Clerk V Accounts Payable

at  PHSA

CLERK V ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Accounts Payable
Burnaby, BC
The Accounts Payable Clerk determines the tax status of goods purchased, codes invoices to General Ledger accounts and handles the general office routines and correspondence. Pay invoices, batches suppliers’ invoices and enters them into the computer system, reconciles suppliers’ statements. Communicates with suppliers and other hospital departments to maintain efficient processing of invoices.

WHAT YOU BRING

Qualifications

• Grade 12, successful completion of a recognized accounting course and two years’ recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Ability to keyboard at 45 wpm.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Deal with others effectively.
• Physically carry out the duties of the position.
• Organize work.
• Operate related equipment.

Skills & Knowledge

• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

WHAT WE DO

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.
Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services
PHSA is committed to equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.
Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

• Process invoices in a multi-fund environment, check coding to ensure that invoices are paid from the correct fund.
• Match invoices to purchase orders, packing lists, verifies mathematical accuracy and prioritize documents received in order to meet scheduled deadline dates.
• Schedule, edit and print cheques to suppliers as required.
• Reconcile suppliers’ statements.
• Ensure that all suppliers’ invoices have vendor number, purchase order number, invoice number, and general ledger account number and are authorized for payment in accordance with the established policies and procedures.
• Attend to all correspondence relating to accounts payable including, but not limited to, unpaid invoices and auditors’ confirmations.
• Identify tax status of suppliers’ invoices using reference material provided.
• Allocate invoices to appropriate general ledger accounts.
• Prepare quick pay invoices into batches and inputs same into computer as required.
• Sort suppliers’ invoices into alphabetical order, batches and inputs them into the computer system.
• File invoices and supplier correspondence to facilitate the matching and processing functions.
• Perform other related duties as required.