Job Description

Job Description

Clerk, Accounts Payable

Status: Full-Time - 12-month contract

Location: Ontario, Canada - Hybrid

Cystic Fibrosis Canada is looking for our next Clerk, Accounts Payable to help Canadians with cystic fibrosis (CF) live W/O Limits .

Imagine life, health and hope without limits . You can help us lengthen life-spans and improve lives. Ensure CF care and support is available. Increase access to critical medicines. Help everyone in Canada’s CF community live fully, beyond the limits of cystic fibrosis.

Are you ready to help Canadians live without limits ? Apply today and change lives tomorrow.

WHO ARE WE?

Cystic Fibrosis Canada has dramatically changed the cystic fibrosis story, advancing research and care that has more than doubled life expectancy. Since being founded by parents in 1960, Cystic Fibrosis Canada has grown into a leading organization with a central role engaging people living with cystic fibrosis, parents and caregivers, volunteers, researchers and healthcare professionals, government and donors, all working together to change lives through treatments, research, information and support. Despite remarkable progress, the fight is not yet done; there are still Canadians left behind. The organization’s goal is to keep pushing until all people with cystic fibrosis can experience a full, healthy life, without limits.

THE ROLE AND IMPACT:

Reporting to the Manager, Finance, the Accounts Payable Clerk will be responsible for managing accounts payable, supporting the month-end/quarter-end closing; including preparing journal entries and maintaining balance sheet accounts with schedules.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH:

• Ensuring all invoices, expense reimbursements, and credit card reconciliations are aligned with policies, are coded correctly, and have the appropriate approvals and supporting documentation.
• Processing all payments based on scheduled payment runs, and special requests as needed.
• Maintaining accounts payable records, vendor records and invoices for audit purposes.
• Calculating and tracking GST/HST/QST/PST
• Ensuring monthly and quarterly entries are completed and schedules are updated for prepaids, depreciation, etc.
• Maintaining balance sheet accounts, reconciliations and applicable schedules.
• Ensuring expenses are recorded accurately in the sub-ledgers.
• Preparing journal entries as needed, including entries at month-end, quarter-end, year-end, and for the annual audit.
• Monitoring bank account balances and requesting fund transfers when established thresholds are met.
• Maintaining and preparing schedules for the annual financial audit, with appropriate back-up documentation.
• Answering all accounts payable related inquiries and providing support and answering queries from other departments.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Post-secondary Accounting diploma or certificate
• Minimum of two (2) years of accounting experience in AP and GL
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel
• Experience working with Sage Intacct or a comparable accounting software is considered an asset
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized
• Ability to work in ambiguity, independently, and meet deadlines
• Works well in a team environment
• Ability to communicate and collaborate across teams
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Collaborative, dynamic, and passionate work environment, with colleagues who are driven and motivated for this community.
• A company culture rooted in empathy, accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
• Flexible working schedule
• Remote and hybrid work model offered

Please submit your resume and cover letter directly through LinkedIn

Cystic Fibrosis Canada thanks all applicants in advance. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Cystic Fibrosis Canada is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to culture, ethnicity, race, color, religion, beliefs, gender, gender identify or expression, sexual orientation, nation of origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We will be happy to work with applicants requesting accommodation at all stages of the hiring process.

For additional information on our values (Connected, Inclusive, Impactful and Bold), Cystic Fibrosis Canada and the courageous fight being waged against this disease, please visit

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