Accounts Payable Specialist — SAP & High-Volume Processing

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The Accounts Payable Accountant at the University of Toronto operates within Financial Services under the CFO portfolio, delivering accurate and policy-compliant payment processing for the university community. The role supports year-end activities, auditors and internal stakeholders while handling various payment types including cheques, EFTs, and international wires.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Supervisor, this position requires a diploma in accounting and at least three years of

Qualifications

• Advanced three-year college diploma in accounting or equivalent experience.
• Three years of high-volume, multi-function payment processing experience.
• Experience with centralized AP in a large organization.
• Proficiency with SAP for posting journal entries and reporting.
• Strong Excel, Word, Outlook and SharePoint skills.
• Excellent communication, organizational and data entry abilities.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable transactions (cheques, EFTs, wire payments) per University guidelines.
• Respond to inquiries and ensure proper approvals before processing.
• Verify documentation completeness and accuracy prior to posting in SAP or FIS.
• Reconcile AP general ledger balances and investigate discrepancies.
• Generate standard reports from SAP and support year-end activities.
• Maintain AP procedures and documentation; assist with system testing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Advanced accounting diploma

Tools

SAP

Excel

SharePoint

Outlook

Job description

The Accounts Payable Accountant at the University of Toronto operates within Financial Services under the CFO portfolio, delivering accurate and policy-compliant payment processing for the university community. The role supports year-end activities, auditors and internal stakeholders while handling various payment types including cheques, EFTs, and international wires.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Supervisor, this position requires a diploma in accounting and at least three years of