High Tide Inc. is seeking Senior Specialist - Accounts Payable who will be responsible for overseeing accurate and timely processing and payment of customer/vendor invoices, expense reports, and month-end entries. The Senior Specialist will accomplish this by maintaining, and enforcing data accuracy, and integrity and the quick resolving escalated payable/receivable issues. In addition, the role is heavily customer-service based and offers thorough support and assistance to both vendors and internal parties.

ABOUT US:

High Tide Inc. is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world’s most powerful plant. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:
Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana™ is the largest non-franchised cannabis retail chain in Canada,with 162 current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana be came the first cannabis discount club retailer in Canada.
Retail Innovation: Fastendr™ is a unique and fully automated technology that integrates retail kiosks and smart lockers tofacilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.
E-commerce Platforms: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory sites across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.
High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine and was ranked number one in the retail category onthe Financial Times list of Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies for 2023. To discover the full impact of High Tide, please visit www.hightideinc.com.

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Requirements:

• Minimum of 7-year experience in AP Process and all types of accounts reconciliation and internal controls.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately calculate, post, correct, and manage accounting figures and financial records.
• Must possess a high level of moral judgment for handling confidential information and monetary transactions.
• Experience in gathering data, compiling the proper information, and preparing financial reports.
• Able to perform moderate to complex account reconciliations.
• Strong diplomatic, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills in order to handle late payments and delinquent accounts.
• Prior experience in a leadership or supervisory role is an asset.
• Solid knowledge of accounting systems and internal controls.
• Previous experience working in an ERP system is required.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.
• Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
• Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners, and government agencies.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills

• Reviews invoices and requisitions for accuracy and satisfactory payment approval
• Processes (entry, review, and posting) of PO, non-PO, payment requests, and invoices in both our Concur platform and Sage X3.
• Assists with the preparation and execution of weekly payment runs (EFT/ACH/Wires and cheques).
• Assists with the posting of critical monthly and quarterly payments: Visa, utilities, rents/leases, GST/HST, etc.
• Assists in closing month and quarter ends for A/P, as well as preparing/reviewing the monthly and quarterly reconciliations.
• Prepares general ledger journal entries as needed.
• Participates in the timely and accurate preparation of various reports, including monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and ad-hoc requests.
• Provides A/P expertise in the continuous improvement of current business processes and in the formulation of new business processes, projects, and systems.
• Assists with the resolution of various payment or system related issues (e.g. rejected payments, technical issues related to vendors, etc.).
• Coordinates with suppliers and reconciles supplier statements.
• Investigates and resolves billing discrepancies or misapplied payment transactions.
• Prepares credit applications.
• Maintains financial security by adhering to internal accounting controls.
• Builds solid relationships across all units at various accounting levels.
• Ensures the strict confidentiality and privacy of both financial and non-financial information as they relate to the organization and its business partners.

• Other duties as assigned.

  Requirements:

• Minimum of 7-year experience in AP Process and all types of accounts reconciliation and internal controls.

• Demonstrated ability to accurately calculate, post, correct, and manage accounting figures and financial records.
• Must possess a high level of moral judgment for handling confidential information and monetary transactions.
• Experience in gathering data, compiling the proper information, and preparing financial reports.
• Able to perform moderate to complex account reconciliations.
• Strong diplomatic, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills in order to handle late payments and delinquent accounts.
• Prior experience in a leadership or supervisory role is an asset.
• Solid knowledge of accounting systems and internal controls.
• Previous experience working in an ERP system is required.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.
• Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
• Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners, and government agencies.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.