Accounts Payable Supervisor

Requisition ID: 266345

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Leads and oversees the end-to-end Accounts Payable operation (Payments and Processing) for Canada and other jurisdictions (i.e. US UK IRL) within the Finance Services Unit ensuring business strategies plans and initiatives are executed in compliance with governing regulations internal policies and procedures. Responsible for supervising the complete Accounts Payable cycle including the review analysis validation and processing of invoices expense reports and payment proposals to ensure accuracy eligibility and timely execution. Contributes to the development optimization and adherence of processing and payment procedures promoting a collaborative team environment where cross-functional responsibilities are assumed as necessary to meet departmental deadlines quality standards and operational goals.

Administrative:

• Payroll updates reporting such: absences Overtime vacations etc.
• Disciplinary actions (execution and reporting).
• Operational reporting as needed.

General Operational:

• Lead coach and develop the Accounts Payable team ensuring high performance and capability growth.
• Establish goals and objectives ensuring alignment with performance expectations.
• Conduct semiannual and annual performance reviews and provide continuous feedback.
• Participate in recruitment processes interviewing and selecting candidates based on required competencies.
• Foster an inclusive highperformance environment aligned with the Banks Values Code of Conduct and Global Sales Principles.
• Manage succession planning development and retention strategies for the team.
• Ensure strict adherence to operational controls compliance requirements AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Promote and uphold the Banks risk appetite and risk culture in daytoday decisions.
• Guarantee the adequacy adherence and effectiveness of business controls across the AP operations.
• Maintain transparent and effective communication with internal stakeholders and business units.
• Provide timely responses and resolutions to escalations inquiries or operational issues.
• Deliver productivity performance and operational insight reports to management.
• Lead and supervise continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency control and SLA performance.
• Develop and maintain desktop procedures documentation and training materials for the AP process.
• Drive crosstraining strategies to strengthen operational flexibility and meet SLA/OLA commitments.
• Distribute workload equitably according to team capability and operational demand.
• Generate and analyze system reports (Daily/Monthly) to monitor KPIs identify risks and improve process performance.
• Monitor and follow up on escalated cases until final resolution.
• Ensure staff have appropriate systems tools and access to execute job responsibilities effectively.
• Oversee the training and onboarding of new employees on AP policies procedures and system usage.

Specific Responsibilities

Accounts Payable Supervisor Processing

• Supervise the review validation coding and entry of invoices expenses and supporting documentation.
• Approve deny close or delete vouchers according to the nature of expenses and policy requirements.
• Monitor daytoday processing workload ensuring accuracy compliance and SLA adherence.
• Support business units in resolving invoices or expenserelated discrepancies.
• Escalate inconsistencies or deviations from procedures invoice requirements or documentation standards.

Accounts Payable Supervisor Payments

• Ensure all payment requests are processed accurately and on time across all payment methods (Cheque EFT Manual etc.).
• Review and validate payment proposals ensuring compliance with authorization levels business rules and banking standards.
• Approve or deny pay cycles manual payments and adjustments based on policies and compliance guidelines.
• Generate and analyze paymentrelated reports (daily/monthly) to control and optimize payment execution.
• Escalate discrepancies related to payment processing approvals compliance or system issues.

Primary Manager:
(include secondary Manager if applicable) Accounts Payable Manager
Direct Reports: Accounts Payable Officer
Accounts Payable Analyst
Shared Reports (solid/dotted if applicable): Not applicable

Bachelors degree in finance BA Accounting or another related field
One year of experience leading and developing teams
English level advance (written and spoken)
Six sigma methodologies acknowledge (Yellow/green belt desired)
Office tools skilled
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback
Ability to work efficiently as part of a team and individually as needed

Work in a standard office-based environment; non-standard hours are a common occurrence.

Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

Scotia GBS is a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota Colombia created to support different processes of the Bank and the development and execution of its global services strategy in 15 countries in the Americas. It is composed of 7 service units. We offer an inclusive positive work environment and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaGBS we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaGBS; however only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.