Farrow is a diversified, family-owned business that facilitates international trade by executing comprehensive customs brokerage and integrated logistics solutions. We provide our clients peace of mind with our customs brokerage, shipping, and freight-forwarding capabilities for Canada and the United States.
Farrow Prides itself on providing exceptional customs service with a true focus on trade compliance. It is our passion for personalized care that has led to Farrow being in business for over 100 years and has allowed us to constantly expand with 29 locations across North America and we're still growing! We're real people, family-owned and dedicated to our employees with a history of reinvesting in them. This commitment and dedication are why many of our employees have been with us longer than 20 years and why we have been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for 10 consecutive years.
Position Summary
This position is responsible for preparing, entering and maintaining filings for Accounts Payable and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices.
Key Responsibilities (Supervisory/Materials/Information)

• Receives, reviews, prepares and completes invoices for payment
• Ensures payments and internal controls are compliant with company policy, generally accepted accounting principles and federal, provincial / state and related tax regulations.
• Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
• Coding invoices with applicable General Ledger accounts
• Ensures correct distribution
• Daily backup of reception for breaks and lunch and back up for vacation and sick leave
• Opens, verifies and distributes mail
• Prepares reports and audits data on a regular basis
• Filing of invoices and any related paperwork

Education and Experience

• Must be a graduate of recognized post-secondary institution in accounting or finance
• At least 1 year of experience in accounting, accounts payable, etc.

Competencies, Working Skills & Attributes

• Very strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, especially with Excel
• Extremely strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Must have strong problem solving capabilities
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize work
• Must have strong deadline orientation with the ability to handle multiple-tasks in a fast paced environment
• Exposure to US tax legislation is an asset

Working Conditions, Mental Effort & Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time while entering data
• Ability to focus on computer screen and /or written materials for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity required for desktop computer
• Must work under deadlines and related stresses in a timely and efficient manner

Farrow is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.