Accounts Payable Manager - Vaughan, Canada - GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental

Verified Company

Vaughan, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Accounts Payable Manager will supervise all daily activities of the accounts payable department while ensuring the integrity of the accounts payable system.

Provide guidance and supervision to accounts payable employees.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage accounts payable personnel by hiring, training, providing supervision and disciplinary action when necessary. Oversee proper conduct and ensure strong customer service focus and responsive attitude toward all customers and coworkers. Annually conduct performance reviews for direct reports per Company guidelines.
Establish goals and metrics for the team as guidance for expected results, the development of best practices and to effectively track performance.
Assist business operations with their needs while ensuring that efficient and internal control compliant procedures are in place to safeguard company assets.
Work with other Accounting groups to accurately and timely close Accounts Payable per the established close schedule. Ensure certain general ledger accounts are reconciled and accounted for to maintain the integrity of the financial statements.
Ensure that the integrity of the accounts payable system is maintained.
Ensure that Company policies relating to the payment of vendors and employees is adhered to including expense report filings, purchasing card support validation, purchase order setup, invoice coding and approval and capital requisition approval.
Coordinate weekly disbursements via checks and electronic disbursement (ePayables) platform.
Serve in Administrator and Reconciler roles for Bank of America ePayables program.
Ensure that valid vendors are set up and maintain the vendor database.
Maintain schedule of leases including recurring payment Requirements:, deferral calculations and future obligations. Review new leases to determine if they should receive capital or operating lease treatment in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Assist in testing of information systems such as JD Edwards and Datamagine in conjunction with upgrades or implementations.
Lead and assist in other special projects as deemed necessary (duplicate payment audits, vendor audits, banking implementations, etc...)
Produce reports and information as requested by external auditors for interim and yearend fieldwork
Maximize utilization of resources in a shared services environment
Manage Vendor relations by regularly interacting with Vendors
Manage relationships with Operations, and ensuring business support
Run Volume reports and AP related KPI's e.g. DPO Calculations.
Run and analyze AP sub ledger reports, and other AP related reports for trends and anomalies
Responsible for cleanliness of AP sub ledger
Prepare all AP related Audit requests
Hands on working on all Acquisitions, everything in and around AP
Management of cash in and out
Respond to operation's queries and ensure action
Conform in all respects with applicable federal, state/provincial and local laws, regulations, ordinances and other orders and to all company policies, procedures and directives from supervisors.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

4year college degree in accounting or related field.
3 to 5 years experience in the accounting field; 2 to 3 years supervisory management experience.
Intermediate knowledge of Excel
Knowledge of accounting cycle and the role of AP department
Knowledge of financial reporting, specifically related to Accounts Payable
Experience in providing a high level of customer service to clients
Proficiency in relevant accounting software
Problem solving skills, trouble shooting and fully resolving
Work well with a diverse team of individuals

Physical/Mental Demands:

Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, talk and hear.
Visual Requirements: include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Possess ability to regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions:

Work in indoor office environment 90% of the time.
Noise level is usually moderate.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. _