Accounts Payable Manager

GRAYBAR CANADA•Halifax, NS

77d•Onsite

About The Position

Graybar Canada is looking for people with a desire to start a long-lasting career at one of the oldest and largest wholesale electrical distributors in Canada. Graybar Canada is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, automation, and telecommunications products that supports these operations through related supply chain management and logistics services. Graybar Canada operates more than 35 branches across Canada. As one of Canada's largest employee-owned companies, Graybar Canada has the power and stability of a big corporation and the integrity and drive of a neighborhood business. Graybar Canada has an exciting career opportunity available. We are currently seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to join our Corporate Head Office in Halifax, NS.

Requirements

Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Commerce or Business Administration, or an acceptable combination of education and relevant experience required.
Minimum of five years related accounts payable experience
Minimum of two years related supervisory expereince
A doer with a professional and positive attitude
Personable and strong communication, ability to lead and achieve results
Highly organized, a problem-solver who can work well under pressure

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and engage the accounts payable team, to ensure accurate, timely, and vendor-focused service delivery.
Oversee the full accounts payable cycle, including vendor invoice processing, approval workflows, payment runs, employee reimbursements, and related documentation
Ensure vendor invoices are reviewed, coded, matched to PO's and receiving reports, approved, and paid in accordance with policy, payment terms, authority, and internal control requirements
Manage vendor relationships by responding to inquiries, resolving payment and discount discrepancies, reconciling vendor statements, and supporting timely issue resolution
Maintain accurate accounts payable records, vendor master data, financial documentation, and audit-ready files in accordance with accepted accounting practices
Support month and year end close and external audit activities, coordinating accounts payable reconciliations, accruals, reporting, and analysis
Drive process improvement by identifying and resolving issues, streamlining accounts payable workflows, leveraging automation where appropriate, and collaborating with branch locations, procurement, operations, and finance
Comfortable working with online banking and related software
Comfortable working in an environment that uses EDI (electronic data interchange), OCR (optical character recognition) and three-way matching in a multiple location environment
Other responsibilities as required