Manager, Corporate Accounts Payable - Edmonton, Canada - City of Edmonton

City of Edmonton

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Manager, Corporate Accounts Payable

Job Number:

46408
Are you an Accounts Payable Expert with the experience and motivation to lead the City's AP team through a continuing transformation in processes and technology? Can you do this while appreciating and maintaining strong internal controls and quality service? If so, the role of Manager, Corporate Accounts Payable might be for you

Be part of the City of Edmonton's strategic vision to evolve and journey to a modern municipal corporation.

Leaders strive to operate with a focus on integration and shared accountability, a perspective to co-manage the corporation, strive for excellence and build a flexible organization.

Live the Cultural Commitments while managing, guiding, directing, controlling, and administering the delivery of corporate accounts payable services across the City.

The AP team provides quality service, financial controls and oversight support for accounts payable, payments, vendor administration, expense transactions and corporate credit card support.

This includes disbursing approximately $3.0B annually in 320,000 payments to 8,000 vendors in compliance with City Bylaws and policies.

Leading a team of business professionals, you will provide strategic direction, advice, leadership, and supervision:

Direct, guide, control, develop and implement policies and procedures for Corporate Accounts Payable
Manage, develop, construct, and deploy strategic business plans for Corporate Accounts Payable
Determine and implement appropriate risk assessment and control measures, including records, procedures, training, governance and audit recommendations
Oversight support over all aspects of Accounts Payable
Decide on and allocate appropriate staff resources and ensure support systems are in place for efficient and effective service delivery
Manage, monitor, regulate, and preside over the Corporate Credit Card (CCC) program, ensure the governance model is sufficient and effective, ensure transactions follow procedures, and recommend corrective action when noncompliance is suspected
Direct the governance and training of the Vendor Master requirements for all payment activities
Maintain understanding, knowledge, and insight with trends in Accounts Payable processes and technology, to ensure the City's practices remain state of the art to meet client needs
Facilitate, formulate and organize requirements of leading business processes, system design and the reengineering of processes, ensure Corporate alignment with financial system developments
Hire topquality employees, lead, manage, coach and promote the development of staff through providing regular performance reviews, collaboration, and develop and implement appropriate training, performance and work plans
Develop key performance indicators and metrics to help monitor and manage various aspects for the AP team
Interpret and compare actual results to expectations, and make strategic decisions to achieve established goals
Ensure and foster continuous improvements in the delivery of Corporate Accounts Payable processes
Develop and maintain the required governance and oversight for the area, which includes determining the appropriate level and type of protective measures and financial controls to be used to protect the Corporation
Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications:

Successful completion of a relevant University Degree is required. Commerce with an Accounting major is preferred
A professional accounting designation (CPA, CA/CMA/CGA) is required
A minimum of 5 years related experience working with business processes and accounting practices relating to Accounts Payable, which includes supervisory experience in leading, coaching, managing and developing staff
Strong leadership skills, including the ability to supervise staff, work with customers and all levels of management, and collaborate energetically
Strategic thinker, capable of seeing the big picture and ability to communicate results
Superior analytical ability and interpersonal skills to assess, collaborate and resolve significant payment issues
Strong understanding of change management processes and problemsolving methods
Strong understanding of systemsbased processing, ERP environment, paperless electronic Accounts Payable processing and automation
Extensive knowledge and understanding of audit processes and performance measurement as they relate to Accounts Payable
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong presentation skills, strong facilitation skills, experience in guiding teams, conflict resolution and negotiation
Extensive knowledge and insight of municipal, provincial, and federal legal requirements relating to Accounts Payable, Vendor Maintenance, Credit Card Administration, FOIP, GST, PCI, garnishees, and third party demands
Experience in Payments Canada regulations, Canadian Banking Association regulations, banking techni