Rakuten Kobo Inc.

AccountsPayableSpecialist

$63–99k Toronto, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Accounts Payable Specialist at Rakuten Kobo Inc.. Skills: Accounts Payable, Vendor invoice processing, Reconciliation, Financial systems, Microsoft Excel. Process vendor invoices by collecting, reviewing, and inputting invoice details into our financial systems.. Process time-sensitive international payroll with a high level of professionalism and discretion.”

What You'll Achieve.

Contributing to Kobo’s controllership team and supporting financial accounting functions.; Ensuring our accounts payable processes are operating effectively.; Increase efficiencies

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Highly analytical and profound attention to detail; Takes initiative to identify and voice areas of process improvement to increase efficiencies; Resolving financial related inquiries; Actions on issue resolutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Post-secondary degree with a focus on Accounting, At least five years of demonstrated progressive Accounts Payable experience, Highly analytical and profound attention to detail, Ability to pivot effectively with process changes and minimal disruption to the business, Takes initiative to identify and voice areas of process improvement to increase efficiencies, Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Professional, energetic, and very pro active, Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, Excellent interpersonal skills, Outstanding organizational skills and process oriented, Personable, team player with a “can do” attitude, Ability to work effectively in both a collaborative and independent environment, escalating issues when necessary, Experience with or involvement in new system implementation

What You'll Do.

Process vendor invoices by collecting

and inputting invoice details into our financial systems.

Process time-sensitive international payroll with a high level of professionalism and discretion.

Liaison with department owners and vendors on obtaining supporting invoices

and resolving financial related inquiries.

Assist in auditing and processing the Company’s expense reports via online expense reporting portal.

Process Global Tax remittances payments required on a monthly basis and within the defined timelines

Prepare and provide for review

all payments to be paid on a weekly basis

based on the terms set with vendors and/or deadlines internally set.

Oversight of procurement process

including assurances of policy measures

inclusion of contract

and approvals obtained.

Initiating payments via multiple payment instruments on various banking platforms

with a solid understanding of key input data ie. ACH/EFT

Prepare subledger to GL reconciliation for accounts payable

including aging and actions on issue resolutions

support for accrued liabilities

and various other balance sheet accounts.

Support the Accounting Manager in the financial accounting and period end close administration.

Ad hoc project supporting the Controllership team as required.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Energetic and dedicated group of professionals that are highly involved in all facets of the business through the delivery of exceptional stakeholder value.; Liaison with department owners and vendors on obtaining supporting invoices, approvals, and resolving financial related inquiries.; Ability to work effectively in both a collaborative and independent environment, escalating issues when necessary.

Communication Scope

Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written

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