Hybrid Accounts Payable Leader

Westland Insurance Group; Surrey; Hybrid; CAD 81,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open and flexible workplace

Growth opportunities

Autonomy to own your own success

Inclusive culture

Total rewards program

Values Days

Volunteer Days

Job summary

Westland Insurance Group is seeking a Manager of Accounts Payable at our Surrey, BC head office. This hybrid role oversees daily AP operations, ensuring timely vendor payments and strong internal controls.

A minimum of five years in AP and three years in team leadership is required, with a degree in business or accounting. The role reports to Accounting Operations leadership and offers growth and incentive opportunities.

Qualifications

• A degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or a related discipline is highly preferred.
• A minimum of five years of Accounts Payable experience and three years of experience managing a team.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and a demonstrated ability to work with complex, high-volume financial processes.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, risk management, and meeting service level expectations.
• Comfortable leading through change, with the ability to adapt to evolving business needs, learn new systems, and identify opportunities to improve how work gets done.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Accounts Payable team, delegating work based on capacity, skill sets, and business priorities while managing schedules, coverage, performance goals, coaching, and employee development
• Manage the daily operations of Payables, including invoice coding, ERP batch postings, employee expense reporting, rent payments, and payment processing through EFTs, cheques, and wire transfers, ensuring vendors are paid accurately and on time
• Ensure SLAs and KPIs are consistently achieved, monitor performance metrics, provide monthly updates to the VP, Accounting Operations, and allocate resources to areas requiring additional support
• Maintain a strong internal control environment by ensuring appropriate segregation of duties, approval of goods and services received, compliance with vendor contracts, dual review processes, and accurate and timely month-end and year-end AP activities
• Serve as the Accounts Payable subject matter expert and first point of contact for inquiries and escalations, managing the AP Escalations and ServiceNow tickets while investigating root causes and resolving invoice, payment, and vendor issues
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Finance, Accounting, Operations, Facilities, Branches, business leaders, and external vendors, providing guidance on Accounts Payable processes, approval requirements, internal controls, and oversight obligations
• Lead change management and continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, automation, systems improvements, training for new invoice approvers, and projects that improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability of Accounts Payable operations as Westland grows

Skills

Accounts Payable

Team Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related discipline

Tools

ServiceNow

ERP Systems

Job description

Westland Insurance Group is seeking a Manager of Accounts Payable at our Surrey, BC head office. This hybrid role oversees daily AP operations, ensuring timely vendor payments and strong internal controls.

A minimum of five years in AP and three years in team leadership is required, with a degree in business or accounting. The role reports to Accounting Operations leadership and offers growth and incentive opportunities.