Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Associate | Bedford, Nova Scotia

Innovasea | Aquatic Solutions Built for Life

Ready to join a passionate team committed to a more sustainable future? Innovasea (pronounced In-no-va-see) is at the forefront of revolutionizing aquaculture solutions and advancing the science of fish tracking. We provide complete end-to-end solutions to improve sustainable fish farming and better understand and preserve our marine and freshwater habitats.

When you work at Innovasea, you join a group of over 275 employees committed to our values of authenticity, collaboration, commitment, innovation and stewardship. As a member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to be part of an organization relentlessly committed to building a better tomorrow.

About the role

We are looking for a full-time, permanent Accounts Payable/Receivable Associate to join our Finance team. This role is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems, and keeping financial operations running smoothly.

The Accounts Payable/Receivable Associate will play a key role in supporting our North American operations, ensuring invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time, records are meticulously maintained, and strong relationships are built with customers and suppliers. In addition, this role will collaborate with and support our global A/P and A/R teams, assisting with non–North American accounts as needed.

What you'll be doing

• Match purchase orders and receiving documents with supplier invoices while communicating discrepancies in a timely manner
• Ensure invoices have been approved by appropriate personnel
• Process invoices in TrailD / SYSPRO while following up on discrepancies
• Process employee expense claims in Emburse / SYSPRO
• Maintain digital filing system of financial records for efficient retrieval
• Support the reconciliation of supplier deposits
• Field supplier inquiries
• Credit card reconciliation
• Support internal cost tracking
• Assist with preparing weekly forecast of cash disbursement requirements
• Support the distribution of customer invoices as needed
• Support collection efforts as needed
• General ledger account reconciliation
• Support departmental requests for financial information
• Assisting with annual audit
• Special projects as required

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 1-3 years’ relevant experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications with working knowledge of Excel/Word
• Ability to work independently with remote supervision while under pressure of deadlines and provide high degree of accuracy
• Must be a team player with the ability to interact effectively with all employee levels in a positive, cooperative and productive manner

Education

• Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent experience

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience with ERP systems and related technologies (ideally SYSPRO)
• Experience working with TRailD invoice integration and Emburse expense managment

Benefits of the Job

• Paid time off and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid parental leave
• Pension
• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision
• Wellness Allowance

Innovasea is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.