Family-run for 50 years, KOTT Inc. is one of Ontario’s largest suppliers of products and services for residential construction. With over 250 employees, we serve homebuilders and construction professionals from our three locations in Ottawa and the GTA.
Our mission is to get our customers what they need, when they need it, and our strong Finance team works hand in hand with our customer-facing team to make sure we can deliver on this promise. We are looking for experienced, organized team players to join the Finance team.
What’s the opportunity?
In this role, you’ll be part of the accounting department team working on a variety of accounting tasks including accounts payable, and accounts receivable tasks such as cash deposits and customer payment matching, and other related work, in accordance with KOTT’s internal controls and processes. Every day, you will have the opportunity to highlight your organizational skills, attention to detail, teamwork spirit and the ability to multi-task.
Your day-to-day
· Organize vendor invoices for input and payment, ensuring they are properly matched to purchase orders and receiving slips, approved and coded.
· Process payments to vendors
· Respond to any internal or external AP inquiries
· Deposit cheques from customers and post them to their accounts.
· Apply customer payments against their invoices
· Provide backup for the other members of the AP and Finance team
· Other general accounting and administrative duties, as required
What you need to succeed
Experience & Education
· Minimum 2 years’ experience in processing full-cycle accounts payable
· proficient understanding of applying customer payments against their invoices
· Minimum 2 years’ experience working in an office or accounting environment
· Diploma or Certificate in Accounting is an asset
· Experience with Great Plains Dynamics is an asset
Skills & Qualifications
· You work efficiently, and can handle a large volume of invoices
· You are team-oriented and work well with others
· You have excellent communication skills
· You have strong organizational and time management skills
Why join KOTT?
· Group benefits plan – includes medical, dental & vision care
· Health & wellness flex spending account – $500/year
· Employee recognition program – $6000 in prizes awarded/year
· Community support – $100/year given to a community organization of your choosing
· KOTT Store – employees get 50% off branded clothing
· Paid uniforms for customer-facing employees
· Annual boot allowance for Operations employees
· Employee & Family Assistance Program – free counselling, self-help resources available 24/7
· Hiring referral bonuses – $250 for each successful hire you recommend
· Performance assessments held twice/year
· Employee & family events
· Five core values guide the way we run our business
· Occupational Health & Safety is a priority
Applicants please note
· Reliable transportation is essential as KOTT is not on a bus route
· Pay will be based on skills and experience within ($45K to $55K- based on experience)
· You must be legally eligible to work in Canada
· KOTT Inc. is an equal opportunity employer
· Contact KOTT HR if you need accommodations to apply or interview
· This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.
· While KOTT may use AI tools to help with screening resumes and assessing applicant's skills against job requirements, final candidate selection is made by the KOTT hiring manager/team.
Pay: $45,000.00-$55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Nepean, ON K2J 4S8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have a Diploma or certification in Accounting?
Experience:
- processing full-cycle accounts payable: 2 years (required)
- working in an office or accounting environment : 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
