**The Role**
Your responsibilities will be to assist with all aspects of Account Payable. Your primary responsibilities will include but not limit to:
**Description of position and Daily Tasks/Responsibilities**:
- Ensure all payables are processed accurately, on time, in accordance to Costco policy and comply with accounting standard.
- Process invoices for goods and service received by Costco, using the correct cost centre
- Ensure that discrepant invoices are resolved daily.
- Ensure that all credit notes are reviewed, matched to short payments and / or processed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Be responsible for the reconciliation of vendor statements to ensure that all aged items are addressed and followed through to resolution.
- Ensure AP month end GL accounts are reconciled and all reconciliation items and supported by appropriate comments.
- Be flexible and able to adapt to the needs of the evolving AP functions.
- Ensure EDI queries are resolved daily and support vendor onboarding.
- Assist in other areas of the business as required.
**Abilities and talents recommended for job success**:
- Tertiary degree in accounting preferred
- Accounts Payable experience with exposure to vendor statement reconciliation is preferred
- Ability to perform mathematical computations such as percentages, fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division quickly and accurately
- Strong problem solving skills, basic accounting principles knowledge, documentation skills, research and resolution skills, data analysis and multi-tasking skills.
- Thorough knowledge of applicable accounts payable/general ledger systems and procedures, financial chart of accounts and corporate procedures
- Strong MS Excel skills. (V-Lookups and Pivot tables)
- Must have a strong work ethic and display a strong sense of urgency.
- Display a positive "can do" attitude.
- Resilience and perseverance.
- Ability to take responsibility for one's own performance, be able to sets goals and expectations and is able to report on progress.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to interact with employees and vendors in a professional manner
- Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness
- Competitive & Rewarding salary
- Strong learning ground to launch your career
- Fast and dynamic team environment
**Other specific requirements**
- Full Covid-19 Vaccination or medical contraindication certificate