The primary responsibility of this position is planning, directing, organizing, and controlling Accounts Payable functions and for the direction, evaluation, and overall supervision of the Accounts Payable staff in various analytical, statistical, problem solving, and technical disciplines.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Lead the AP team members, motivate and develop AP professionals
• Enable Canadian and US accounting processes to take advantage of efficient/scalable processes
• Ensure teams meet monthly deadlines
• Develop onboarding and training schedules within the team and for the AP function
• Systemically intake, escalate, and triage a large number of vendor payments (payables and billings), including issue resolution
• Ensure the AP sub-ledgers reconciled monthly
• Maintain adequate working papers
• Develop, implement, monitor, and report company-wide KPI’s such as DPO’s, early payment discounts, and terms override and drive process improvements across the organization
• Release AP invoices for payment and review coding to ensure consistency and accuracy
• Help establish best practices and govern change management as our finance team implements new systems for automating manual processes to drive efficiency
• Assist with internal and external audit & ad-hoc requests as required
• Maintain and document strong internal controls to ensure compliance with corporate policies and SOX regulations
• Train team members and ensure team members are cross trained
• Special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Education, Experience, Skills, Certifications/Licenses:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent business experience
• Mainstream ERP and/or financial systems experience
• Concur expense management preferred
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Project management skills, process mapping, desktop procedures, and version control experience preferred

What will make you stand out:

• Leadership, Teamwork, Interpersonal Skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Project Management, Change Management, Continued Process Improvement
• Analytical Skills

Our highly competitive compensation package and outstanding benefits include:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training and a
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k with company matching & additional retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

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If you are ready to build your career in a company that thrives on growth, a safe work environment, rewarding work, challenge, and opportunity, come build your career with us at West Fraser: www.westfraser.com

West Fraser is a diversified North American wood products company producing southern yellow pine lumber and wood chips across the Southern US and Western Canada. We are the largest lumber producer in North America!

Our employees operate in a culture that values safety first and rewards hard work. We recognize and support our team culture and focus on growing our team by promoting from within – many of our employees have built their careers with us. West Fraser is a growing company that believes strongly in promoting from within and prides itself on providing a challenging environment with continuous development. The successful candidate should be interested in future growth opportunities within the company.

We thank all candidates for their interest. Please apply through our online application process as resumes will not be accepted at the site. No phone inquiries, please.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations, and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of the diverse communities we are a part of. We will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin, or any other protected legal characteristic.

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace