Accounts Payable Specialist
yorkgroup
- Edmonton, Canada
- On-site
- Mid Level
- Posted
Skills
Required
- Microsoft Office
- handling difficult vendor conversations
- overdue balances
Preferred
- Yardi
- Upload invoices
- Flag invoice compliance issues
- Reconciliation
- Reconcile vendor statements
About yorkgroup
- York At York, we are bold, fast, and relentlessly focused on what matters: our clients .
- While others get lost in bureaucracy and outdated thinking, we cut through the noise.
- We challenge the status quo, move with urgency, and make decisions that serve our clients, not just our bottom line.
- We take full ownership, work together to solve complicated problems, and execute—no excuses, no shortcuts.
- This is not the place for complacency.
- Our team thrives in a high-performance, no-BS environment— we are a group of high performers who think critically, move fast, and follow through.
- The success of our business depends on the willingness of our team to ditch antiquated ways of operating and adapt new methods for achieving excellent results.
- This is how we work.
- This is how we win.
- This role is the main point of contact for vendors: managing the AP billing inbox, processing invoices in Yardi, reconciling vendor statements, and giving vendors clear, realistic payment timelines.
- This is an experienced role suited to someone confident handling vendor conversations, including overdue balances.
Responsibilities
- Senior Accounts Payable Specialist Job Summary The Accounts Payable Specialist supports York Construction’s high-volume accounts payable function as part of York’s Shared Services team.
- York Construction currently processes roughly 900 invoices a month.
- Vendor Relations and Billing Inbox Manage the York Construction AP billing inbox: triage, tag, route and follow up on incoming correspondence
- Act as the main point of contact for vendor payment inquiries, providing approximate payment dates based on the payment release list and available funding
- Resolve vendor disputes, short pays, holdback questions and statement queries
- Invoice Processing Upload invoices to Yardi and assist with invoice coding
Prepare and coordinate cheque, online and EFT payments
- Flag invoice compliance issues to the AP team, including missing backup, missing commitments or POs, and incorrect billing entity
- Liaise with project managers and internal stakeholders to support timely approval and payment of invoices
- Reconciliation Reconcile vendor statements to Yardi and resolve missing invoices, duplicates and unapplied credits
- Find and use accounting data to resolve discrepancies
- Additional Responsibilities Corporate credit card reconciliation
- Vendor setups Cross-coverage for York Realty accounts payable during vacations and month-end
Assist with month-end procedures as required
- Other ad hoc tasks as assigned by the Senior AP Specialist and Controller What you bring to York: Diploma or degree in accounting or finance preferred 3-5 years of direct experience in a high-volume accounts payable role
- Construction accounts payable experience preferred, including commitments, progress billings and holdback
Requirements
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products, especially
- Excel Confident, professional communicator, comfortable handling difficult vendor conversations, including overdue balances when funding is limited
Extremely high level of detail and accuracy
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with a sense of urgency and the ability to manage multiple priorities Self-starter who works well independently and as part of a team
- Ability to remain objective and factual when handling questions and inquiries
Preferred
- Experience using Yardi preferred
