Who You Are
You’re a detail-oriented accounting professional who enjoys bringing accuracy, organization, and efficiency to financial operations. You have a solid understanding of accounts payable processes, from managing vendor invoices and payments to reconciling accounts and resolving discrepancies. You’re comfortable working with financial data, managing competing deadlines, and ensuring transactions are recorded accurately. You take ownership of your responsibilities, communicate effectively with colleagues and vendors, and enjoy finding ways to improve processes. You’re excited by the opportunity to work with a global Finance team and contribute to the smooth operation of a growing international business.
Highlights of What You’ll Do
Reporting to the Group Controller, you will own the accuracy of our global payables. A typical day will involve:
Accounts Payable Management:
- Process, verify, and record vendor invoices across multiple international entities, ensuring accurate coding, appropriate approvals, and compliance with company policies.
- Coordinate vendor payments across multiple currencies and bank accounts, monitoring outstanding invoices, payment schedules, and AP aging.
- Reconcile vendor statements, investigate discrepancies, and maintain accurate vendor records and supporting documentation.
Corporate Credit Cards & Expense Management:
- Reconcile corporate credit card transactions, ensuring accurate expense classification and complete supporting documentation.
- Review and process employee expense reports and reimbursements, verifying approvals, compliance with company policies, and accurate general ledger coding.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies, missing documentation, and outstanding submissions in collaboration with employees and internal stakeholders.
Accounting & Financial Reporting Support:
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities, including AP reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and supporting schedules.
- Reconcile AP subledgers, general ledger balances, and related bank transactions, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Assist with intercompany reconciliations, expense allocations, and financial audit requests across multiple international entities.
Sales Tax Support:
- Ensure accurate recording and classification of applicable sales taxes on accounts payable transactions.
- Assist with Canadian GST/BC PST filings and prepare supporting transaction reports for Australian GST and UK VAT filings.
- Maintain complete and accurate tax documentation to support compliance, reporting, and audit requirements.
Process Improvement & Internal Controls:
- Ensure compliance with established accounts payable procedures, approval workflows, and internal financial controls.
- Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of accounts payable processes across global operations.
- Support improvements to accounting systems, automated workflows, and expense management tools in collaboration with the global Finance team.
What You’ll Bring Along
Must-Haves:
- 2-4 years of experience in accounts payable, accounting, or a related finance role.
- A diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, invoice and payment management, reconciliations, general ledger accounting, and month-end closing activities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, data management, and reconciliation functions.
- Experience working with accounting software or ERP systems.
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve accounting issues independently.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with colleagues, vendors, and stakeholders.
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience working with multiple legal entities, currencies, or international accounting operations.
- Familiarity with Sage Intacct.
- Experience with accounting automation, process improvement initiatives, or financial workflow optimization.
- Fluency in Mandarin.
What We’ll Give You
Salary:
- $60,000-$70,000/year, commensurate with experience
Perks:
- Comprehensive group benefits coverage, including health, dental, and vision coverage to support your well-being
- Autonomous and flexible work environment
- Hybrid work environment (WFH Wednesdays and Fridays)
Growth Opportunities:
- High potential for advancement in a fast-growing company
We are always looking for top talent. If your skills and professional experiences vary slightly from those listed in this job posting, the scope of work and salary may be amended to reflect your personal qualifications.
Where You’ll Work
This is a hybrid position, working on-site at our office in Gastown 3 or more days per week.
Why Join WPIC?
WPIC Marketing + Technologies is one of the world’s leading APAC market expansion firms, helping global brands grow across China, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. This year, WPIC was recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies by Deloitte, reflecting our commitment to strong leadership, innovation, operational excellence, and sustained growth.
As a member of our global Finance team, you'll join a collaborative and internationally connected group that plays an important role in supporting WPIC's continued growth. You'll have the opportunity to work with colleagues across multiple countries, gain exposure to international accounting practices, and develop a broader understanding of financial operations within a global business. You'll be part of a team that values accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement, where your contributions help keep our operations running smoothly.
This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems, and finding better ways of doing things. Beyond managing day-to-day accounts payable activities, you'll contribute to financial reporting, strengthen internal processes, and support improvements to our accounting systems and workflows. You'll have the opportunity to build on your existing skills, expand your international accounting experience, and make a meaningful contribution to a growing Finance function as WPIC continues its next stage of growth.
Who We Are
WPIC Marketing + Technologies drives revenue for global brands in China, Japan, Korea, and SEA through data, analytics, e-commerce solutions, warehousing and logistics, and essential support services. With more than 300 employees in offices across 11 cities, WPIC is the world’s leading APAC e-commerce and technology consultancy. Our team provides end-to-end market entry and growth solutions for global brands looking to succeed in APAC. With nearly 20 years of on-the-ground experience, WPIC has successfully deployed over 650 organizations in the APAC region.
WPIC values the diversity of the people we hire and serve. We strive to foster a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s unique talents and strengths.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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