Job Description

Company Profile –Cérélia Bakery Cérélia North America is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), which was incorporated in 1983. Cérélia’s key businesses are food manufacturing of cookies, rolled dough and pancakes/waffles for retail, food services and brands. Cerelia North America employs approximately 900 associates. The activities of Cerelia North America are split over 3 different locations:

• Toronto, Ontario (CA): 2 factories and 1 distribution Center (cookies)
• Columbus, Ohio (USA): 1 factory (cookies & rolled dough)
• Liberty, South Carolina (USA): 1 factory (pancakes & waffles)

Cérélia Group currently operates 12 production plants globally with approximately 2,500 associates throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. Products are sold in 50 countries with current sales of ~$550 million Euros (CA$800 million). Cerelia’s business model is the combination of quality, innovation, and cost efficiency. Cerelia has invested more than CA$100M in new factories and production lines in North America. At the core of Cérélia’s strategy, our corporate responsibility focus points include the reduction of our environmental footprint, a responsible sourcing policy, the improvement of the nutritional profile of our products, and finally the development & engagement of our associates. Visit our annual report here Cerelia expects and supports its associates to demonstrate the following core values:

• Entrepreneurial Spirt: “Every day is an opportunity”
• Together with Cerelia: “Building our success together”
• Commitment: “Positive energy in everything we do”

Company Offering Our ambition is to become the world leading partner for dough solutions, empowering consumers to create happy home-baking moments. Cérélia offers a wide range of baked cookies, cookie dough, pizza dough, pie crust, puff pastry, pancakes, frozen waffles and breakfast sandwiches; commercialized under our clients’ brands, both retailers, food services and industrial companies, as well as under its own brands: English Bay Bakery, JusRol, and Pop! Bakery. Company Strategy Cérélia North America’s strategy is articulated around 4 axes, aiming to improving its performance and seizing future growth opportunities, while embracing the company’s heritage and distinctive strengths:

• Create a solid base: doing well what we do today, increase customer satisfaction and profitability
• Drive innovation around our 3 product platforms: cookies, rolled dough and pancakes / waffles
• Enhance our capabilities & talent: implementing new systems, developing a broader industrial footprint, and investing in our talent
• Accelerate growth, through organic growth, strategic partnerships, and acquisitions

In 2020, we reset and refocused the business around the Toronto facilities for cookies, while adding rolled dough products with an excellent reputation and distribution across the US retailers, to our portfolio. In March 2021, US Waffle, leader in pancakes & waffles joined the Cerelia family; in June 2021, we opened a new, state-of-the art, 150,000 sqft factory in Columbus, Ohio. Cérélia continues to strengthen the relationship with its strategic customers across multiple distribution channels: food service, in store bakeries, retailers, clubs, convenience stores, and industrial partners.
POSITION TITLE: Accounts Payable Specialist
POSITION STATUS: Full Time


LOCATION: Mississauga, Ontario
DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORT TO: AP Lead
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately
Primary Responsibilities

• Match, code and process large volumes of accounts payable invoices in an accurate and timely manner
• Work with various departments to resolve PO discrepancies
• Process weekly EFT/Wire/electronic payment run
• Follow up on any vendor inquires and correspondence
• Prepare monthly vendor reconciliation, follow up on unpaid invoices on regular basis
• Prepare month end and year end accruals
• Assist accountants with accruals and other financial requests
• Assist with audit and compliance requests
• Recommend and assist with process improvement projects to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Must be able to interact with senior company management and internal customers in a productive and professional manner
• Participate in special projects and analysis as required

• Perform other duties as assigned by AP team Lead

Entrance Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years experience with accounts payable processing preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years experience with Navision preferred
• Preference will be given to those with a post-secondary business diploma or equivalent.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organization skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Pay Range CAD 60000-63000 Annually

Core Competencies

• Initiative: Initiates courses of action that will lead to improved performance/effectiveness of the Business Unit Team. Sees a need and takes action to address; questions the way things are done and initiates changes where necessary; sticks with an issue until it is resolved
• Information Seeking: Investigates and researches information, digs to resolve discrepancies; obtains information or opinions internally and externally to gain insight or expertise – makes well informed decisions.
• Listening, Understanding & Responding: Demonstrates the ability to interact effectively with staff, other team members, customers and external contacts. Defers judgment on what someone is saying until they have they have thoroughly investigated; creates opportunities for meaningful discussion; builds rapport, trust and strong working relationships up, down and across organization.
• Flexibility: Demonstrates the ability to adapt and work within a variety of situations, and with various groups and individuals; adapting one’s approach as the requirements of a situation.
• Self-confidence: Willing to take on a new challenge or assignment displaying confidence and enthusiasm; emphasizes the positive and upside aspects of difficult situations – every situation provides an opportunity for learning.
• Results Orientation: Strives to beat or meet project deadlines; sets own high standards for quality of work; seeks ways to use time and resources more cost effectively; highly organized with the ability to set priorities and multi-task.
• Team Work: Works cooperatively with others promoting team participation as a mean to generate more ideas, greater consensus & engagement and a higher level of commitment to delivering results.

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