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Accounts Payable Manager
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 11
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00
What you'll do
Reporting to the Supply Chain Programs Manager, the Accounts Payable (“AP”) Manager is responsible for managing and
providing strong leadership to a team of unionized staff and AP Service Centre management to ensure the overall success
of the delivery of Accounts Payable services across BC Hydro. The AP Manager provides oversight and manages the day-
to-day service operations of Accounts Payable.
Key duties include:
- Ensure payments are made on a timely basis and that the needs of both internal clients and suppliers are met.
- Troubleshoot and resolve supplier issues to identify mutually beneficial alternatives.
- Manage AP staff including, scheduling and work assignments, recruiting and selecting new staff members in accordance
with established posting and recruitment procedures.
- Coach team members, determine learning needs, transfer technical and professional expertise, conduct regular
performance management appraisals, and promote effective execution of all activities relating to the employee life cycle
and to enhance positive employee relations.
- Review AP Services to ensure effective monitoring, approval procedures and controls to address areas of potential risk
and to recommend or make modifications to achieve better results.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of the existing business processes so as to drive continuous improvement through
streamlining and building efficiencies.
- Ensure AP procedures are in compliance with BC Hydro’s overall policies and objectives.
- Contribute to developing long-term strategic plan for payments to take advantage of technical and financial innovations.
- Plan the implementation and associated change management of procedural changes that impact AP, including
communication and training to AP staff and alignment between technology applications.
- Establish and maintain key relationships with Finance, Treasury, Procurement and Business Groups to ensure efficient
payment processes, develop sound process and controls and drive benefits.
- Work with Supply Chain Programs Manager to establish performance targets, set program goals, and analyze
performance data to provide regular reporting on performance metrics.
- Participate in committees addressing business process and operations issues and provide input into the design and
development of new/revised policies and procedures.
