Accounts Payable Assistant

5 months ago


Mississauga, Canada Gay Lea Foods Full time

**Department**: Finance

**Reports to**: Supervisor, Accounts Payable

**Location**: Orbitor

**Status**: Full-time

**Purpose**:
This position is primarily responsible for the administration and transactional support of the finance team, such as processing invoices and payments, filing and mailing vendor invoices, and other ad hoc duties.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage the accounts payable inbox and organize all invoices, statements, and other relevant documentation
- Coordinate with all departments to ensure all invoices are properly approved
- Review plant coded invoices and input vendor invoices into the ERP system in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Validate approved vendor invoices
- Prepare vendor cheques, and coordinate wire and EFT payments
- Create and maintain vendor records
- Support Finance team members with month-end and other ad-hoc projects
- Maintain office supply inventory for the accounting team

**Qualifications**:

- College diploma or university degree in the field of business with a specialization in accounting preferred
- 1-2 years of prior accounts payable or similar financial services experience
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
- Superior working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Previous ERP system experience, Microsoft Dynamics will be considered an asset
- Knowledge of Accounts Payable best practices, standard concepts, policies and procedures
- A customer focused approach to dealing with internal and external stakeholders
- Good organizational, multi-tasking, analytical and problem-solving skills, with an attention to detail
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment while being able to work independently

Gay Lea Foods is a proud Canadian-owned dairy food and beverage company with a robust portfolio that includes 7 established brands such as Gay Lea Butter, Nordica Cottage Cheese, Ivanhoe Cheese, Salerno Cheese, and Hewitt’s Dairy. Our wide range of products are sold in Retail, Foodservice, Industrial, Co-pack, and Export markets, developed and produced out of our 13 manufacturing facilities in Ontario and Alberta.
Delivering high-quality and innovative products - from the consumer favourite Spreadables and North America’s first Smooth Cottage Cheese, to Nothing But Cheese, an innovative snack made with 100% cheese, is what makes us market leaders in our categories. Our grassroots approach to business is what guides our direction and differentiates us from our competitors.

Our employees inspire our culture of excellence and entrepreneurship. We hire innovative and passionate professionals who know that greatness is achieved through people, partnerships, and acting with a business owner mindset.

Gay Lea Foods is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace.

Reasonable accommodation is available upon request throughout our recruitment and selection process.

Thank you for your interest in Gay Lea Foods.

Wishing you all the best with your career search



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