About the role
Let us welcome you home
Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Long Term Care and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.
**Our Vision:**For every person to feel at home.
This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” At Optima Living, we feel genuinely honoured to work with our residents and we advocate a person-centered approach where the resident is the focus of all our endeavours.
Position Summary
As the Accounts Payable Specialist, you are responsible for supporting the accounting department with all aspects of the accounts payable function.
Responsibilities
- Verify invoices and process with accuracy and in compliance with company standards. This includes applying appropriate coding and ensuring proper documentation.
- Manage payment runs and ensure timely payment to vendors, maintaining accurate records of accounts payable transactions.
- Liaise with vendors ensuring accounts are current
- Responds to internal and external inquiries regarding invoices, expenses, and cheque requests; assists with discrepancy reconciliation.
- Process employee expense reimbursements
- Assist in month end closing
- Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements related to accounts payable activities, as needed.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of 2 years accounts payable experience
- Completion of accounting diploma is preferred
- Familiarity with accounting software is important. Experience with Yardi is an asset
- Experience with multi-site senior housing is preferred
- Superior interpersonal skills to interact with internal employees and external vendors
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrating strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong sense of ethics and the ability to handle sensitive information with tact and discretion
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong computer literacy including effective working skills with Microsoft Suite, especially with Excel.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and independently as required.
Conditions of Employment
- Clear Police Information Check
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Successful completion of all mandatory Provincial Health Requirements
About Optima Living
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.
Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star.
Optima Living operates over 3,700 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca.
Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.
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About the role
Let us welcome you home
Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Long Term Care and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.
**Our Vision:**For every person to feel at home.
This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” At Optima Living, we feel genuinely honoured to work with our residents and we advocate a person-centered approach where the resident is the focus of all our endeavours.
Position Summary
As the Accounts Payable Specialist, you are responsible for supporting the accounting department with all aspects of the accounts payable function.
Responsibilities
- Verify invoices and process with accuracy and in compliance with company standards. This includes applying appropriate coding and ensuring proper documentation.
- Manage payment runs and ensure timely payment to vendors, maintaining accurate records of accounts payable transactions.
- Liaise with vendors ensuring accounts are current
- Responds to internal and external inquiries regarding invoices, expenses, and cheque requests; assists with discrepancy reconciliation.
- Process employee expense reimbursements
- Assist in month end closing
- Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements related to accounts payable activities, as needed.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of 2 years accounts payable experience
- Completion of accounting diploma is preferred
- Familiarity with accounting software is important. Experience with Yardi is an asset
- Experience with multi-site senior housing is preferred
- Superior interpersonal skills to interact with internal employees and external vendors
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrating strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong sense of ethics and the ability to handle sensitive information with tact and discretion
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong computer literacy including effective working skills with Microsoft Suite, especially with Excel.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and independently as required.
Conditions of Employment
- Clear Police Information Check
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Successful completion of all mandatory Provincial Health Requirements
About Optima Living
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.
Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star.
Optima Living operates over 3,700 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca.
Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.