Accounts Payable Clerk

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join a finance team in Mississauga, Ontario on a Contract basis. This role is well suited to someone who is comfortable managing a busy invoice workflow, maintaining accuracy in financial records, and supporting daily payables operations. The successful candidate will contribute to timely invoice processing, employee expense administration, and year-end finance activities while working closely with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a large volume of supplier invoices, ensuring entries are reviewed, coded, and recorded accurately within required timelines.

• Validate purchase order invoices by comparing billing details against purchase orders and proof of receipt before approval.

• Retrieve invoices and related backup documents from the accounts payable inbox and organize them for processing.

• Enter invoices and other payables transactions into the system with careful attention to completeness and accuracy.

• Help reduce outstanding payables by addressing aged items and supporting the resolution of the current invoice backlog.

• Prepare payment batches for company entities and ensure payments are set up in accordance with established procedures.

• Review and process employee expense claims in line with company policies.

• Provide day-to-day support for transactional accounts payable activities and respond to routine finance-related requests.

• Assist the finance group with September year-end tasks and any additional accounts payable assignments as needed.