Manager, Accounts Payable

Base Salary Range: $75000 - $90000

Job Title: Manager, Accounts Payable
Job ID: 86663
Location: Vancouver, BC

Overview:
Reporting to the Assistant Controller, the Manager, Accounts Payable is responsible for leading the AP team in all areas related to the organization’s international account’s payable function and ensuring the effectiveness and accuracy of the payables cycle. This role oversees the full cycle of AP processes, manages and develops a high-performing team, and partners cross-functionally to scale processes, strengthen controls, and support continued global growth.
The Accounts Payable function is heavily centralized in the global headquarters in Vancouver, with additional team members in London, UK, to support operations outside North America.

What You’ll Do:

• Supervise the end-to-end accounts payable lifecycle, ensuring that invoices are entered timely, accurately, processed for payment within payment terms, and correctly reconciled.
• Lead, mentor, and provide guidance to a global AP team with members located in Vancouver and London, UK.
• Coordinate AP operations across multiple countries, legal entities, and currencies.
• Verify that invoices comply with financial policies and procedures, including approvals, department allocations, and ensuring two-way match to appropriate documents (e.g., purchase orders, contracts, pre-approved budgets, etc.).
• Own vendor master data governance and fraud prevention controls.
• Manage company credit card administration processes, including monitoring usage and spend appropriateness, as well as overseeing the timely and accurate approval and reconciliation of expenditures.
• Review AP subledgers on a weekly basis to ensure timely processing and resolution of outstanding payables, including review of necessary journal entries related to accounts payable activities.
• Supervise the identification, approval, and release of vendor payments via cheque, credit card, EFT/ACH, and wire transfers ensuring payments are processed on time and in a cost-efficient manner.
• Perform review of employee expenses, petty cash, and other month-end reimbursements as required by the business.
• Ensure compliance with corporate purchasing policies and applicable tax regulations (e.g., GST/HST, VAT, etc.) in a global context.
• Review monthly analysis of total cash movements, AP subledger balances, and other key AP KPIs.
• Perform analysis of complex vendor arrangements to ensure invoices are appropriately authorized for payment.
• Proactively identify expenditures requiring accrual at month-end through completeness checks on outstanding contracts, purchase orders, etc. that are in progress.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, scalability, and accuracy in a growing organization.
• Investigate and resolve various queries made to AP from both internal and external stakeholders; follow up with colleagues, vendors, department heads, and managers as needed.
• Participate in ad hoc projects and initiatives when required.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in accounts payable, with at least 2 years of people management experience.
• Experience managing centralized AP services for a global organization, including overseeing multiple legal entities, intercompany relationships, and multicurrency operations.
• A diploma or certification in business or accounting is an asset.
• Proven experience in identifying and implementing accounting process improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Impeccable accuracy with numbers and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent telephone etiquette and ability to write clear, concise, and professional business communications.
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision.

Salary Range: $75,000 – $105,000 CAD.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.
 
 
For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com