Accounts Payable Supervisor

Douglas College; New Westminster; Hybrid; CAD 58,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transit-accessible campuses

Hybrid work arrangements

Health and dental benefits

Defined-Benefit Pension Plan

Professional Development funding

Fitness centres and classes

Job summary

Douglas College is seeking an Accounts Payable Supervisor to lead the AP unit within the Finance Department. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and supervising daily activities, ensuring compliance with PSAS/GAAP and standard accounting procedures.

The successful candidate will drive training and process improvements while supporting a healthy work environment. The position is full-time (35 hours/week), with hybrid work arrangements and regular hours Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Completion of a two-year accounting program or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of PSAS / GAAP and accounts payable procedures.
• Proven supervisory skills and strong organizational and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise the AP unit's daily activities and staff.
• Oversee payables documentation, recording, and monitoring within accounting procedures.
• Identify training opportunities and drive process improvements within the team.
• Collaborate with Finance to maintain accuracy and timely payments.

Skills

Public Sector Accounting Standards

GAAP

Accounts payable procedures

Supervisory skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Two-year accounting program

Job description

$58,304 to $65,630 annually. Salary scale and wage increments are in accordance with the Collective Agreement

The Opportunity

You are a fearless leader when it comes to planning, coordinating, and supervising the operational and daily activities of the staff in the Accounts Payable (AP) unit within the Finance Department. You have an exceptional ability to oversee and maintain detailed processes when payables are documented, recorded, and monitored within established accounting procedures within the college. You also thrive with experienced leadership skills and identifying training opportunities and process improvement initiatives within your team. If this sounds like you, we need your talents! Apply to the Accounts Payable Supervisor position, and join our dedicated and supportive team.

WHO WE ARE

Do what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best degree-granting colleges even better.

Be a part of an institution where everyone is committed to empowering successful students, creating responsive learning environments, fostering social and environmental responsibility, and supporting healthy learning and work environments.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer the opportunity to do what you do best in an inclusive, collaborative and collegial environment. At Douglas, our goal is to ensure our people are valued and supported by promoting a healthy work-life balance, professional growth, and development, as well as a safe and respectful workplace.

• Transit-accessible campuses
• Hybrid work arrangements for eligible positions
• Excellent Health and Dental Benefits for eligible positions
• Defined-Benefit Pension Plan for eligible positions
• Professional Development funding
• Access to our Fitness Centres and Classes

• Completion of a two-year accounting program at a recognized institution with a minimum of five (5) years related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) / GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and accounts payable procedures.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of commodity tax, provincial and federal, as it pertains to College purchases.
• Proven supervisory skills and experience.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• This regular full-time (35 hours per week) position is available starting August 31, 2026.
• Regular hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Shift days and times may change depending on the Department’s need. Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required.
• The position is located at the New Westminster campus; however, successful candidate must be available for occasional work at the Coquitlam campus.
• Douglas College is committed to supporting a healthy work/life balance for employees. A modified/flexible schedule and/or hybrid work from home arrangement may be considered, subject to the terms of the College’s Work From Home Policy.

Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.