Accounts Payable Clerk - Permanent

As the Accounts Payable Clerk, you will be responsible for receiving invoices from various departments, verifying the accuracy of GL codes, ensuring that the appropriate approvals are received, and processing payments in JD Edwards. You will prepare cheques and perform cheque runs, and partner with vendors and other departments to investigate invoice inquiries to perform reconciliations.

Johnston Equipment is a dynamic team working together for a common goal: client satisfaction. At GNJ every client and employee is valued and important. Our company stands behind 60 years of business excellence.

We offer our employees:

• A stable company who stands behind 60 years of business excellence
• Competitive compensation
• Work/Life balance
• The chance to expand your professional and personal skills
• Learning with a national leader in a most critical industry, material handling

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast paced environment not wavering in those peak seasons but continually maintaining composure while providing a warm and friendly experience internally and externally to vendors. Your strong attention to detail to identify coding discrepancies and your speed allows for your efficient entry of data. Ultimately, you are a team player who aims to achieve the department’s goals, supporting others with a can-do attitude.

Goals:

• Ensure invoices are paid out to vendors and suppliers within their invoice due dates
• Reduce backlog of invoices and efficiently process payment of invoices in a timely manner
• Meet and exceed departmental KPIs through collaboration, teamwork, and adherence to team and individual goals

Key Work Activities:

• Receive invoices with proper approvals and signatures, perform three-way PO matching, and process invoices for payment to vendors and suppliers
• Check and verify that invoices have the correct vendor number and GL code
• Prepare new vendor files and set up accounts in the business system
• Receive requests for demand cheques and print cheques as required
• Answer incoming inquiries from suppliers/vendors
• Follow-up with other departments and internally with personnel regarding variances between invoices and approved amounts of payment
• Sort, code, match, and file invoices
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies, reconcile statements and make corrections
• Assist with month end closing and other duties as assigned by the Accounts Payable Supervisor

Here at Johnston we believe that attitude is everything, bring your “make a difference” personality and strong work ethic and be ready to succeed!

You can make a difference: You ensure the integrity of Accounts Payable data, dedicating yourself to staying on top of payment deadlines in an effort to maintain good working relationships with our vendors. Your regards to helping your team and your positive, enthusiastic attitude that resonates with those around you will substantially contribute to the overall success and morale of the department.

Johnston Equipment is working together for continuous improvement, sustainable outcomes and outstanding customer care. Live the values. Reap the rewards.

Additional Qualifications

Education

• Other, High School is required

Skills

• Familiar with Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Achieves Results
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Meets Deadlines and Commitments
  • Ability to Multi-task
  • Perform well in a fast-paced environment
  • Timely Decision Making
• Collaborates with Others, Maintains Productive Relationships
• Communicates Effectively, Clear and Concise (oral and written communication)
• Demonstrates Functional Expertise
  • Strong Mathematical Inclination
  • JD Edwards
• Other, Must have keyboarding/data entry experience
• Work Experience, 1 Year - Related Experience

Why Choose Johnston

Johnston Equipment prides itself on providing its employees a rewarding and fulfilling career. We strive to create an inclusive, supportive environment while providing opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, incentive programs and an excellent benefits package. When you join Johnston you are joining a team of outstanding individuals.
With 13 strategically located offices and more than 1,200 employees nationally, we are proud to be the leader within the Canadian material handling industry. The key to our success is an understanding that an effortless customer experience is the only acceptable outcome of each and every transaction.