Accounts Payable Technician

Your newpany

A large and well-established housing organization is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Technician to join its Accounting team. This organization plays a vital role in supporting housing initiatives andmunity development projects across the province. The team ismitted to maintaining strong financial controls, delivering exceptional internal customer service, and ensuring accurate and timely processing of payments and accounts payable activities.This is an excellent opportunity for an accounts payable professional who enjoys working in a high-volume environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to process improvements while maintaining a high level of accuracy andpliance.

Your new role

Reporting to the Senior Accounting Officer, the Accounts Payable Technician will be responsible for supporting a broad range of accounts payable functions, including invoice and voucher processing, employee expense claim reviews, cheque runs, payment reconciliations, construction claim and lien holdback reviews, vendor inquiries, andpliance audits. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, project teams, vendors, and management to ensure payments are processed accurately, policies are followed, and financial records are maintained in accordance with organizational requirements.

What you'll need to succeed

• Review and validate construction claims, statutory declarations, certificates of payment, and claim documentation prior to payment processing.
• Conduct lien holdback reviews and ensurepliance with applicable builder's lien legislation and payment requirements.
• Perform land title searches and coordinate resolution of liens or title-related issues before claim approvals.
• Reconcile construction payments and ensure approved payments are included in cheque runs.
• Review employee expense claims forpliance with organizational travel and expense policies.
• Provide training and ongoing support to employees regarding expense reporting procedures and system usage.
• Conductpliance reviews and audits of expense claims and vouchers, identifying discrepancies and ensuring corrective action ispleted.
• Review voucher batches forpleteness, expense authorization approval, supporting documentation, tax coding, and general ledger coding accuracy.
• Create, modify, maintain, and monitor recurring payment vouchers and control groups.
• Process and post validated batches for payment.
• Prepare reports and schedules supporting month-end, quarterly, and year-end accounts payable activities.
• Coordinate cheque runs, special payment handling requirements, and payment enclosures.
• Investigate rejected payments, process cancellations and stop payments, and coordinate payment reissuance activities.
• Respond to vendor, supplier, and internal stakeholder inquiries regarding invoices, payments, and account discrepancies.
• Assist with testing new financial system enhancements and support process improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation in accordance with internal requirements.
• Provide documentation and support during annual financial statement audits.

What you'll get in return

• Post-secondary diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Considerable accounts payable experience within a high-volumeputerized environment.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, accounting principles, and financial controls.
• Experience reviewing invoices, vouchers, expense claims, reconciliations, and payment processing activities.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy when working with financial data.
• Ability to interpret policies, procedures, andpliance requirements.
• Strong verbal and writtenmunication skills.
• Excellent customer service and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to prioritizepeting deadlines and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with enterprise financial systems and ERP platforms.