Description:
As an employer, the Métis Nation of Ontario offers a collaborative work environment with competitive salary
Further, permanent employees benefit from:
- Comprehensive employer-paid health benefits,
- Pension plan,
- 10 days’ vacation to start,
- Annual paid two-week holiday closure in December-January,
- 16 paid public and employer holidays,
- Early closures on long weekends,
- 15 paid health & wellness days (sick leave),
- Employee Assistance Plan, and
- Telemedicine plan.
- Preferred membership pricing at Goodlife gyms.
The Role
The Accounts Payable Coordinator co-ordinates the processing and retention of financial information for payments for specific assigned branch(es) in accordance with specified Financial Policies and Procedures.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Review of invoices for coding accuracy and payment to ensure that financial policies and procedures are adhered to;
- Financial data entry into accounting systems;
- Ensuring prompt and accurate payment of approved invoices;
- Online and physical document filing;
- Answering and directing internal and external communications (phone calls, email, etc.);
- Providing support to Branch management on financial procedures;
- Issue resolution with vendors, suppliers and colleagues within the MNO;
- Providing support for year end audit activities;
- Other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
To be successful in this position the Accounts Payable Coordinator must be able to:
- Efficiently and accurately process and manage a high-volume of transaction via system data entry;
- Be able to independently manage a wide variety of tasks;
- Communicate well within a team environment, including being able to understand and follow instructions and collaborate with team members;
- Communicate issues encountered and provide potential solutions to resolve issues; and
- Keep manager informed of progress.
Qualifications
- Strong desire to act in the service of the Métis Citizens, to advance and uphold rights and culture
- Completion of secondary school or equivalent combination of education and experience
- High degree of technology literacy and proficiency in standard office equipment and software. Experience with Microsoft Office suite required.
- Experience with Microsoft Great Plains or Oracle NetSuite an asset.
- Superior organization skills and time/priority-management
- Highly detail-oriented
- Demonstrated ability to work alone/independently with minimal supervision
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in both a remote and in-office work environment