Accounts Payable Coordinator - Part Time (6-month Term)

Manitoba Blue Cross; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Onsite fitness center

Casual dress code

Personal and professional development

Job summary

Manitoba Blue Cross, a Manitoba-based health benefits provider, is seeking an Accounts Payable Coordinator for a part-time, six-month term onsite in Winnipeg. The role supports invoice processing, payment requisitions, and expense reports, with strong internal controls and month-end duties.

Ideal candidates will have AP experience, good communication skills, and a detail-oriented mindset to ensure accurate disbursements and timely payments within a collaborative Finance team.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of related accounts payable, accounting, or finance experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Professionalism, tact, and discretion with confidential records.
• High accuracy, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and processes accounts payable transactions and approves related invoices.
• Verifies approvals, codes disbursements to General Ledger accounts, and maintains cheque records.
• Supports month-end closing, year-end audit file preparation, and internal controls.
• Follows up with internal stakeholders and maintains orderly AP records.
• Provides backup support within Finance and participates in process improvements.

Skills

Post-secondary education

Accounts payable

Finance experience

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

MS 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook)

ERP/financial systems familiarity

Education

Post-secondary education in accounting/finance/business

Tools

Great Plains Dynamics

SAP

EFT processing & cheque processing

Job description

Accounts Payable Coordinator - Part Time (6-month Term)

599 Empress St E, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3P3, Canada

Job Description

About Manitoba Blue Cross

We’re a Manitoba-based, not-for-profit, health benefits provider with a vision to be the trusted and essential health and wellness partner for all Manitobans. Every dollar made is reinvested in our infrastructure, our people, and our province with the goal of providing better care for our members, expanding our community impact and broadening our health care knowledge.

Why work for us?

Manitoba Blue Cross, is Manitoba Top Employer. We are empowered to give back to the community, and we know that caring needs to start in our workplace with our own Manitoba Blue Cross team. We actively foster a culture that focuses on yoursatisfaction, development, diversity, and growth.

Culture of Caring

We strive to succeed at reaching our organizational goals, but we always make time to celebrate our successes. Having fun as a group and rewarding our employees for their accomplishments is an essential part of our workplace culture.

We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace. We offer a work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance and support to advance your career that includes:

• Competitive starting salary.
• Fully equipped onsite fitness center.
• Casual dress code to promote diversity and inclusivity.
• Personal and professional development.

Are you adriven,dedicated, andenthusiastic individual who wants to work in a friendly and rewarding environment? If so, we are looking for someone like you! The following position is open to anyone residing inWinnipeg and surrounding areas with valid work authorization.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Accounts Payable Coordinator supports the accurate and timely processing of invoices, manual payment requisitions, and expense reports for payment by cheque or EFT. The incumbent ensures the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of disbursements; supports month-end processing and year-end file preparation; and maintains strong internal financial controls. This role serves as a key operational resource within the Finance department by providing backup support, contributing to process improvements, and delivering responsive service to internal and external stakeholders.

We are seeking an individual who can work ONSITE part‑time Monday- Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., with some flexibility.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Payable Processing & Financial Support

• Prepares and processes accounts payable transactions, including data entry, scanning, copying, and distributing invoices to appropriate approvers.
• Verifies approvals and signatures, ensuring all disbursements are accurately coded to the correct General Ledger accounts.
• Records and verifies sequential cheque and control numbers, prepares cheque registers for final approval, and records and saves final payment reports.
• Verifies cleared cheques against daily clearing summaries, processes bank-rejected or incorrectly cleared cheques, and handles voids, stop payments, stale dates, replacements, and forgery management.
• Updates various financial spreadsheets, prepares monthly accounts payable journal entries, and supports month‑end closing and year‑end audit file preparation.

Administration, Controls & Team Support

• Maintains proper internal controls, tracking systems, and inventory for various corporate cheque stocks.
• Systematically files and maintains the accounts payable records system, ensuring clarity and consistency for current and future team audits.
• Provides backup support for other specialized positions within the Finance department to ensure operational continuity.
• Assists with ad‑hoc financial tasks, process improvement initiatives, and special projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Post-secondaryeducation in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of related accounts payable, accounting, or finance experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to work effectively within a team and build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated sound judgment, professionalism, tact, and discretion when handling confidential corporate and financial records.
• High degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail. Exceptional organizational skills with a proven record of managing and prioritizing multiple tasks within varied and shifting timelines.
• Possesses a strong sense of responsibility, reliability, and accountability, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrates accountability for timely payments, accurate coding, audit‑ready records, and compliance with financial controls.
• Ability to use technology and financial systems to support accurate, efficient, and well‑documented accounts payable processes.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 tools, including Word, Excel, and Outlook is required; experience with Great Plains Dynamics, SAP, Access, EFT processing, cheque processing, and financial record systems is considered an asset.

To learn more visit: https://www2.mb.bluecross.ca/about-us/careers

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those being considered will be contacted.

Manitoba Blue Cross is committed to the principles of diversity, equity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring for everyone. We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace.

Candidates invited to an interview can request an accommodation due to barriers to accessibility, such as visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent barriers. Please advise our Talent Acquisition Team. All requests made are confidential.

599 Empress St E, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3P3, Canada