Accounts Payable Lead

**About Walker**

Walker Industries, a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded in 1887, operates from its base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States. We employ more than 1,200 people in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries.

Growth and transformation are a natural part of our business and our employees evolve with us.

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Lead at our Head Office located in Niagara Falls.

**Accounts Payable Lead**

Reporting directly to the Accounting Manager, you will perform a variety of duties including processing invoices for payments to avoid late charges and capitalize on early payment discounts. You will also perform month-end close processes for the AP subsystem in Oracle, and other monitoring and coordinating processes for the AP and the AP clerks

You’ll succeed at this role because you are: Confident, Customer Service Oriented, Computer Savvy and Communicate with Clarity.

We’re looking for someone who will show initiative beyond the focus of their day-to-day work, and pay attention to the details while keeping important processes moving. If you are proactive and can anticipate needs, have a teamwork mindset, and are adaptable, this could be the perfect position for you.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Matches and reviews invoices against purchase orders and ensures the accuracy of charges and taxes to process timely payment of invoices, and follow-up on purchase order discrepancies.
- Process payments weekly by cheque and ACH payments (electronic funds transfer). Process voids and investigate payment issues.
- Track partial payments to ensure these are paid and that there are no duplicate payments. Ex: deposits, discounted invoices, employee expenses where petty cash was included.
- Close companies at month-end and quarter-end deadlines by distributing all invoices for coding, approval, and posting to ledger.
- Investigates and responds to customer inquiries to provide supporting documents and/or update system records such as copies of invoices, pricing updates, address changes etc. as required.
- Analyze vendor statements and follow up on past due invoices, incorrectly billed invoices, and discrepancies.
- Investigate and respond to vendor inquiries as well as follow up on internal inquiries and requests.
- Training of new Accounts Payable employees and providing refresh, or additional training for existing staff
- Performs month-end closing processes for the Oracle AP system
- Performs testing or Oracle upgrades to the AP system
- Balances AP subledgers to GL monthly, follow up on discrepancies
- Monitors and follows up on AP invoice aging status
- Assists with identifying and designing process changes needed within AP
- Coordinates the activities and processes of AP staff across the organization, to ensure consistency, standardize processes, and identify issues.
- Basic organization skills to coordinate workload for colleagues
- Advanced numeric skills to perform accurate work.
- Basic understanding of computer systems and software to enter data effectively and produce reports as necessary.
- Able to work with limited supervision.
- Communicates with clarity, verbally and in one on one or group situations, or over the telephone
- Capacity to follow directives and fulfill requests.
- Basic telephone skills - able to utilize the automated system and maintain a professional tone at all times.
- Proactive - anticipates and initiates action to meet needs
- Adaptable - able to set and prioritize work with occasional exceptions, able to work with diverse personalities and style.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum high school graduation or equivalent level of education as well as additional courses in bookkeeping and/or accounting.
- At least 6 months of relevant accounting experience.
- WHMIS
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is an asset.
- Advanced knowledge of the Oracle AP system is an asset.

**Experience the Benefits of Working at Walker**
- Career Support_
- Education reimbursement, training, and professional development opportunities
- Internal advancement opportunities at all levels
- Reimbursement of professional dues and tuition
- Health & Well Being_
- Wellness subsidy to support a healthy lifestyle
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Culture & Community_
- 2 paid volunteer days per year
- Social and networking events
- Salary/Wage & Benefits_
- Competitive salary including a bonus component
- Group health/dental/vision/prescription drug plans
- Paid vacation days
- Short-term and long-term disability plans
- Term life insurance and critical illness
- Retirement programs including Pension, RRSP and TFSA

**How to Apply