Manager, Accounts Payable

University of Toronto; Ontario (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Toronto’s Facilities and Real Estate Division is seeking an AP Manager to lead a team of AP specialists, ensure timely invoice processing, maintain strong vendor relationships, and enforce PO documentation policies. This role supports financial accuracy and compliance with division and university directives.

The AP Manager will drive process improvements, assist with audits, provide AP analysis, and guide staff training and development as part of the FRE Financial Strategy and

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field or equivalent
• Professional accounting designation required (e.g. CGA, CPA, CMA, CA)
• Experience in AP supervisory role in higher education or large public sector preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accounts payable function and manage a team of AP specialists.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices and maintain vendor relationships.
• Ensure PO documentation is compliant with policies and implement best practices.
• Support compliance and audit activities and provide AP analysis and recommendations.
• Oversee staff training and development and contribute to system development and maintenance.

Skills

SAP

AMS

Excel

Excel formulas

Pivot tables

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Time management

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional accounting designation (CPA/CGA/CA)

Tools

AMS

SAP

Job description

About Us

Facilities and Real Estate Division (FRE) serves the University of Toronto's three campuses and is responsible for ensuring that the University's physical infrastructure reflects the scale, ambition, and global standing of its academic enterprise. The division plays a central role in aligning campus infrastructure, capital investment, and real estate strategy with the University's academic priorities and long-term sustainability. FRE manages several key portfolios, including Facilities and Services, University Planning Design & Construction, Spaces & Experiences and Real Estate Partnerships. We strive to provide efficient and effective services that support the University's mission, values and commitments. The FRE Financial Strategy and Services Department works closely with its portfolio departments, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to manage FRE's financial resources, enhance operational efficiency, and improve financial management capacity. The department ensures compliance, provides strategic advice, enhances support for the decision-making process, manages risks, optimizes financial processes, adopts new technologies, improves existing systems, and promotes best practices.

Your Opportunity

This position is responsible for overseeing the accounts payable function for the division by managing a team of AP specialists to perform AP related day-to-day operations. This role's core duties include ensuring the accurate and timely processing of invoices, maintaining vendor relationships, and ensure PO documentation is compliant with established policies and implementing best practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the AP process. The AP Manager will play a critical role in maintaining financial accuracy and compliance with division and institution policies and directives. The AP Manager will support compliance and audit activities, provide AP related analysis and recommendations, oversee team staff's training and development, and contribute to system development, administration and maintenance.

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION:

• A University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional accounting designation required (e.g. CGA, CPA, CMA, CA).

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of six (6) years of accounting experience in an accounts payable supervisory role, preferably in higher education or large public sector organization.
• Knowledge of SAP or the University's Administrative Management System (AMS) is required.
• Experience with document control and process implementation.

SKILLS:

• Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software.
• Proficient in Excel formulas, Vlookup, Pivot Table and conditional formatting etc.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of customer service principles and practices, ability to perform with minimum supervision and make decisions independently.
• Ability to multi-task, effectively prioritize workload, meet hard and fast deadline.
• Must possess strong analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented with multiple tasks, information organization.

OTHER:

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects with sensitive deadlines.
• Superior planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated high level of service to a large group of stakeholders.

Closing Date:

11/09/2026, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group:

Salaried

Personnel Subarea:

PM

Appointment Type:

Budget - Continuing

Schedule:

Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

PM 3 -- Hiring Zone: $97,336 - $113,558 -- Broadband Salary Range: $97,336 - $162,224

Job Category:

Finance/Budget/Planning/Audit

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [e-mail].

Indigenous Substantiation Process

The University of Toronto has implemented a process to substantiate Indigenous Membership/Citizenship/Enrolment for candidates who identify as Indigenous. For more information about this process, please refer to the Indigenous Substantiation Website.