A Ccounts Payable Clerk

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**Job Profile**:
The City of Cambridge has a temporary 3 month opening with the possibility of extensions for an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join the Financial Services Division team, in the Corporate Services Department. This temporary position reports to the Manager of Accounting and Financial Reporting and the focus of this position will be to:
**What you will be doing**:

- Enforces policies and procedures including adherence to the Procurement bylaw surrounding use of purchase orders for invoice payments. Verifies authorized approval, workflows, and appropriate supporting documentation and coding. Ensures accuracy of invoice totals, HST, dates, payment terms and discounts. Resolves any discrepancies, and posts invoices in the Finance system. Ensures that vendor invoices are paid within payment terms, following up with staff throughout the City on any unapproved invoices and communicating with the vendor any explanations/revisions.
- Maintain monthly deadlines by posting invoices to the correct period; verifies and reconciles all vendor statements and outstanding invoices, obtains copies of outstanding invoices and forwards for approval and processing.
- Responds to internal and external inquiries and provides instruction with regards to Account Payable questions.
- Responsible for opening and closing Finance counter point of sale system daily including balancing of point-of-sale terminal, preparing bank deposit, opening and closing the safe, and securing deposits.
- Responsible for the receipt of all departmental bank deposits; maintaining accurate records, providing written receipts, compiling deposit slips, and coordinating bank deposit pickup by armored courier. Ensures deposits on bank statement align to deposit slips, identifying any discrepancies.
- Meet all year-end deadlines for input, verification and posting of invoices, prepares documentation for year-end accruals and prepaids.

**Education**:
High school Grade 12 diploma plus an additional concentrated study of over one and up to two years in Accounting or Similar

**Experience and Knowledge**:

- One (1) to Two (2) years of accounts payable experience
- Knowledge of PO invoices and adherence to payment terms

**We will ask you for these items if you are hired**:

- Proof of your current and valid certificate(s) and/or educational qualifications.
Worker Health and Safety Awareness Training Certificate from the Ministry of Labour

**Your compensation**:
This position is within Grade 5 of the inside workers union Salary Schedule and has an annual salary range of $57,567 - $61,188.

**Hours of work**:
The current regular hours of work are in accordance with the collective agreement, however currently are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm., Monday to Friday.

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