Job Description

As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will use your proven attention to detail and time management skills to process invoices for payment, creating cheque and EFT payment batches, reconciling vendor statements and auditing toll charges. Responsible for processing vendor invoices, you will be a key player in building and maintaining relationships between our vendors and various departments within Bison.
Specific responsibilities include:
Processing Invoices for Payment:

• Verifying g/l distribution and dollar amount of purchase order to invoice; closing purchase orders that will be imported into Great Plains accounting software program.
• Ensuring that the required documentation has been received for certain ABL vendors.
• Ensuring that the appropriate individuals have authorized invoices prior to payment.

Creating Payment Batches:

• Creating weekly and monthly cheque and EFT payment batches by compiling invoices and other required back up
• Printing cheques or EFT remittances
• Assembling payment for approval

Reconciling Vendor Statements:

• Ensuring that any missing invoices are received for payment.
• Ensuring that payments have been applied correctly.
• Handling some vendor inquiry calls.

Auditing Toll Charges:

• Verifying toll charges charged to Bison account are valid.

Other:

• Engage in other projects and activities as is necessary to the position and as assigned by the Accounting Payable Supervisor, Accounting Manager or Controller

Our Ideal Candidate will possess:

• College Diploma in Business Administration or demonstrated experience in an office environment.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to manage in a multi-task environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Adaptable.
• PC skills – Windows, MS Office Suite, Great Plains accounting software.

Why Bison:

• Thrive in a supportive team that provides coaching and training to help develop your skills and progress your career
• Dispersed work environments that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Meaningful and impactful work and projects with an essential service provider
• Join our engaging Wellness Program & extracurricular sports teams

About Bison:

• Celebrating over 50 years in Business
• Named as Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures
• Active in giving back through Corporate Social Responsibility and Charitable Giving
• Committed to environmental sustainability

Bison Transport is committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.