Senior Accounts Payable Analyst – Process Improvement & Expense Management

Ifg Global; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ifg Global seeks a Senior Accounts Payable Analyst to lead complex full-cycle AP tasks, manage employee expense processing, and resolve payment issues in a high-volume, automated environment in Canada. The role emphasizes 2-way/3-way PO matching, GR/IR, and strong financial controls.

The candidate will drive process improvements, automation, and dashboards to reduce backlogs, enhance accuracy, and support month-end close. Collaboration with finance and stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in full-cycle Accounts Payable, employee expense processing, or related financial operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with invoice validation, coding, processing, and PO matching.
• Solid understanding of PO, GR/IR, invoice discrepancies, and payment processes.
• Experience troubleshooting automated invoice processing and workflow exceptions.
• Experience with employee expense management and expense policy compliance.
• Knowledge of month-end/year-end close, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Experience analyzing AP dashboards, KPIs, aging reports, and processing performance.
• Strong root-cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Experience implementing AP process improvements, automation, and workflow efficiencies.
• Proficiency in SAP, Concur, or comparable ERP and expense management systems.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex full-cycle AP activities, including invoice validation, coding, processing, PO matching, payment support, and reconciliations.
• Perform 2-way and 3-way invoice matching and resolve PO, goods receipt, GR/IR, pricing, tax, coding, and approval discrepancies.
• Investigate failed automated invoice workflows and identify issues across transactions and controls.
• Review and resolve employee expense claims, policy exceptions, and payment concerns.
• Investigate duplicate invoices, payments, holds, and recurring control issues.
• Monitor AP queues, aging reports, workflow exceptions, approvals, and late invoices.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including accruals and variance analysis.
• Analyze AP dashboards and KPIs to identify inefficiencies and backlogs.
• Identify root causes and recommend process improvements, automation, and stronger controls.
• Collaborate with AP, SCM, Master Data, Tax, Finance, and stakeholders to resolve issues.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Employee expense processing

PO matching (2-way & 3-way)

GR/IR

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

Concur

Job description

Senior Accounts Payable Analyst - Process Improvement & Expense Management

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Analyst - Process Improvement & Expense Management to manage complex, full-cycle Accounts Payable activities, employee expense processing, payment exceptions, and account reconciliations within a high-volume, automated environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in 2-way and 3-way PO matching, GR/IR, invoice workflow troubleshooting, and financial controls, with hands-on experience in SAP, Concur, or comparable ERP systems. The candidate should demonstrate strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify recurring issues, improve AP processes, and develop practical automation and control solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex full-cycle AP activities, including invoice validation, coding, processing, PO matching, payment support, and reconciliations.
• Perform 2-way and 3-way invoice matching and resolve complex PO, goods receipt, GR/IR, pricing, quantity, tax, coding, and approval discrepancies.
• Investigate failed automated invoice workflows and identify transactional, process, system, data, and control-related issues.
• Review and resolve complex employee expense claims, policy exceptions, and payment-related concerns.
• Investigate duplicate invoices, duplicate payments, payment holds, and recurring control issues.
• Monitor AP queues, aging reports, workflow exceptions, approval delays, and invoices at risk of late payment.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including accruals, reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Analyze AP dashboards and KPIs to identify processing inefficiencies, backlogs, and recurring exceptions.
• Identify root causes and recommend process improvements, automation, standardization, and stronger financial controls.
• Review existing AP processes and workflows to identify opportunities for simplification and improved efficiency.
• Collaborate with AP, SCM, Master Data, Tax, Finance, suppliers, employees, and business stakeholders to resolve complex issues.
• Provide technical guidance and act as an escalation resource for complex AP and employee expense matters.

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of experience in full-cycle Accounts Payable, employee expense processing, or related financial operations.
• Strong hands-on experience in invoice validation, coding, processing, and 2-way and 3-way PO matching.
• Strong understanding of purchase orders, goods receipts, GR/IR, invoice discrepancies, and payment processes.
• Experience troubleshooting automated invoice processing and workflow exceptions.
• Hands-on experience resolving complex AP discrepancies, duplicate payments, payment holds, and reconciliation issues.
• Experience with employee expense management and expense policy compliance.
• Knowledge of month-end/year-end close, accruals, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Experience analyzing AP dashboards, KPIs, aging reports, and processing performance.
• Strong root-cause analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify recurring issues and prevent them.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and implementing AP process improvements, automation, and workflow efficiencies.
• Proficiency in SAP, Concur, or comparable ERP and expense management systems.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance, and AP best practices.
• Excellent communication, organizational, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance on complex AP matters.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada.

Nice to Have

• Degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Experience working in a large organization or high-volume automated AP environment.
• Previous experience improving invoice processing workflows, AP controls, and straight-through processing.
• Experience using AP analytics and KPIs to drive operational improvements.