Accounts Payable Administrator (Production)

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Role:

DunnRite Foods is looking for an Accounts Payable Administrator (Production Division). The individual will be responsible for processing all broiler and breeder purchase orders and payments while extracting the necessary data from numerous reports. The position is also responsible for generating daily and weekly reports and graphs, maintain files related to live production, prepare documentation for export as well as various administrative functions for the Live Production division.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and/or generate the following reports: weekly catching fee schedule, marketing board fees collected schedule, broiler market summaries, etc.
• Create daily weights/kill efficiency report.
• Perform administrative functions for the Production Division on an as-required basis.
• Prepare on a weekly basis the Flock Assessment Report for the following weeks kill including the history of every barn that will be processed. Collect the Preliminary flock sheets.
• Prepare and process for payment all broiler purchase orders using flock assessment report, flock sheets, weigh tickets and live haul logs, enter and pay chick adjustments.
• Process payment of all A/P vouchers created as a result of transactions entered into by the production division (i.e. broiler purchases, chick purchases, chick sexing, broker fees, board and commission fees, etc.).
• Prepare the following week’s hatch working papers for distribution of chicks to producers per barn.
• Maintain files of all pertinent information related to live production.
• Record by producer quality points earned and process on an as-requested basis the QPP payments.
• Upkeep files on premiums, programs and discounts.
• Effectively analyze information and report on it.
• Accurately perform data entry of accounts payable and purchase order transactions.
• Prepare and process for payment all hatching egg supplier purchase orders, including related reports (i.e. hatching egg commission, etc.) as well as calculate breeder payments for outstanding Carleton invoices and make the deductions from breeder cheques.
• Prepare documentation for export in regards to the producer; applications forms and collect cheques to send to MCP.
• Assist as a back up on an as needed basis to other members of the Production Division and Accounts Payable Administrator.
• Upkeep SOP binder for Accounts Payable Administrator Production position.
• Accurately process, track, and manage payments.

Requirements:

• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Very effective organizational skills and time management skills.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information.
• Knowledge of accounts payable and maintaining general ledgers.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy is necessary.
• Good computer skills including the ability to operate in computerized accounting environment.
• Sound analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Grade 12 education or equivalent. .
• 5 years' experience in Accounts Payable and/or Accounting environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software applications.
• Courses in Accounting or Business Administration.
• Accounts Payable Certification.

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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.