Accounts Payable Accountant

Company: Doner
Location: Southfield
Posted on: July 28, 2022

Job Description:

About the Opportunity This role will be a member of the Client Accounting team within the Shared Services Group. Client Accounting consists of the accounts payable and client accounting teams. This role will report directly to the AP Team Lead and will have accountability to stakeholders (CFOs, Financial Analysts, Account Service teams) within each of the companies they service.
About DPN Shared Services DPN Shared Services is a team of accounting and finance professionals servicing a group of advertising, marketing and communications companies, in the US, Canada and UK. DPN is part of Stagwell, a US based communications holding company. The team is geographically disbursed, currently located in; Southfield, Michigan, New York, New York, Toronto, Ontario, Minneapolis, Minnesota. For the near term this role will be working from home, when deemed safe and appropriate by local health officials, candidate will be asked to be in the office, Southfield, at least a portion of the work week.
DPN is looking for a proven Accounts Payable Accountant who will be responsible for applying a high level of detail, accuracy and efficiency in conducting their day to day. A high level of client service is a must.
Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the full cycle of Account Payable, ensuring accuracy and efficiency at all times o Vendor set up
• o Invoice, expense report processing and posting
• o Follow up with stakeholders for approval
• o Collaborate with client accountants (billers) to ensure accuracy of invoice and costs on projects o Assist with payment processing when required
• Assists in the preparation and filing of all records and reports, as It pertains to their role; as required by auditors and regulatory agencies
• Contributes to the maintenance of a continuously operating system of internal controls, as required to satisfy Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance obligations
• Compile information related to all audit queries (internal, external or government)
• General administrative duties, including filing of accounting records
• Serve as back up for colleagues' roles and responsibilities within the same core competency
  Qualifications and Experience
  • University degree/College diploma - Accounting, Business, Finance, Commerce or related field
  • 2 - 3 years' accounting experience
  • Experience with large, enterprise financial reporting system - this role will use Maconomy
  • ReadSoft experience a plus - an AP automation tool
  • Proficiency in Office365 suite of tools and Teams video conferencing o Strong excel skills required
  • Very organized, hardworking and proactive
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines

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