Accounts Payable Specialist for provincial government organization in downtown Toronto.
Marberg Job Number: 2903.
Job Type: Temporary.
Initial Term: From November 2, 2026 to October 29, 2027, with a possible extension for up to 6 months.
Existing Vacancy: Yes.
Target Compensation: From $28 per hour to $32 per hour, with some flexibility according to experience.
Regular Work Hours: 7.25 hours per day, not including .75-hour unpaid lunch break, to be worked during regular business hours, Monday to Friday (36.25 work hours per week).
Work Location: Hybrid - combination of 2 days remote-based and 3 days onsite at client's Toronto office on PATH near TTC / Union and GO Stations. May change to 100% onsite during the course of the assignment, and you must be flexible to move to a 100% onsite work arrangement upon request.
Position Reports To: Controller.
Responsibilities Summary:
Manage end-to-end accounts payable processing, including invoice review, coding, approvals, payment processing, and vendor inquiries, and provide support to organizational projects.
- Process and reconcile employee expense reports and corporate credit card transactions.
- Monitor outstanding payables and ensure timely, accurate payments.
- Maintain financial records and support period-end reporting.
- Assist with delegated financial authority administration and financial controls.
- Support ERP implementation and integration projects related to accounts payable, procurement, treasury, and expense management.
- Participate in data migration, validation, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and parallel-run activities.
- Assist with developing and improving Procure-to-Pay processes, policies, and procedures.
- Develop training materials and provide end-user support.
- Prepare reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and month-end support activities.
- Generate financial reports, HST reporting, and management reporting.
- Support audits and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Provide accounting support related to organizational acquisitions and wind-up activities.
- Additional Accounts Payable responsibilities as required.
Qualifications:
Education: Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
Preferred Work Experience: Approximately 3 years of financial management and accounting experience with a focus on accounts payable.
Preferred Sector Experience: Experience within the public sector, government, broader public sector, or agency environment preferred.
Technical and Language Skills Requirements:
- Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) (will be tested).
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel (will be tested).
- Strong numeracy, and attention to detail (will be tested).
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and Oracle Fusion is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting ERP implementations, upgrades, or system integrations.
- Experience with SAP, QuickBooks, or other enterprise financial systems is an asset.
- Strong English language skills, both written and verbal.
Task -Based Qualifications and Additional Attributes:
- Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle accounts payable, expense reporting, and corporate credit card programs.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, and procure-to-pay processes.
- Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character. Responsible, reliable and works to deadlines.
- Punctual, responsible, and reliable. Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character.
- Focused and able to work effectively with minimal direction and supervision, to prioritize tasks effectively, and to manage volume targets and due dates.
- Proven ability to respond to sensitive and confidential matters with tact, discretion, and excellent judgement in the interpretation and application of instructions and organization policy.
- Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively, and in an advisory capacity, and liaise effectively with a wide and diverse range of internal and external business contacts.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada, providing satisfactory documentation upon request.
- Ability to work both remotely and onsite, abiding by organization health and safety policies.
- Ability to promptly provide a 2-3 recent, qualified employment references at the point of client interview who are available to speak with either Marberg or Marberg's client.
- Ability to declare personal Non-Conflict of Interest in execution of assignment responsibilities.
- Provision of certification of AODA and OHSA online training course completion prior to assignment start.
- Satisfactory Background Checks, Credit Check, Technical and Interpersonal Skills Evaluations, and Employment References.
Application Notes:
Recommended Application Date: We kindly request that you submit your resume as soon as possible as our client will not accept new applications after Monday, October 19, 2026. Qualified applications may be contacted same day as date of application.
We thank all applicants for their interest but wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please note that Marberg Staffing updates job posts regularly, and external job boards may not reflect these changes in a timely fashion. Please refer to https://marberg.com/career-portal for the most current information including salary range.
Please note that for this position, Marberg Staffing only accepts applications through Indeed.ca, LinkedIn and marberg.com.
Candidates are only contacted via official phone call, email, or LinkedIn message from Marberg Staffing. Please disregard any initial contact through other mediums such as text message.
No AI tools are used to screen, assess or select employment applications. All candidate selection processes are performed by qualified recruiters.
Marberg is committed to supporting workplace diversity and inclusivity, to reflect the demographic profile of all Ontarians. Applications are encouraged from equity seeking groups including people of colour, Indigenous people, individuals with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ2S community.
