Job Title: Manager, Accounts Payable

Location: Mississauga

Salary range: $90,000-$100,000

Our client is a PE backed manufacturing company based in Mississauga with operations across North America. We are looking to add an AP Manager to their team.

Position Overview

Due to an organizational realignment and a recent resignation, our client is creating a new leadership position for a Manager, Accounts Payable. This is a critical role designed to build, lead, and professionalize the AP function into a true shared service for the entire North American organization. The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader responsible not only for overseeing the high-volume accounts payable cycle but also for managing the company's capital and fixed assets. This individual will supervise a small team, including a remote analyst based in the US Southeast, and will be instrumental in developing and implementing robust processes, procedures, and internal controls in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Functional Responsibilities

Accounts Payable Management:

• Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of a high volume of invoices.
• Manage vendor relationships, master data, and payment runs.
• Develop, implement, and enforce AP policies, procedures, and internal controls to minimize risk and improve efficiency.
• Review and approve AP sub-ledger reconciliations and journal entries.
• Drive the implementation and optimization of AP-related systems and tools, including a future Concur implementation and a three-way match process.

Fixed Asset Management:

• Take full ownership of the fixed asset lifecycle, from capitalization and depreciation to disposal.
• Maintain the fixed asset sub-ledger and reconcile it to the general ledger.
• Work with operations to track capital expenditures and ensure assets are properly recorded and tagged.
• Prepare analysis and reporting related to the company's capital assets.

Team Leadership & Development:

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of AP analysts, including a remote US-based employee.
• Set performance goals, provide regular feedback, and foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
• Ensure the team is cross-trained to prevent single points of failure and support business continuity.

Core Competencies

• People Leadership: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and motivate a team, including remote members.
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of full-cycle accounts payable, internal controls, and fixed asset accounting.
• Process Improvement: A continuous improvement mindset with demonstrated experience in designing and implementing scalable AP processes.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify root causes of issues and implement effective solutions.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to partner effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, and often unstructured environment.

Next Steps:

• We here at Clarity Recruitment would like to thank you for your application.
• Only those chosen for a phone interview will be contacted via email and text to set up a phone interview.

Clarity Recruitment and our client are firmly committed to fostering diversity within our community. Our clients welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of their staff, including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Please notify us if you require accommodation in the application process.

Clarity Recruitment helps start-ups and scale-ups build top-performing finance & accounting teams with a structured recruitment process and better results. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!

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