Account Payable Assistant

JOB PURPOSE:

The AP Assistant will report to the VP of Accounting and is responsible for ensuring prompt processing, evaluation and reporting of a large volume of expense records for payment. The Assistant should be a person that is self-motivated, understands the accounting principles, fosters a culture of teamwork, and is proficient in Microsoft Office products, especially Microsoft Excel.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Leadership

· Track progress and provide status updates of longer-term projects. Communicate with other

team members and outside consultants to ensure projects are completed in a timely manner.

Operational Excellence

· Identify areas for improvement and suggest alternative ways of doing-thing to ensure efficiency and accuracy

Planning

· Develop closing processes and improvements to closing processes to ensure long term accounting accuracy.

Stakeholder Management

· Communicate concisely to management status of various accounting balances and details of those balances.

Regulatory and Other

· Ensure accounting methods, balances, and procedures are compliant within the applicable reporting framework (IFRS).

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

· 2-3 years of Accounts Payable experience

· Accounting student or graduate, or related fields.

· Conversational in English