Supervisor, Accounts Payable

Dollarama; Mount Royal; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollarama in Montreal seeks an AP Supervisor to lead a team of 8–10 AP clerks, meet tight deadlines, and manage a fast-paced, high-volume environment. You will supervise, train, onboard new members and ensure the accuracy of work while executing the full cycle of accounts payable.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Accounts Payable, you will review invoices, support suppliers, ensure month-end deadlines, and collaborate across departments to improve processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent training.
• Minimum 3 years of accounts payable experience.
• Minimum 2 years of team supervision or leadership.
• Strong coordination and team mobilization skills.
• Proficiency in Excel; SAP knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and develop a team of AP clerks.
• Manage full cycle of accounts payable and ensure timely payments.
• Onboard new team members and conduct weekly meetings.
• Review invoices for accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with month-end close and reporting.
• Collaborate with suppliers and other departments.

Skills

Accounts payable

Team supervision

Leadership

Excel

SAP

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Accounts Payable, the AP supervisor is responsible for leading a team of 8-10 AP clerks. He or she should be able to meet tight deadlines and manage a dynamic team in a fast pace and high-volume environment. He or she must supervise the team, ensure the accuracy of their work, and train and onboard new members. He or she must also execute the full cycle of accounts payable, report and act as a resource person with suppliers and other departments.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure proper training and onboarding of new employees.
• Supervise, train, and develop team members.
• Assist AP manager during job interviews.
• Perform annual evaluation and build development plan of team members.
• Hold weekly team meeting to share updates and provide feedback on the business and the team performance.
• Coordinate team’s schedule to ensure the team have proper backup and coverage during vacation, sick days, or vacancies.
• Inform and update the team on new processes or policies to ensure compliance.
• Proper documentation and update of department procedures.
• Monitor daily workload of the team and adjust resources to increase team’s productivity and optimize department efficiency.
• Promote teamwork by encouraging knowledge transfer and sharing.
• Identify any oversights or process issues and propose solutions.
• Ensure the accuracy of the team member’s work, verify invoices entered in the various system and identify any corrections to be made.
• Assist employees in the investigation of more complex accounts, transactions and general ledger accounts.
• Validate that all invoices have been received and entered timely to ensure on time payments to vendors.
• Assist team with supplier accounts statements.
• Review, maintain and take necessary actions on various reports.
• Act as the first level of escalation for supplier requests.
• Ensure month-end tasks are performed according to the accounting schedule.
• Be backup to specialized roles such as processing payments and maintenance of vendor master data due to segregation of duties.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or any other equivalent training.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in accounts payable.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in team supervision, management or having demonstrated leadership within a work team.
• Excellent skills in coordinating work and mobilizing a team.
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, and the ability to multi-task.
• Great analytical, problem-solving skills and results driven.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.
• Take initiative and propose solution that add value to the business.
• Collaborative skills, works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
• Good knowledge of the Office suite of applications with proficiency in Excel.
• Knowledge of SAP is an asset.
• Good time management and priorities.

We thank all interested applicants. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted by our recruitment team.