Posted 23 days ago
Accounts Payable Specialist
@ Robert Half
Cambridge, Ontario
Overview
Robert Half is hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist in Cambridge, ON for an established organization's finance team. The role manages day-to-day accounts payable, invoice accuracy and timeliness, discrepancy resolution, and month-end and year-end close support. The position is full-time, permanent, and hybrid with 3 office days and 2 remote days.
Pay:
$60,000–$65,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Process invoices, expense reports and cheque requisitions
- Prepare weekly payment runs by cheque, wire and EFT
- Investigate and resolve accounts payable discrepancies
- Reconcile vendor statements and monitor AP aging
- Perform month-end AP reconciliations and accrual entries
Requirements summary:
- 3+ years of accounts payable or similar accounting experience
- Proficiency in Excel and accounting or ERP systems
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience with account reconciliations and payment processing
- Effective communication and collaboration with internal teams
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, CA |
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| Year founded | 1948 |
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We are partnering with an established organization in Cambridge to recruit an organized and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to join its finance team.
This individual will be responsible for managing day-to-day accounts payable activities, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and on time, resolving discrepancies, and supporting month-end and year-end financial processes.
The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and comfortable working collaboratively across departments to maintain accurate financial records and strong vendor relationships.
Location: Cambridge, ON
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days in-office and 2 days remote
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Key Responsibilities
- Match, code, obtain approvals for, enter, and file invoices, expense reports, and cheque requisitions.
- Prepare weekly payment runs, including cheques, wire transfers, and electronic funds transfers (EFTs).
- Investigate, document, and resolve accounts payable discrepancies from start to finish.
- Monitor accounts payable aging and ensure vendor accounts remain current.
- Review and reconcile vendor statements, following up on outstanding invoices and discrepancies as required.
- Communicate with internal team members to obtain invoice approvals and ensure timely processing.
- Review accrued accounts payable reports and follow up on received purchase orders that have not yet been invoiced.
- Perform month-end accounts payable reconciliations and closing procedures.
- Prepare month-end accrual journal entries for significant expenses.
- Reconcile outstanding cheques and investigate aged items.
- Match packing slips to invoices and maintain accurate supporting documentation.
- Perform data entry related to year-end inventory.
- Assist with offsite storage activities as required.
- Provide additional support with month-end and year-end closing activities as needed.
Qualifications & Experience
- Previous experience in accounts payable or a similar accounting role.
- Strong understanding of invoice processing, payment runs, vendor reconciliations, and accounts payable procedures.
- Experience with month-end closing, accruals, and general ledger reconciliations is an asset.
- Familiarity with purchase orders, receiving documentation, and inventory-related processes is preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting or ERP systems.
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and follow issues through to resolution.
- A collaborative, proactive approach and commitment to maintaining accurate financial records.
• Demonstrated ability to perform account reconciliations, manage invoice coding, and process payments with a high degree of accuracy.
• Experience preparing cheque runs and handling electronic payment transactions in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong data entry skills with careful attention to detail and the ability to manage a high volume of transactions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience using accounting or ERP platforms such as Oracle, QuickBooks, or SAP.
• Solid understanding of accounts payable aging, month-end close procedures, and vendor statement reconciliation.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with internal teams to obtain approvals and resolve issues efficiently.
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