Accounts Payable Supervisor

  • Full-time
  • Business Type: Corporate

Job Description

Are you looking for something more than just a job? Are you looking for a community, a partnership, a team, and an opportunity to learn and grow in your career?
As one of world’s leading, and fastest-growing home furnishing retailers, we know what it takes to build a satisfying career.

JYSK is seeking an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join our Accounting team on a permanent and full-time basis. The position will be based at our head office in Coquitlam, BC.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Accounts Payable Supervisor will coach, support, and lead a team of 7 Accounts Payable Clerks and 1 Accounts Payable Team Leader, including reviewing their day-to-day work, and ensuring all work related to the area is delivered with timeliness and accuracy. The role requires someone who has a good knowledge of the accounts payable cycle, is highly motivated, service-minded, caring for staff, and driven by deadlines and quality.

The Role:

Leadership

  • Lead the team to post all invoices timely and accurately to assist in the month-end closing process. Recommend process improvement where issues are noted.
  • Lead the team to provide good services to the vendors and stores. Monitor inquires sent through the ticketing system. Ensure all inquires are addressed promptly.
  • Hold a weekly meeting with the team to understand their needs and address any escalated issues.
  • Monitor the KPIs of everyone to ensure productivity is maintained and workload is reasonable.
  • Review vacation plans and arrange for backup to ensure no disruption of work.

Review

  • Review cash reimbursements submitted by the business operators.
  • Review auditing results of store month-end package and report to Loss Prevention Team
  • Review coding of credit card expenses. Ensure backup is received for all credit card expenses.
  • Review vendor account reconciliations. Prepare a list of vendors that team needs to reconcile monthly.
  • Review and monitor AP aging to ensure all accounts are showing the right balances and paid timely.

Others

  • Maintain a complete and accurate vendor list in the system following internal procedures.
  • Monitor company credit card balances. Ensure balances are paid timely. Handle new credit card applications or requests for credit limit increase.
  • Establish, document, and implement policies and procedures necessary to ensure a high degree of quality in work performed by the area.
  • Assist in ad-hoc projects as assigned.

What you bring to the role

  • Have a minimum of two years of Accounts payable cycle experience.
  • Having management experience is considered an asset. Preference will be given to someone who has led a team of at least 2 staff.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Have good social skills who can work well in a team environment and react quickly to urgent payment requests.
  • Work well in a computer environment with strong MS Office skills particularly with Excel.
  • Experience with Microsoft Navision is considered an asset.
  • Experience in a high-volume, multi-location organization with +50M revenue is considered an asset.

What this role brings to you:

  • The possibility of being part of a dynamic team and culture
  • The opportunity to have a rewarding career with various prospects for career advancement across different functions and teams
  • A great benefit package (including medical, vision and dental)
  • An amazing colleague discount on all JYSK products  

If this sounds like an opportunity for you, come join JYSK and experience it for yourself!

JYSK is an equal opportunity employer.

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