PWC

Finance AP & AR Operations, Senior Manager

PWC$98K — $148K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • CPA designation or equivalent accounting qualification required
  • Extensive finance and accounting experience with leadership roles in AP and AR
  • Proven background in leading finance transformations and process improvements
  • Experience with ERP implementations, particularly SAP S/4HANA
  • In-depth knowledge of accounting operations and month-end close processes
  • Experience in complex, multi-entity corporate environments
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead accounts payable and receivable operations, including employee expense reimbursement
  • Own the month-end close process and ensure timely reconciliations
  • Develop and mentor a team of five onshore professionals while managing offshore service delivery
  • Establish performance metrics and leverage analytics for operational improvement
  • Drive automation and standardization for continuous improvement
  • Collaborate with various business units to resolve operational issues
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and regulatory obligations
  • Lead process design and change management for SAP implementations
  • Identify and mitigate operational and financial compliance risks
  • Support internal and external audits for timely resolution of deficiencies

Benefits

  • Opportunity to drive transformation in financial operations
  • Leadership development within a high-performing team
  • Engagement in large-scale ERP projects enhancing your career exposure
  • Focus on continuous improvement and innovation in finance processes
  • Work in a collaborative environment that values accountability and customer service
Full Job Description
Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
IFS - Finance

Management Level
Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary
The Finance AP & AR Operations Senior Manager is a key finance leadership role accountable for end-to-end accounts payable, employee expense reimbursement, accounts receivable cash application, insurance policy and certificate administration, and the month-end close for these areas. Leading onshore and offshore teams, this role sets the operational strategy, strengthens financial controls, and delivers scalable, high-quality services that support business growth.

The successful candidate will bring deep accounting operations expertise, strong executive presence, and a continuous improvement mindset. This individual will act as a trusted advisor to senior finance and business stakeholders while supporting large-scale transformation initiatives, including ERP implementations and SAP migrations. The role requires a strategic leader who can balance operational execution, financial stewardship, and process innovation while building high-performing teams.

The Opportunity:

As a Finance AP & AR Operations, Senior Manager, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that'll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn't limited to:

  • Leading end-to-end Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable cash application, employee expense reimbursement, and insurance policy and certificate processes
  • Owning the month-end close process for designated finance operations areas, ensuring timely completion of balance sheet reconciliations and control reviews
  • Providing leadership and development to approximately five onshore professionals, overseeing offshore service delivery, and building a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement
  • Establishing performance metrics, service levels, and operational KPIs, while leveraging data and analytics to forecast workload demands, improve decision-making, and enhance operational performance
  • Driving continuous improvement through automation, standardization, and process optimization
  • Partnering with business leaders, procurement, billings, payroll, tax, and other internal and external stakeholders to resolve complex operational issues
  • Ensuring compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations
  • Leading finance operations readiness, process design, testing, and change management activities associated with SAP implementation and future enhancements
  • Identifying and mitigating operational, financial, and compliance risks across finance processes
  • Supporting internal and external audits and ensuring timely remediation of control deficiencies


What You'll Bring
Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for:

  • CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting qualification
  • Extensive year of progressive finance and accounting experience, including significant leadership responsibility within AP, AR, shared services, or finance operations. Including people leadership experience managing managers, direct reports, and/or offshore teams
  • Demonstrated experience leading finance transformation initiatives and process improvement programs
  • Proven experience supporting or leading ERP implementations, preferably SAP S/4HANA migrations or large-scale SAP transformations
  • Strong understanding of accounting operations, month-end close processes, reconciliations, and internal controls
  • Experience operating within a complex, multi-entity, or large corporate environment.
  • Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills


This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

The salary range for this position is $98,000 - $148,000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Policies, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Balance Sheet Analysis, Budgetary Management, Cash Flow Analysis, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Escalation Management, Financial Budgeting, Financial Close Process, Financial Data Mining, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Policy, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Generating Financial Reports {+ 17 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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Size
284,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998

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