Vendor Payment Auditor

Job Title: Vendor Payment Auditor

Location: Oakville, ON (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: Fulltime

4 days on site on Oakville, Ontario

About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

What you’ll do

• In depth knowledge of internal processes including Accounts Payable, financial data, purchase order, and inventory details in relation to assigned areas of review. For example, Duplicates, Pricing, Vendor Rebates etc.
• Follow processes to conduct vendor payment audits by examining various data sources.
• Understand, manipulate, and analyze data (primarily in Excel or Access) to find patterns and potential errors.
• Review, understand, and interpret contracts, agreements, electronic documents, and email communications to determine if there is enough support for an audit claim of missed collections.
• Present audit findings to internal/external stakeholders in a simple and clear manner.
• Prepare, create, and process claim packages using the appropriate templates that includes all necessary details and back-up documents.
• Follow in-house processes to ensure claims are successfully issued and deducted from payment.
• Prevent recurring claims by working closely with upstream stakeholders, such as Buyers, Accounts Payable, Supply Chain etc. to proactively resolve root cause issues.
• Work closely with third-party audit firms to review, validate, and approve claims in a timely manner.
• Create and maintain process documents and provide training/guidance to internal teams on audit processes.
• Provide recommendations for actionable solutions for process efficiencies and improvements.
• Ad-hoc analysis or projects as required.

What you bring

• University degree or College diploma in a business-related discipline or equivalent work experience.
• 1-3 years experience in an Accounts Payable, and/or analytical role.
• Strong financial acumen and general accounting knowledge.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access, PeopleSoft are considered assets.
• Detailed oriented with the ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to effectively perform duties with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with various roles across the organization and external Vendors.