Description

Robert Half is looking for an Accounts Payable (A/P) Clerk available to start immediately. Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, the Accounts Payable Clerk will be a long-term contract / temporary position. This department offers prospects of career growth and advancement. The Accounts Payable Clerk will be required to match and batch code invoices, resolve A/P issues, process expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and process checks.

Key responsibilities

- Open, organize, and distribute department mail daily

- Accomplish full-cycle A/P

- Sort, log, scan, and file invoices, checks, and other documents

- Complete special projects on an as-needed basis

- Handle the administrative needs of the AP/Finance Department

- Provide customer service to internal business partners

- Accurately execute daily processes and controls in a timely manner while ensuring company policies are followed

- Manage validating, recording, and mailing checks and expedite special handling

- Provide internal and external audit assistance as required

Requirements

The successful candidate will have:

- Observant, accurate and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

- AA or BS/BA degree in Accounting, Business or similar preferred

- Check Runs experience

- Solid understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)

- General familiarity with construction project accounting

- Good understanding of Sage Timberline

- Wide ranging experience with Construction Cost

- Previous experience working with Sage Timberline Software

- Experience with Excel Formulas

- Earlier work involving construction

- Skills in Microsoft Excel

- LEED Accounts Payable experience required

- Quality experience with Construction Accounting

- Practical knowledge of project accounting

- Comprehension of Microsoft Excel

- Well-founded grasp of cross functional project management

- Reconcile Vendor Statements experience highly desired

- Check processing experience preferred

- Proven knowledge of Process Vendor Invoices

- Prior experience in an A/P role preferred