Accounts Payable Officer

at  Liberal Party of Canada

SUMMARY

The Liberal Party of Canada is seeking a Finance Officer – Accounts Payable for an opportunity to join a dedicated team of staff to support Justin Trudeau and the Liberal team.
We are looking for people who care about the work we do and who are a great fit for our culture andteam. If you want to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and play an active role in promoting Liberal values, then we want to hear from you!
Reporting to the Manager of Accounting, the Payables Officer Position is responsible for various accounting and analytical activities, and provides support to payables standards and assist the Controller as needed.

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LPC is committed to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, 2SLGBTQI+ people, people living with disabilities, and other equity-seeking groups. If you identify as a member of an equity-seeking group, you may choose to identify as such in your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Should an offer of employment be presented to you, the offer will be conditional upon the candidates attesting to their fully vaccinated status for COVID-19 and providing proof of such vaccination. LPC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under applicable human rights legislation(s).
LPC encourages applications from all qualified candidates. LPC has a great record of accommodating persons with disabilities. Contact the Human Resources department at hr-rh@liberal.ca if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies

• Manage the day-to-day accounts payable activities including daily entering and process of vendor payable invoices and staff expense claims
• Enter and process payables accurately with regards to specific established coding and internal policies.
• Verify supporting documentation, required approval for vendor invoices and expense claims in accordance with internal procedures.
• Liaise with department managers for payable approvals and invoices, and with vendors and suppliers for payments requests, payment confirmations, etc.
• Conduct periodic vendor account reconciliation, contract filing, and maintain payables and disbursements files, expense reporting system and invoice-filing system.
• Process expense and credit card reimbursement requests (reviews of receipts and approvals, calculations of the HST refund, etc.), and handle EFT/cheques in accordance with payment policy and due dates.
• Prepare periodic payables aging report for review, and conduct periodic vendor ledger entries reviews.
• Maintain the vendor database, setting up new vendors as necessary, and assist with the improvement of internal control around AP processes
• Provide support for special projects, statutory reporting and audit requirements.