Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Contract · Temporary
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- Contract · Temporary
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- Minimum 5 years of full-cycle Accounts Payable, employee expense, or financial operations experience
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Adecco is currently hiring a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to support a high-volume, automated AP environment while serving as a key resource for invoice processing, expense management, payment controls, reconciliations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
This role is ideal for candidates with expertise in full-cycle Accounts Payable, SAP, Concur, financial controls, process improvement, and exception management who are passionate about identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutions.
Location: Calgary, AB
Job type: Temporary | Full-time
Here's why you should apply:
Paid weekly accurate and on time
Strong health and safety programs
Medical and dental benefits once qualified
Free training programs
New and quicker onboarding process
Responsibilities:
Manage complex full-cycle Accounts Payable activities, including invoice processing, coding, 2-way and 3-way matching, payment support, and reconciliations
Investigate and resolve advanced PO, GR/IR, tax, pricing, quantity, supplier, and workflow discrepancies
Analyze failed automated transactions and identify process, system, data, or control-related issues
Review and resolve complex employee expense claims and policy exceptions
Investigate duplicate invoices, payment discrepancies, validation issues, and payment risks
Monitor invoice queues, aging reports, approval delays, and payment performance metrics
Support month-end and year-end close activities, including accruals, reconciliations, reporting, and variance analysis
Analyze AP dashboards and KPIs to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
Develop practical solutions to improve automation, controls, efficiency, and compliance
Collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, Tax, Master Data, vendors, and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and optimize processes
Act as a senior escalation point and provide guidance on complex Accounts Payable and expense management matters
Qualifications and Skills:
Minimum 5 years of full-cycle Accounts Payable, employee expense, or financial operations experience
Strong expertise in 2-way and 3-way matching, PO processing, GR/IR, reconciliations, and financial controls
Experience with SAP, Concur, or similar ERP and expense management systems
Proven experience troubleshooting automated invoice workflows and exception processing
Strong analytical, root-cause analysis, and problem-solving skills
Ability to interpret KPIs, reporting, and performance metrics to drive improvements
Experience identifying and implementing process improvements, automation opportunities, and control enhancements
Excellent communication, organizational, customer service, and stakeholder management skills
Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is considered an asset
Must be legally eligible to work, and reside in Canada
If you're a proactive Accounts Payable professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, optimizing processes, and improving financial operations, apply today! Our dynamic team of recruiters will reach out if you qualify for this role.
At Adecco our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.
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More about this job
Responsibilities
The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist at Adecco will process and reconcile invoices and expenses, investigate and resolve complex matching and payment discrepancies, and support month-end and year-end close. The role also analyzes AP performance and proposes process and control improvements.
Requirements
Candidates need at least 5 years of full-cycle Accounts Payable, expense or financial operations experience, with strong 2-way and 3-way matching, PO and GR/IR knowledge, and experience with SAP or Concur. Strong root-cause analysis, KPI interpretation and stakeholder communication skills are required.
Skills
- SAP
- Concur
- 2-way matching
- 3-way matching
- PO processing
- GR/IR
- Accounts payable
- Expense management
- Financial reconciliations
- Month-end close
- Year-end close
- Accruals
- Variance analysis
- Financial controls
- Exception management
- Root cause analysis
- KPI analysis
- AP dashboards
- Process improvement
- Automation
- Stakeholder management
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Duplicate invoice investigation
- Tax and pricing discrepancy resolution
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Health and safety programs
- Medical and dental benefits
- Free training programs
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Human Resources
- Consulting
Keywords
- Accounts Payable
- AP
- full-cycle accounts payable
- invoice processing
- 2-way matching
- 3-way matching
- PO processing
- GR/IR
- reconciliations
- SAP
- Concur
- expense management
- financial controls
- month-end close
- year-end close
- accruals
- process improvement
- root cause analysis
- temporary
- Calgary
Seniority
Senior
Perks
- Paid training
Tools
- SAP
- Concur
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Accounting
- Finance
- Business Administration