Accounts Payable Specialist - Toronto, Canada - Avison Young

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    Overview

    The Accounts Payable specialist position supports the day-to-day operations and supporting the procure to pay function of accounts payable for vendors, travel and business expense activities, and master vendor data. Working under the direction of the Senior Accounts Payable Manager-North America. The ideal candidate will project a positive attitude, eagerness to learn and a sincere desire to become an integral part of our team.

    Responsibilities

  • Process full cycle of accounts payable.
  • Maintain accounts payable vendor files.
  • Ensure timely payment to vendors.
  • Print cheques and obtain appropriate signatures.
  • Prepare EFT, ACH and Wire payments.
  • Respond to inquiries from offices or vendors and research discrepancies on a timely basis.
  • Reconciling, coding, and processing monthly credit card statements.
  • Special projects including reporting and audit requests.
  • Audit all expense reports in our Concur expense System.
  • Other duties as assigned based on accounting department initiatives and priorities.
  • Qualifications

    Desired Skills:

  • A highly motivated self‐starter who works well independently.
  • Detailed oriented and strong organizational skills with proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple tasks.
  • Positive attitude and the ability to quickly respond to management and internal clients.
  • Strong analytical skills, ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner, both written and verbal form, well-developed presentation skills.
  • Takes initiative with demonstrated ability to create new solutions or methods to gain efficiencies for existing issues/processes.
  • Proactively looks for projects to broaden the scope of their experience.
  • Experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of accounts payable experience
  • Highly proficient in Concur Expense Management systems.
  • Highly proficient in MS Office applications, most specifically Excel
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong organization and time management skills
  • Full cycle accounts payable experience
  • Advanced level of computer literacy, including Financial Systems and ERP's such as Net Suite, SAP Concur.
  • Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

    The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

    For those requiring assistance with disabilities, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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