Accounts Payable Technician

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

As part of the Finance team, the Accounts Payable Manager ensures invoices are processed accurately and suppliers are paid on time. Working closely with internal teams and suppliers, this role supports reliable financial operations and compliance with company procedures.

Missions/Main Duties

• Receive supplier and subcontractor invoices, match them to purchase orders, delivery slips or timesheets, and review, code and enter them.
• Work with internal stakeholders to obtain the required approvals and communicate with suppliers to respond to inquiries and resolve discrepancies.
• Review, code and enter expense claims and credit card transactions.
  Process supplier payments, record payments made by bank transfer, and prepare monthly accruals for invoices received but not yet recorded.
• Validate sales tax registration numbers, create new clients and purchase orders for administrative departments in SPOT, and ensure that required compliance and ethics forms are received.
• Assist the Project Accountant with client-billing tasks during peak periods, file and archive documents, and perform other related duties.

Profile/Skills

Education: Professional accounting training or college-level (CEGEP) education in accounting or a related field.

Years of experience: Two (2) to five (5) years of relevant accounts payable experience.

Technical competencies:

• Good knowledge of supplier invoice processing and accounts payable procedures.
• Comfortable using Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP); experience with SPOT is an asset.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to process expense claims, credit card transactions and bank-transfer payments.
• Excellent written and spoken proficiency in both English and French to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in both languages.

Personal and soft skills:

• Dynamic, accurate and well-organized.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Able to resolve issues and propose innovative solutions.
• Discreet and professional when handling financial information.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected].

Workplace Type

Hybrid