Accounts Payable Supervisor
- AB, Canada
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 5+ years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, including supervisory or leadership responsibilities
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Our client is seeking an experienced and hands-on Accounts Payable Supervisor to lead a high-volume AP function and provide leadership to a geographically diverse team. This role will oversee daily accounts payable operations, support month-end activities, drive process improvements, and play an instrumental role in an upcoming ERP transition. The ideal candidate is a people-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building strong teams, and can effectively balance operational priorities with strategic initiatives.
Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To
Recruitment Partners Inc. is an Alberta-based, Alberta-focused recruitment firm. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships while securing top talent for Alberta's best employers. At the heart of our efforts is a collaborative, consultative approach. We are proud of our team of consultants, who come with practical business experience, a strong network of professional contacts, and are focused on what is best for both clients and candidates. We will facilitate the best fit between client and candidate. This means reduced turnover, enhanced employee engagement, increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and more.
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Contact us today - Your Search Partner - www.recruitmentpartners.ca
Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounts payable professionals across multiple locations
- Oversee day-to-day accounts payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing and payment execution
- Manage escalated vendor inquiries, payment issues, and internal stakeholder concerns while maintaining strong business relationships
- Coordinate month-end AP activities, reconciliations, reporting, and close deadlines
- Review and enhance existing processes, controls, and workflows to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Support banking activities, payment runs, and cash management requirements
- Partner closely with accounting, finance, and operational teams to ensure alignment across the organization
- Assist with system optimization and play a key role in the organization's ERP implementation and transition initiatives
- Monitor team performance, workload distribution, and service levels to ensure departmental objectives are achieved
- 5+ years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, including supervisory or leadership responsibilities
- Demonstrated success leading high-volume AP teams within complex organizational environments
- Strong knowledge of accounts payable processes, month-end close activities, and internal controls
- Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
- Strong leadership, coaching, and team development capabilities
- Experience with ERP systems; exposure to Sage or large-scale system implementations is considered an asset
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- A collaborative and adaptable approach with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization
Recruitment Partners Inc. is an Alberta-based, Alberta-focused recruitment firm. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships while securing top talent for Alberta's best employers. At the heart of our efforts is a collaborative, consultative approach. We are proud of our team of consultants, who come with practical business experience, a strong network of professional contacts, and are focused on what is best for both clients and candidates. We will facilitate the best fit between client and candidate. This means reduced turnover, enhanced employee engagement, increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and more.
Accounting & Finance - Engineering, Sales & Operations - HR & Office Support - Technology - Contingent Workforce - Executive Search
Contact us today - Your Search Partner - www.recruitmentpartners.ca
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a geographically diverse accounts payable team while overseeing high-volume invoice processing, payments, vendor escalations, and month-end activities. Improve processes and controls, support banking and cash management, collaborate across departments, and contribute to ERP optimization and implementation.
Requirements
Requires 5+ years of progressive accounts payable experience, including supervisory or leadership responsibilities, and a record of leading high-volume teams in complex organizations. Candidates should have strong AP, month-end close, and internal controls knowledge, ERP experience, and effective leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills; Sage or large-scale implementation experience is an asset.
Skills
- Accounts Payable Operations
- Team Leadership
- Coaching And Mentoring
- Invoice Processing
- Payment Execution
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Month-End Close
- Reconciliations
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Process Improvement
- Cash Management
- ERP Implementation
- Workload Management
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact
Raymond Luu
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Accounts Payable
- High-Volume AP
- Invoice Processing
- Payment Runs
- Vendor Inquiries
- Month-End Close
- Reconciliations
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Process Improvement
- Workflow Optimization
- Banking Activities
- Cash Management
- ERP Systems
- ERP Implementation
- Sage
- Team Leadership
- Team Development
- Workload Distribution
- Service Levels
- Accounting
- Finance
- Operational Collaboration