Title: Accounts Payable / General Accountant
Department: Accounting
Reports To: Manager, Accounting

Job Summary:

This role will oversee and streamline the accounts payable departments day-to-day activities, planning the departmental workload and flow. This role handles high-volume invoice processing, resolving AP issues, updating and reconciling the subledger to the GL as well as processing weekly cheque runs.

Summary of Essential Job Functions:

  • Oversee all aspects of the accounts payable lifecycle, ensuring invoices are processed, approved, and paid efficiently and in compliance with policies
  • Address and resolve escalated issues by coordinating with department heads, vendors and/or other internal stakeholders to ensure timely invoice payments, avoiding late fees and maximizing cash discounts
  • Maintain clear communication with vendors, address discrepancies on a timely basis and ensure strong working relationship
  • Oversee weekly payment processing, including cheques, EFTs, and other financial payment transactions
  • Track and report spending related to capital expenditure projects
  • Analyze and report to Management various expense details as requested
  • Assist with month-end closings
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

  • 3-5 years’ experience in Accounts Payable / General Accounting
  • Computer literate with Microsoft Office, ERP experience
  • Excellent skills regarding account coding, invoice processing and payment procedures
  • The ability to escalate concerns in a problem-solving manner
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Problem solving and creative thinking abilities
  • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail is required
  • Excellent attendance and commitment to the position will be required

Working Conditions:

  • Manual dexterity required
  • Interacts with employees, management and external vendors
  • Sitting, standing, bending and walking
  • Repetitive work
  • Overtime may be required

What we offer:

  • Work in the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Markdale, Ontario
  • International award-winning business and the largest ice cream manufacturer in Canada
  • Office work with a dynamic team of Chapman’s employees
  • Opportunity to grow with the company
  • Excellent benefit package
  • Generous performance-based bonuses
  • Excellent pension package
  • Active social committee
  • Employee assistance program
  • Group home and auto insurance
  • Subsidized lunches at our onsite Cafeteria
  • Health benefits plan
  • We enjoy what we do and we do it best
  • Free Ice Cream!

Pay: This is a salaried role with a starting range of $55,000 to $62,000 per year.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time and as needed.

We thank all those that apply in advance for your application however only those selected will be contacted. No phone inquires please.

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