Finance AP & AR Operations, Senior Manager

PwC Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Canada is seeking a Finance AP & AR Operations Senior Manager to lead end-to-end accounts payable, accounts receivable cash application, employee expenses, and insurance administration. You will own the month-end close for these areas, manage onshore and offshore teams, and drive process improvements and ERP/SAP initiatives across the function.

This strategic leadership role requires strong accounting operations expertise, executive presence, stakeholder collaboration, and a track record of

Qualifications

• CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Extensive finance and accounting leadership with AP/AR experience.
• Experience leading ERP implementations and SAP migrations.
• Strong internal controls and month-end close expertise.
• Proven ability to manage onshore and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end AP, AR cash application, expenses, and insurance processes.
• Own month-end close for designated areas and reconciliations.
• Develop and mentor onshore professionals and oversee offshore delivery.
• Set KPIs and use data analytics to forecast workload and improve performance.
• Drive automation, standardization, and process improvements across operations.
• Collaborate with procurement, payroll, tax, and stakeholders to resolve issues.

Skills

CPA designation

Executive leadership

AP/AR operations

ERP implementations

SAP

Data analytics

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

The Finance AP & AR Operations Senior Manager is a key finance leadership role accountable for end-to-end accounts payable, employee expense reimbursement, accounts receivable cash application, insurance policy and certificate administration, and the month-end close for these areas. Leading onshore and offshore teams, this role sets the operational strategy, strengthens financial controls, and delivers scalable, high-quality services that support business growth. The successful candidate will bring deep accounting operations expertise, strong executive presence, and a continuous improvement mindset. This individual will act as a trusted advisor to senior finance and business stakeholders while supporting large-scale transformation initiatives, including ERP implementations and SAP migrations. The role requires a strategic leader who can balance operational execution, financial stewardship, and process innovation while building high-performing teams.

The Opportunity:

• Leading end-to-end Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable cash application, employee expense reimbursement, and insurance policy and certificate processes
• Owning the month-end close process for designated finance operations areas, ensuring timely completion of balance sheet reconciliations and control reviews
• Providing leadership and development to approximately five onshore professionals, overseeing offshore service delivery, and building a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement
• Establishing performance metrics, service levels, and operational KPIs, while leveraging data and analytics to forecast workload demands, improve decision-making, and enhance operational performance
• Driving continuous improvement through automation, standardization, and process optimization
• Partnering with business leaders, procurement, billings, payroll, tax, and other internal and external stakeholders to resolve complex operational issues
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations
• Leading finance operations readiness, process design, testing, and change management activities associated with SAP implementation and future enhancements
• Identifying and mitigating operational, financial, and compliance risks across finance processes
• Supporting internal and external audits and ensuring timely remediation of control deficiencies

What You'll Bring

• CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting qualification
• Extensive year of progressive finance and accounting experience, including significant leadership responsibility within AP, AR, shared services, or finance operations. Including people leadership experience managing managers, direct reports, and/or offshore teams
• Demonstrated experience leading finance transformation initiatives and process improvement programs
• Proven experience supporting or leading ERP implementations, preferably SAP S/4HANA migrations or large-scale SAP transformations
• Strong understanding of accounting operations, month-end close processes, reconciliations, and internal controls
• Experience operating within a complex, multi-entity, or large corporate environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

The salary range for this position is $98,000 - $148,000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you'll love PwC

We're inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you'll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

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