AltaGas - Manager, Cash Processing

AltaGas Ltd.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaGas Ltd. is seeking a Manager, Cash Processing to steer Accounts Payable, Expense Management, and AR Cash Receipts across Canada and the U.S. You will lead a multi-level team and drive process improvements while ensuring SOX compliance and timely service delivery.

The role involves Oracle Fusion involvement and stakeholder reporting. Bring 5+ years in cash processing or finance operations, CPA or equivalent, and strong leadership to coach a diverse team and partner with Supply Chain,

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in cash processing or related finance operations.
• Strong AP knowledge with end-to-end processing experience.
• Proven people leadership to coach and manage teams.
• Hands-on SOX controls experience in a corporate setting.
• Experience with ERP implementations or finance transformation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead AP, Expense Management, and AR Cash Receipts functions to ensure invoices, payments, expense activities, and customer cash receipts are processed accurately and on time.
• Develop, monitor, and improve Cash Processing KPIs; identify root causes of performance gaps and lead improvement initiatives.
• Oversee cash application and unapplied cash resolution, and guide potential AR write-offs and allowances.
• Provide governance over Concur and the corporate purchasing card program, including escalation and policy decisions.
• Lead decisions on early payments, vendor terms, master data, complex invoices, and high-risk issues.
• Ensure adherence to SOX controls and support audits; review Chart of Accounts changes.
• Lead, coach, and develop a multi-person team; manage staffing and escalation matters.
• Build relationships with Supply Chain, Treasury, and senior leadership; deliver KPI and risk reporting.
• Represent AP and cash processes in Oracle Fusion-related projects and governance.

Skills

Cash processing

Accounts Payable knowledge

People leadership

SOX controls

Oracle Fusion

JDE

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

CPA designation

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Oracle Fusion

JDE (JD Edwards)

ERP systems

Job description

Job Description The Manager, Cash Processing provides strategic and operational leadership for Accounts Payable, Expense Management, and Accounts Receivable Cash Receipts across AltaGas Corporate and Midstream entities in Canada and the United States. The role is accountable for accurate, controlled, and timely service delivery while advancing process improvement, performance management, stakeholder service, and employee engagement.

Job Description The Manager, Cash Processing provides strategic and operational leadership for Accounts Payable, Expense Management, and Accounts Receivable Cash Receipts across AltaGas Corporate and Midstream entities in Canada and the United States. The role is accountable for accurate, controlled, and timely service delivery while advancing process improvement, performance management, stakeholder service, and employee engagement. This position leads a multi-level team, serves as the senior escalation point for complex operational and policy matters, and communicates performance, risks, compliance results, and improvement initiatives to senior leadership. The Manager also performs final review and approval of Chart of Accounts change requests and acts as the primary Cash Processing representative for Project Fusion and the implementation of Oracle Fusion. What You Will Do

What You Will Do

• Lead the Accounts Payable, Expense Management, and AR Cash Receipts functions, ensuring invoices, payments, expense activities, and customer cash receipts are processed accurately and on time.
• Establish, monitor, and improve Cash Processing KPIs; identify root causes of performance gaps and lead initiatives that improve efficiency, service, accuracy, and control effectiveness.
• Oversee cash application and unapplied cash resolution, and provide preliminary review and guidance on potential AR write-offs and allowances.
• Provide governance over Concur and the corporate purchasing card program, including escalated expense matters, violation severity, and card suspension decisions.
• Make or guide decisions involving early payments, vendor payment terms, vendor master data processes, complex invoices, reconciliations, and high-risk operational issues.
• Ensure adherence to SOX controls and support internal and external audit requirements.
• Perform final review and approval of Chart of Accounts change requests.
• Lead, coach, and develop 5 direct and 12 indirect reports, including two AP Team Leads and two contractors; make staffing and resource-allocation decisions and address escalated employee matters.
• Build strong relationships with Supply Chain, Treasury, Midstream Finance, Corporate Accounting, Tax, auditors, field administrators, P-Card holders, banks, vendors, and senior leaders.
• Prepare and deliver clear reporting on KPIs, compliance trends, projects, process improvements, and emerging risks.

Project Fusion and Oracle Fusion

• Represent AP, Expense Management, and AR Cash Receipts requirements in project meetings, workshops, testing, and implementation planning.
• Review and influence Oracle Fusion configuration and future-state process decisions affecting Cash Processing.
• Coordinate business validation, data cleansing, data readiness, implementation activities, and team preparedness.
• Make or coordinate vendor data management decisions and identify impacts to processes and controls.
• Keep the Cash Processing team informed, support adoption, resolve implementation issues, and escalation material risks or decisions.

What You Bring

Required

• At least 5 years of experience in Cash Processing, Accounts Payable, or a related finance operations environment.
• Strong Accounts Payable knowledge, including end-to-end invoice and payment processing.
• People leadership experience with demonstrated ability to coach employees, manage performance, and lead operational teams.
• Hands-on JDE experience in a financial processing environment.
• Experience administering, owning, or overseeing SOX controls.
• Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills, particularly for complex, unusual, or high-risk matters.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, prioritize, and implement process improvements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, customer-service, and Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, operational deadlines, and significant transaction volumes.

Preferred

• CPA designation or another relevant accounting accreditation.
• Oracle Fusion experience or experience with a comparable modern ERP.
• Experience supporting a major ERP implementation or finance transformation.
• Experience overseeing Expense Management, corporate card, cash application, vendor master data, or banking and payment processes.

Why work at AltaGas?

AltaGas is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provide affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly 3,000 strong, leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions - from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world. We deliver clean and affordable natural gas to approximately 1.7 million customers' homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities across four jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team, vision, and strategy. To learn more about our mission: https://youtu.be/k1mrKDdsYW8?si=y1k3NOyHxgf4emdL

For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role. U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.