Accounts Payable / General Accountant

This role will oversee and streamline the accounts payable departments day-to-day activities, planning the departmental workload and flow. This role handles high-volume invoice processing, resolving AP issues, updating and reconciling the subledger to the GL as well as processing weekly cheque runs.

• Oversee all aspects of the accounts payable lifecycle, ensuring invoices are processed, approved, and paid efficiently and in compliance with policies
• Address and resolve escalated issues by coordinating with department heads, vendors and/or other internal stakeholders to ensure timely invoice payments, avoiding late fees and maximizing cash discounts
• Maintain clear communication with vendors, address discrepancies on a timely basis and ensure strong working relationship
• Oversee weekly payment processing, including cheques, EFTs, and other financial payment transactions
• Track and report spending related to capital expenditure projects
• Analyze and report to Management various expense details as requested
• Assist with month-end closings
• Perform additional duties as assigned

• 3-5 years’ experience in Accounts Payable / General Accounting
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office, ERP experience
• Excellent skills regarding account coding, invoice processing and payment procedures
• The ability to escalate concerns in a problem-solving manner
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Problem solving and creative thinking abilities
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail is required
• Excellent attendance and commitment to the position will be required

• Manual dexterity required
• Interacts with employees, management and external vendors
• Sitting, standing, bending and walking
• Repetitive work
• Overtime may be required

• Work in the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Markdale, Ontario
• International award-winning business and the largest ice cream manufacturer in Canada
• Office work with a dynamic team of Chapman’s employees
• Opportunity to grow with the company
• Excellent benefit package
• Generous performance-based bonuses
• Excellent pension package
• Active social committee
• Employee assistance program
• Group home and auto insurance
• Subsidized lunches at our onsite Cafeteria
• Health benefits plan
• We enjoy what we do and we do it best
• Free Ice Cream!

This is a salaried role with a starting range of $55,000 to $62,000 per year.