(Senior) Accounts Payable Specialist
3 month contract, + potential to extension
North Vancouver
Starting Immediately
Your new company
Hays Specialist Recruitment has partnered with a Global Laboratory based in North Vancouver. We are seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to join their team for a 3 month contract, + potential to extension. This position is full time hours and fully in office.
Your new role
You will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Ensuring vendor invoices and payments are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Liaising with individuals and departments to ensure all vendor invoices, packing slips and statements are submitted to the A/P department in accordance with established procedures and deadlines.
- Reconciling vendor statements/prepayments and resolving discrepancies.
- Sorting and coding invoices and other related paperwork for payables entry.
- Entering payables into accounting system.
- Handling the creation of new employee cards.
- Preparing cheque runs as scheduled and manual cheques as required.
- Providing back-up, training, and support to the Accounts Payable team.
- Assisting in documentation of A/P processes and systems.
- Suggesting improvements to A/P processes and systems
What you'll need to succeed:
- Minimum 5 years of Accounts Payable experience in a large, multi-currency, multi-branch environment preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience with ERP systems.
- Completion of financial accounting courses preferred.
What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work for a large global laboratory at a great location in North Vancouver. You will be part of a great team and can get paid a competitive hourly rate, depending no experience