About Us:
At Blume, we’re on a mission to make wellness simple and enjoyable. Using superfood ingredients, we’re reimagining the flavors you know and love, bringing health without compromise. As we grow, we’re looking for an AR/AP Specialist to support our finance team and help us bring superfoods into the spotlight.
Position Overview:
Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, the AR/AP Specialist will be responsible for managing both accounts payable and receivable functions. This fully remote position offers flexible working hours in a dynamic and fast paced environment. We’re looking for a detail-oriented, accurate, and proactive individual who is ready to roll up their sleeves and take on the challenges of working in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
· Oversee weekly accounts payable payment runs, bank portal payments, and maintain cash flow requirements.
· Process and enter AP invoices into system, coding to the correct general ledger accounts. Including 3-way matching for accuracy of invoices.
· Set up and modify bank wires, cash transfers and templates.
· Manage Accounting email inbox. Addressing and responding to vendor, customer and employee inquiries.
· Assist with local, provincial, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
· Assess current processes, procedures and internal controls and recommend, implement and document changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
· Ensure financial activities are aligned with organizational strategic goals.
· Reconcile vendor and customer statements and resolve any discrepancies.
· Process employee expense reports.
· Reconcile and match Credit Card payments with expenses and invoices.
· Perform other data entry and administrative duties associated with accounts payable and receivable.
· Prepare sales invoices and apply customer payments to invoices.
· Send customer statements and follow up with overdue accounts.
· Review and investigate trade deductions.
· Contact retailers and distributors regarding trade deductions and dispute incorrect deductions.
· Additional finance duties and ad-hoc tasks as required.
Qualifications:
· 3+ years of experience in accounts payable and receivable roles.
· Experience working with trade deductions in a CPG environment a strong asset.
· Solid understanding of basic accounting principles.
· Proficiency in Excel.
· Familiarity with QuickBooks or NetSuite is a plus.
· Strong organizational skills and time management abilities.
· High attention to detail and accuracy in work.
· Ability to work independently and effectively prioritize tasks.
- · Team-oriented mindset, willing to collaborate and contribute to shared goals.
