Accounts Payable Specialist

**About The Role - Accounts Payable, FP & A) Maple Ridge BC**

**What You Will Do**
- Process and verify vendor invoices, ensuring accuracy, proper approvals, and compliance with company policies.
- Ensure timely payments to vendors, following up on overdue invoices and reconciling any discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate accounts payable records, including filing and updating vendor documentation.
- Prepare and process payment runs, including electronic payments, checks, and bank transfers.
- Collaborate with the procurement and receiving department to resolve any discrepancies in purchase orders, goods receipts, or invoices.
- Monitor and manage the accounts payable aging report to ensure prompt payments and maintain good vendor relations.
- Assist in month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring all payables are recorded accurately.
- Prepare and submit reports related to accounts payable activities as required by management.
- Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the accounts payable function.
- Ensure compliance with relevant tax laws for vendors around the world, including VAT/GST and withholding tax.
- Conduct a monthly reconciliation of prepaid accounts to ensure accurate recording, proper classification, and timely recognition of expenses.
- Assist procurement in completing vendor onboarding documentation.
- Other duties assigned by the manager

**Your Qualifications**
- Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Economics, business or a related field. Interest in continuing education and working towards an accounting designation would be ideal.
- 3+ years of professional work experience in accounts payable or a similar finance role, ideally in a manufacturing environment; a combination of education and experience will be considered.

**What You Bring**
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and accounts payable processes
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy of work balanced with speed and efficiency
- Proficiency in accounting software and ability to learn new software programs quickly; Epicor Kinetic or Microsoft Dynamics ERP experience considered an asset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word)
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills to work with team members from many different departments with competing priorities, as well as external vendors
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

**How You Shape and Influence Others**
- Demonstrates courage, models resilience and flexibility
- Possess unquestioned reputation for integrity, ethics, personal values and solid character
- Builds the trust of others
- Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-aware and open to feedback
- Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy, integrity & accountability
- Work effectively across business unit boundaries to develop and align diverse stakeholders
- High level decision making & problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated, well organized and logical, with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Strong people management and influencing skills

**About Orica**

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.

Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilize vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.

It’s an exciting time to join us - we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation, and reimagining the way we work.

Orica USA Inc. has been recognized as one of the top companies for women to work for in the transportation industry by the Women in Trucking Association (WIT) in 2023 and 2024

**What We Offer**

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

**Compensation**
- Full Time Salary
- $ 52,500 - 60,000 CAD

(Salary to be determined by the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)

**Employee Benefits (Full Time Position)**
- Company events
- Extended health care
- Dental care
- Vision care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance progra