Accounts Payable Clerk

Are you ready to make a real impact and grow your career in an industry that nourishes the nation? Join us at Trophy Foods Inc. in Mississauga, ON, where exciting opportunities await you! Whether you’re looking to launch your career or take it to the next level, we offer the perfect platform to thrive in the dynamic world of food manufacturing.

At Trophy Foods, we don’t just make snacks — we craft quality products that people across the country love. From sourcing the finest ingredients to producing and packaging private label nuts, seeds, dried fruit, mixes, and confections, our team plays a key role in delivering delicious, healthy snacks to households nationwide. With our products featured in grocery stores, clubs, and mass channels, you’ll feel a sense of pride knowing the snacks you helped create are enjoyed coast-to-coast.

Now’s the time to be part of our growth and success! Ready to start or accelerate your journey with us? Come be part of something bigger at Trophy Foods!

We are looking for a Accounts Payable Clerk to join our dynamic team at Trophy Foods. This position is for an existing vacancy and offers the opportunity to:

• Contribute to our mission of inspiring, creating, and delivering high-quality snacks with exceptional service.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and meet the evolving needs of our customers and consumers.
• Ensure the highest standards of food safety, quality, and customer satisfaction are met.
• Uphold Trophy’s strong commitment to caring for customers, our community, and the environment.

Overview: The Senior Accountant is responsible for ensuring the overall integrity and completeness of the financial statements. This includes month/year-end closing, review of internal controls, completion of account reconciliations, and managing the audit PBC list. The incumbent will have a mandate to develop and implement process improvements, with the objective of driving efficiencies and building a best-in-class organization.

Overview: We are looking for a reliable and detailed-oriented professional to maintain our payable information. The Accounts Payable Clerk will be responsible for invoice entry, general ledger coding (where purchase orders were not assigned), responding to vendor inquiries around payments and processing cheques, EFTs, and wires.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Process vendor invoices as required, ensuring invoices are appropriately coded for General Ledger or proper purchase order is referenced.
• Processing freight invoices against accruals or with proper approvals from freight manager.
• Ensure invoices are legitimate and approved for payment.
• Monitor vendor payment agreements to take advantage of cash discounts whenever possible.
• Track vendor credits owed to the company and ensure they are appropriately applied to vendor invoices.
• Ensure vendor master is updated with correct information.
• Investigate and resolve any differences between supplier invoices and internal receiving/purchase orders, daily.
• Prepare and print cheques or wires (match invoices) or prepare EFT files for signing officer when required.
• Responsible for the confidentiality of personnel business expense data, legal documents and lawyer fees, asset information, customer/supplier information.
• Reconcile vendor account statements.
• Work with Financial Analyst on month-end and year end reporting, ensuring integrity reports are validated and ensuring GL balances match sub-ledgers.
• Identifies opportunities for improving processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements:

• College diploma or University degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 4+ years of experience within a high-volume Accounts Payable environment.
• Consumer packaged goods and/or food & beverage industry experience preferred.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments and key business partners.
• Pro-active with vendor relations and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• Self-starter who works well with limited supervision.
• Excellent knowledge of Accounting software; Excel, Word and Outlook (JDE/Esker/Hubble an asset).

Apply today and help us create snacks that bring joy and togetherness to our customers and consumers!

Trophy Foods is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. Diversity is core to our business: by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success and growth. Trophy Foods Inc. provides equal opportunities in employment, promotions, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment to all qualified persons without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, caste, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, or any other characteristics protected by the applicable Federal and Provincial laws.

We may use AI-supported tools to assist with parts of our recruitment process. These tools support administrative and screening functions and do not replace human decision-making. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team.

Trophy Foods has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities.