Accounts Payable Clerk

Job summary

The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for processing vendor invoices, verifying documentation, and ensuring payments are authorized and recorded accurately. This role also involves reconciling sub-ledgers to the general ledger and supporting month-end and year-end closing processes.

Job details

Whitefish River First Nation EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK Employment Type: Full-time Indeterminate Department: Finance Hours: 35 hours per week Salary Range: $46,361 – 55,660 annually (Depending on education and experience) + Pension and Benefits The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for processing accounts payable transactions and maintaining accurate financial records. This role ensures expenditures are properly authorized, recorded, and aligned with budgets, policies, and funding requirements of Whitefish River First Nation. The right candidate will have strong attention to detail, customers service skills and work collaboratively as part of the Whitefish River First Nation Finance team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Receive, review, and process vendor invoices for payment. Verify coding, approvals, and supporting documentation in accordance with policies. Prepare and process payments (cheques, EFTs, electronic payments). Reconcile accounts payable sub-ledger to the general ledger. Respond to vendor inquiries and resolve discrepancies. Assist departments with purchase order processes and invoice submissions. Monitor outstanding payables and ensure timely payments. Support month-end and year-end closing processes. (For a complete job description, please email hrmanager@whitefishriver.ca). QUALIFICATIONS: Post-secondary education in accounting, business administration, or related field No prior accounts payable experience is required; however, previous accounts payable or bookkeeping experience is considered an asset. New graduates are encouraged to apply. Experience working with accounting software. Experience in a First Nation or public sector environment is an asset. SKILLS: Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Good organizational and record-keeping skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. Strong communication and customer service skills. **Upon hire, the successful candidate must submit a Police Criminal Reference Check. ** APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 23, 2026, AT NOON. Interested applicants must submit a current resume, cover letter, two (2) work-related references, and one (1) character reference (with contact information) to: CONFIDENTIAL: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK c/o Human Resources Whitefish River First Nation 17-A Rainbow Ridge Road, P.O. Box 188; Birch Island, ON P0P1A0 Email applications can be emailed to jobapplications@whitefishriver.ca At Whitefish River First Nation, we value diversity and inclusion. Miigwetch to all who apply; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. This opportunity is proudly supported by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and funded through the Workforce Development Program. Eligibility requirements for the program can be found here.

What you’ll do

The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for processing vendor invoices, verifying documentation, and ensuring payments are authorized and recorded accurately. This role also involves reconciling sub-ledgers to the general ledger and supporting month-end and year-end closing processes.

Requirements

Candidates must have post-secondary education in accounting, business administration, or a related field. While no prior experience is required, familiarity with accounting software and experience in a public sector or First Nation environment is considered an asset.

Benefits

• Pension • Benefits

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• record keeping · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Bookkeeping · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Accounts payable
• Bookkeeping
• Financial records
• Invoice processing
• Reconciliation
• Attention to detail
• Customer service
• Organizational skills
• Record-keeping
• Accounting software
• Communication skills
• Data entry
• Accounts Payable Processing
• Record Keeping
• Accounts Payable
• Accounting
• Accounting Software
• Budgeting
• Business Administration
• Customer Service
• Communication
• Finance
• Financial Statements
• General Ledger
• Invoicing
• Workforce Development
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Administrative
• Government & Public Sector
• Accounts Payable Clerk
• Accounts Payable / Receivable Clerk
• Accounting Associate Professionals
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks