Job Description

Company: Peninsula Employment Services Limited

Job Title: AP Accountant

Department: Finance

Location: Toronto, ON

Salary: $65,000 - $72,000

Reporting to: Accounting Manager

About Us

Peninsula Canada is a provider of external HR and OHS solutions; including, employment relations and health and safety advice, consultancy, BrightHR Software and Peninsula BrAIbox AI. We are providers to small and medium-sized businesses located throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador; with foreseeable plans of branching out to all provinces in Canada! Peninsula is a division of the Peninsula Group, based in Manchester, UK which operates in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and, most recently, Canada. We employ over 2,500 people globally! Peninsula opened its first Canadian office in Toronto in September 2017 and has quickly become one of the fastest growing companies.

Job Overview

You have progressive Accounts Payable experience having worked in multiple positions. You understand how important cashflow and reconciliations are. How they contribute to having a healthy balance sheet and profit and loss that reflects the true nature of the company activities. You combine excellent technical skills with a good understanding of the business reality.

Success in this role means accurate and timely financial information, clean balance sheet reconciliation, and clear audit trail.

Day-to-Day Duties and Responsibilities

The following responsibilities are not listed in order of priority:

• Verifying and authorizing supplier invoices in Focal point and coordinating with various business departments for invoice approvals.
• Accurately reviewing, assist with coding, classifying, and processing the vendor invoices in accounting system.
• Ensuring the timely payment of all invoices in accordance with company policies with Biweekly payment runs via EFT/Wire/Credit card.
• Matching all payments to our bank and ensuring our accounting system is kept up to date.
• Completing monthly vendor reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
• Recording credit card entries and reconciling credit card statements on a monthly basis.
• Manage the onboarding / setup for new vendors.
• Responding and resolving of questions and/or issues regarding invoices and invoice payments.
• Take charge of employee expenses process such as verifying, approving and recording all employee expenses in the accounting system though Access workspace employee expense platform.
• Tracking and managing all intercompany transactions.
• Preparing monthly AP & Credit card accrual entries, prepaids and assisting senior accountant on month-end activities.
• Over seeing fixed asset schedule and posting monthly depreciation entries.
• Assist with any AP queries during the annual audit.
• Other ad hoc accounting duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions and duties of the position and will not be constructed as an absolute description of the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Skills & Experience Required

• 2 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable
• Must demonstrate a progressive experience in accountancy tackling different functions and higher responsibilities
• Able to organise and prioritise workload
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of accounting control procedures
• Solution minded person with analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to use the various mainstream finance and reporting tools: Excel etc

Why Work for Peninsula?

• Day off on your birthday
• Enhanced Benefits with Health and Dental Coverage
• We offer a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Matching Program
• Downtown Location (Right near Union Station)
• Vacation Days increase after 2 and 5 years\' service

Peninsula is a highly motivated enterprise that promotes an entrepreneurial culture. Peninsula is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where all employees are valued. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in our selection process.

Peninsula Employment Services