Tarion Looking for Accounts Payable Clerk at Toronto, ON Full Time

Accounts Payable Clerk (ACCPC0524)

Type of Position Full Time, Permanent
Location: 5160 Yonge Street, North York

About Tarion

Since 1976, Tarion has provided new home warranty protection to more than 2 million Ontario homes. We serve new home buyers and new homeowners by ensuring that one of their life’s biggest investments is protected. Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. This warranty protection is provided by Ontario’s builders and lasts up to seven years. It is backstopped by Tarion. More than 375,000 homes are currently enrolled in the warranty program. Every year about 55,000 new homes are enrolled.

With more than 265 employees, Tarion works hard every day to serve the public interest by, first and foremost, protecting consumers and their new home purchases. We investigate homeowner warranty claims; resolve warranty disputes between homeowners and builders; and provide deposit and delayed closing protection for new home buyers. We also manage the Guarantee Fund, an important financial reserve designed to help shield Ontario consumers from possible catastrophic building events. All of this enhances fairness and confidence in Ontario’s new home building industry.

The Finance team is responsible for financial reporting and control, tax and compliance, strategic planning and financial Planning & analysis, Treasury and working capital management, capital budgeting, and Risk management. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role has the primary responsibility for full cycle account payable functions, managing cheque runs and validating and verifying invoices and expenses across the organization. This is a hybrid role requiring working two (2) days in the office and three (3) days remotely, per week.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Process accounts payable cheque-runs and EFT payments (including corporate expenses, claims and enrolment fee refunds)
• Validate all corporate invoices for accurate G/L account, cost centre and project coding
• Ensure accurate accounting records for payables and disbursements to vendors and employees
• Review and verify AP transactions are in compliance to Corporate policies and finance procedures
• Co-ordinate and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to gather all required back- ups for payments
• Perform month end close for AP, including corporate, claims and expenses
• Serve as a back-up to the Accountant for the Cash Security Deposit release pay cycle
• Support the year-end audit relating to payable matters.
• Respond to inquiries, verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, on invoices and payments, as required

Qualifications:

• Community College Diploma/Certificate or equivalent in Administration or Finance
• Minimum 2 years of full cycle Accounts Payable experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to solve problems with minimal supervision
• Excellent data entry skills and strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and time management skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Team player

Why Choose Tarion?

We believe that Tarion’s employees are its most valuable asset. We strive to provide a welcoming work environment.

We offer employees a competitive compensation program, opportunities for learning and development, an employee discount program, access to wellness programs, and a variety of Employee Assistance Program tools and online resources to support well-being.

At Tarion, we believe that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion allows employees to perform at their very best and underpins a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career. Tarion is committed to developing and maintaining work environments and practices that ensure equality of opportunity in recruitment, selection and promotion, and to removing systemic barriers so that employees have every opportunity to feel included in the workplace.

If you are a person with a disability and have questions or would like help with your application, please contact a member of the Human Resources Department.

Application Submissions & Deadline:
Please submit a covering letter and resume with vacancy code ACCPC0524.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Wellness program
• Work from home

Schedule:

Experience:

• Accounts payable: 2 years (preferred)