Accounts Payable Clerk

**About Closer To Home Community Services**

About Us: Closer to Home Community Services (CTH) is a non-profit organization located in Alberta since 1995. CTH provides a wide range of services designed to meet the unique needs of children, youth and families. Be a part of an innovative team that envisions a world where “every child is thriving within supportive family and community relationships”. Join in our mission to facilitate growth and belonging in communities of meaningful relationships and where our integrity is grounded in evidence-based practice authentically informed by, and connected to, diverse cultural wisdom. Together, we will journey with children and families to uncover strength, hope and healing, creating new possibilities for a brighter future.

CTH is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all; including different cultural backgrounds, spiritual beliefs, and sexual and gender diversities. We strive to be an employer of choice with a focus on wellness and connection.

Company benefits include

• Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
• Extended Health & Dental Coverage
• Additional Health Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Days
• RRSP Matching
• Company Events
• Training and Professional Development

**About the Position**:As the Accounts Payable Clerk, you will play a critical role in managing our organization's expenditures, ensuring timely and accurate payments, and maintaining solid financial records. This full-time position reports to the Accounting Coordinator and directly contributes to the financial health of our agency.

**Responsibilities**

• Process and verify invoices, expense reports, and payment requests accurately and in a timely manner.
• Code invoices to the proper general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to non-profit accounting principles.
• Prepare and execute payment runs (cheques, EFT, wire transfers) and reconcile accounts payable transactions.
• Manage vendor accounts, including setting up new vendors, maintaining current contact information, and responding to vendor inquiries.
• Review and process employee expense reports and mileage claims, ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Reconcile, enter, and process all agency Visa accounts and Petty Cash accounts, ensuring accurate documentation and proper coding.
• Assist with month-end closing activities related to accounts payable.
• Maintain organized and complete AP files and documentation in accordance with company policy and audit requirements.
• Assist with annual audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations related to AP.
• Other duties as required.

**Qualifications**

• Proven experience (1-3 years preferred) in an Accounts Payable role, preferably within a non-profit or similar environment.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and non-profit accounting.
• Experience with corporate credit card and petty cash reconciliation is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Google Workspaces Suite, especially Google Sheets.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective interaction with vendors and internal staff.
• Cultural competence and the ability to conduct oneself in a manner that is respectful and encouraging of the cultural/spiritual beliefs and practices of others.
• A Police Information Check and an Intervention Record Check must be completed upon hire.

**Required Competencies**

Administration positions at Closer to Home Community Services require 5 competencies: _Optimizes Work Process, Interpersonal Savvy, Action Oriented, Self Development and Tech Savvy_ in addition to the CTH Price of Admission Competencies: _Instills Trust, Person Focus, Communicates Effectively, Situational Adaptability and Ensures Accountability._

• We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._
• In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral lands of the Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), which is comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani and Amskapi Piikani Nations, and the shared territories of the Tsuut’ina Nation and Iyarhe Nakoda Nations, all of whom are the original signatories of the Blackfoot Treaty #7 in Southern Alberta. We also recognize Mohkinstsis (Calgary) as a home to members of the Metis Settlements and communities within Alberta._