Payroll / Accounts Payable (Temporary / Maternity

Calgary Metal Recycling Inc. - Calgary, AB

The Payroll / Accounts Payable (AP) Administrator is directly responsible for performing data entry and related duties in disbursing payments to suppliers, corporations, and other entities as well as company payroll through Ceridian Dayforce/Powerpay. This includes maintaining ledgers, credit balances, and account irregularities as well as any payroll entries and inquiries

The Payroll / AP Administrator will also ensure the timely and accurate processing of payment documents such as purchase orders, invoices, travel reimbursements, and any other accounting transactions. This position involves building and maintaining strong supplier relationships to ensure accurate expense management and timely payment transactions to facilitate daily reconciliations.

The Payroll / AP Administrator reports to the Sr. Controller.

Core Competencies:

- Customer Focus
- Strong communication skills
- Energy & Stress
- Willing to challenge
- Excessive detail and organization skills
- Problem Solving
- Accountability and Dependability
- Computer literate

Job Duties:

- Semi-monthly payroll preparation which includes daily monitoring and confirmation with various Supervisors
- Obtain approval for disbursements and ensure that expenditures do not exceed available cash
- Prepare and fill out payments to third parties, whether by cash, cheque, credit, and other forms of payment
- Audit purchase requests for materials, supplies, equipment, and other collateral; verifies that orders are charged to the proper accounts
- Post and reconcile company payments to general ledger
- Review bills to the company for potential errors and/or discrepancies
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies or misapplied cash transactions
- Order money and fill up ATM stations at two Calgary Metal locations; Reconcile cash transactions of two Scale houses
- Post A/P data to profit/loss reports, balance sheets, income statements, and other documentation
- Balance daily A/P batches; prepare and distribute payment reports and statistics to key personnel
- Ensure the strict confidentiality and privacy of financial records as they relate to the organization and its business partners
- Form payment strategies to make timely A/P payments and mitigate supplier objections
- Investigate payment problems while following corporate A/P policies and procedures
- Perform other tasks and projects as assigned

**Requirements**:

- Ceridian Dayforce/Powerpay payroll experience preferred
- Direct experience in an A/P capacity
- Demonstrated ability to accurately calculate, post, correct, and manage accounting figures and financial records
- Strong knowledge of payment regulations and fair credit practices
- Must possess a high level of moral judgment for handling confidential information and monetary transactions
- Experience in gathering data, compiling the proper information, and preparing financial reports
- Able to perform moderate to complex account reconciliations
- Strong diplomatic, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills in order to handle late payments and delinquent accounts
- Basic knowledge of accounting systems, budgets, and internal controls
- Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
- Strong work ethic and positive team attitude
- Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization and execution skills
- Excellent teamwork and team building skills
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
- Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners, and government agencies
- Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
- Must have own transportation

Please no agencies. Thanks.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary

Contract length: 12 months

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Expected start date: 2024-11-01 or earlier if possible

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $55,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- QuickBooks: 1 year (required)
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (required)
- Dayforce: 1 year (required)
- Ceridian: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-10-21