Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Associate

Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Associate | Bedford, Nova Scotia

Innovasea | Aquatic Solutions Built for Life

Ready to join a passionate team committed to a more sustainable future? Innovasea (pronounced In-no-va-see) is at the forefront of revolutionizing aquaculture solutions and advancing the science of fish tracking. We provide complete end-to-end solutions to improve sustainable fish farming and better understand and preserve our marine and freshwater habitats.

When you work at Innovasea, you join a group of over 250 employees committed to our values of authenticity, collaboration, commitment, innovation and stewardship. As a member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to be part of an organization relentlessly committed to building a better tomorrow.

About the role

Are you a natural problem-solver with a curious mind, a creative spark, and the drive to turn ideas into action? Think outside the box? We’re looking for someone who takes initiative and moves the box.

We are looking for a full-time AP/AR Associate to join our Finance team. This role is a great opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work, is detailed oriented, enjoys working with numbers, solving problems, and keeping financial operations running smoothly.

The AP/AR Associate will play a key role in supporting our North American operations, ensuring invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time, records are meticulously maintained, and strong relationships are built with customers and suppliers. In addition, this role will collaborate with and support our global A/P and A/R teams, assisting with non–North American accounts as needed.

What you'll be doing

Coordinate the daily reconciliation of bank activities

Coordinate the processing of supplier invoices with purchase orders and receiving documents while communicating discrepancies in a timely manner

Facilitate and efficient invoice approval process

Coordinate the processing of invoices in TrailD / SYSPRO while following up on discrepancies

Coordinate the processing of employee expense claims in Emburse / SYSPRO

Maintain digital filing system of financial records for efficient retrieval

Support the reconciliation of supplier deposits and customer deposits

Manage vendor and customer inquiries

Complete credit card reconciliation

Support internal cost tracking process

Prepare week forecast of cash disbursement requirements

Coordinate the distribution of customer invoices

Facilitate customer collection efforts

General ledger account reconciliations

Support departmental requests for financial information

Assisting with annual financial audit

Special projects as required

What We’re Looking For

Relevant experience and/or education

Communication skills both written and verbal

Experience with Microsoft Office applications with working knowledge of Excel/Word

Ability to work independently with remote supervision while under pressure of deadlines and provide high degree of accuracy

Must be a team player with the ability to interact effectively with all employee levels in a positive, cooperative and productive manner

Education

Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent experience

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Experience with ERP systems and related technologies (ideally SYSPRO)

Experience working with TRailD invoice integration and Emburse expense management considered an asset