ensuring payments are accurate and timely
• Approves and maintains vendor master file maintained in collaboration with Procurement Team
• Manages weekly payment processing by cheque and EFT. Ensures payments are processed timely and EFT files are successfully delivered to the bank
• Identifies operating procedures and business processes that can be streamlined to increase efficiencies, workflows and reduce issues within the Financial Services Department
• Allocates work assignments according to established methods and procedures, including passing on supervisor’s instructions to the team explaining assignments, and establish priorities in the Manager’s absence
• Investigates cheques returned by suppliers and reissues cheques where appropriate
• Processes and sets-up wires for students refunds as well as for commission payments
• Works with Registration department to troubleshoot and resolve any anomalies
• Process invoices/contracts/agent commission
• Updates training materials and Standard Operating Procedures documentation
• Acts as the SME and provides system design information when implementing new processes with PeopleSoft or Upgrading the system to a newer version
• Prepares lead sheets and schedules as required for year-end purposes
• Performs monthly and year-end analysis to ensure proper account allocation
• Act as back up in the absence of the Accounts Payable Manager, including vacation coverage

About You  

• Minimum three (3) year diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce and must be actively pursuing CPA designation. If education is in another field of study, state how it is related.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience working extensively with PeopleSoft ERP Accounts Payable and Travel and Expense modules
• Knowledge of posting journal entries, preferably in PeopleSoft software
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with numeric precision on a continuous basis with constant interruptions while maintaining accuracy
• Must have excellent time management skills as incumbent works under pressure with numerous deadlines
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office specifically Excel spreadsheets
• Well-developed interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills (verbal and written) to interact effectively with a wide variety of students, staff, employers, and the public are required

Salary Range
$59,000 - $69,000/year

How to Apply
Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please note that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #17766.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

About Lannick

Lannick is the premier professional recruitment and staffing firm in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded in 1985, Lannick provides best-in-class finance, accounting and technology professionals at all roles and levels through its three divisions: Lannick Finance & Accounting, Pro Count Staffing and Lannick Technology. Lannick places more than 1,000 candidates annually and is a preferred vendor for Canada’s most successful organizations. Learn more at www.lannick.com.

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