About the role
What We Do.
Smart & Biggar has been at the forefront of IP and technology law for over 125 years. We practice in every area of IP on behalf of an exceptional international clientele, and we are consistently ranked as Canada’s leading IP firm. We are committed to hiring people with different backgrounds and experience, who represent the best talent in their field.
We are part of the IPH Group. IPH Limited is the holding company for intellectual property and associated companies offering a wide range of IP services and products. IPH companies employ a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of over 1,200 people in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand. IPH companies service a diverse client base of Fortune Global 500 companies, multinationals, public sector research organizations, SMEs and professional services firms worldwide.
We are passionate about what we do and what we can achieve. The IPH Group is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect across companies to enable us all to feel valued and be the best we can be.
The Opportunity.
We are currently looking for an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join our National Finance Team.
The successful candidate will be a great team player who is motivated, organized, has the ability to multitask and doesn’t mind repetitive duties.
Responsibilities.
- Support our team of Accounts Payable Specialists ensuring timely processing of Accounts Payable transactions
- Primary contact for vendors, responding to and resolving inquiries and requests
- Ensure proper coding and processing of vendor invoices
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies
- Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with colleagues
- Generate financial reports, as required
- Prepare cheque/EFT/wire requisitions
- Audit credit card statements and ensure transactions are properly recorded, and manage monthly approval process
- Supervise monitoring of central inbox, responding to inquiries and distributing incoming correspondence, as required
- Ensure the appropriate expenditure approvals are received in accordance with firm policies
- Assist with determining appropriate deployment of resources and delegation of work within the team
- Assist with on-boarding and training new team members
- Assist with other projects and finance/administrative duties as needed
Qualifications, competencies and experience.
- Accounting and/or finance education
- 4+ years related work experience with increasing responsibilities
- Strong grasp of internal controls and finance procedures and practices
- Experience leading a team and comfortable challenging the status quo
- Proficiency with Excel including Pivot tables, Formulas, etc.
- Experience with Concur and/or Elite 3E is an asset
- Able to multitask and work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Great attention to detail, highly motivated and proactive
- Strong oral and written communications skills
- This role is English essential, but French language skills would be an asset
Smart & Biggar is a proud member of the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network (LFDIN), working to promote diversity and encourage a culture of inclusion in our Firm and the broader legal profession.
We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
About Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property, and with over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents. We are also the largest firm focused purely on IP and related specialty areas.
We have a storied history and tradition of providing the highest quality of IP advisory services and have filed more patent and trademark applications than any firm in Canada. Our decades of experience in intellectual property, combined with our deep knowledge and expertise across a wide range of technologies and industries, allows us to provide clients with clarity on opportunities and solutions to leverage and maximize IP.
No other firm can claim a stronger track record of victories in intellectual property litigation for its clients than Smart & Biggar. We pride ourselves on providing clients with the rare combination of successful trial experience, deep subject matter expertise and sophisticated and practical skills and analysis.
About the role
What We Do.
Smart & Biggar has been at the forefront of IP and technology law for over 125 years. We practice in every area of IP on behalf of an exceptional international clientele, and we are consistently ranked as Canada’s leading IP firm. We are committed to hiring people with different backgrounds and experience, who represent the best talent in their field.
We are part of the IPH Group. IPH Limited is the holding company for intellectual property and associated companies offering a wide range of IP services and products. IPH companies employ a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of over 1,200 people in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand. IPH companies service a diverse client base of Fortune Global 500 companies, multinationals, public sector research organizations, SMEs and professional services firms worldwide.
We are passionate about what we do and what we can achieve. The IPH Group is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect across companies to enable us all to feel valued and be the best we can be.
The Opportunity.
We are currently looking for an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join our National Finance Team.
The successful candidate will be a great team player who is motivated, organized, has the ability to multitask and doesn’t mind repetitive duties.
Responsibilities.
- Support our team of Accounts Payable Specialists ensuring timely processing of Accounts Payable transactions
- Primary contact for vendors, responding to and resolving inquiries and requests
- Ensure proper coding and processing of vendor invoices
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies
- Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with colleagues
- Generate financial reports, as required
- Prepare cheque/EFT/wire requisitions
- Audit credit card statements and ensure transactions are properly recorded, and manage monthly approval process
- Supervise monitoring of central inbox, responding to inquiries and distributing incoming correspondence, as required
- Ensure the appropriate expenditure approvals are received in accordance with firm policies
- Assist with determining appropriate deployment of resources and delegation of work within the team
- Assist with on-boarding and training new team members
- Assist with other projects and finance/administrative duties as needed
Qualifications, competencies and experience.
- Accounting and/or finance education
- 4+ years related work experience with increasing responsibilities
- Strong grasp of internal controls and finance procedures and practices
- Experience leading a team and comfortable challenging the status quo
- Proficiency with Excel including Pivot tables, Formulas, etc.
- Experience with Concur and/or Elite 3E is an asset
- Able to multitask and work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Great attention to detail, highly motivated and proactive
- Strong oral and written communications skills
- This role is English essential, but French language skills would be an asset
Smart & Biggar is a proud member of the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network (LFDIN), working to promote diversity and encourage a culture of inclusion in our Firm and the broader legal profession.
We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
About Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property, and with over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents. We are also the largest firm focused purely on IP and related specialty areas.
We have a storied history and tradition of providing the highest quality of IP advisory services and have filed more patent and trademark applications than any firm in Canada. Our decades of experience in intellectual property, combined with our deep knowledge and expertise across a wide range of technologies and industries, allows us to provide clients with clarity on opportunities and solutions to leverage and maximize IP.
No other firm can claim a stronger track record of victories in intellectual property litigation for its clients than Smart & Biggar. We pride ourselves on providing clients with the rare combination of successful trial experience, deep subject matter expertise and sophisticated and practical skills and analysis.