Accounts Payable Manager

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:

- Reporting to the Supply Chain Programs Manager, the Accounts Payable (“AP”) Manager is
- responsible for managing and providing strong leadership to a team of unionized staff to ensure
- the overall success of the delivery of Accounts Payable services across BC Hydro. The AP
- Manager provides oversight and manages the day-to-day service operations of Accounts Payable.
- Key duties include:
- Ensure payments are made on a timely basis and that the needs of both internal clients and

suppliers are met.- Troubleshoot and resolve supplier issues to identify mutually beneficial alternatives.
- Manage AP staff including, scheduling and work assignments, recruiting and selecting new staff

members in accordance with established posting and recruitment procedures.- Coach team members, determine learning needs, transfer technical and professional expertise,

conduct regular performance management appraisals, and promote effective execution of all
- activities relating to the employee life cycle and to enhance positive employee relations.- Review AP Services to ensure effective monitoring, approval procedures and controls to address

areas of potential risk and to recommend or make modifications to achieve better results.- Evaluate AP Services regularly to recommend continuous improvements to streamline business

processes and reduce operating costs.- Ensure AP procedures are in compliance with BC Hydro’s overall policies and objectives.
- Contribute to developing long-term strategic plan for payments to take advantage of technical
- and financial innovations.- Plan the implementation and associated change management of procedural changes that impact

AP, including communication and training to AP staff and alignment between technology-
- Establish and maintain key relationships with Finance, Treasury, Procurement and Business

Groups to ensure efficient payment processes, develop sound process and controls and drive
- benefits.- Work with Supply Chain Programs Manager to establish performance targets, set program

goals, and analyze performance data to provide regular reporting on performance metrics.- Participate in committees addressing business process and operations issues and provide input

into the design and development of new/revised policies and procedures.- Maintain up to date knowledge of best practices, policies, systems, procedures and legal

requirements affecting AP Services through regular networking with internal specialists,
- professional associations and industry contacts.**Qualifications**:
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- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related degree or equivalent.
- Certified Professional Accounting designation is preferred.
- 5 - 10 years’ experience with day to day operation of accounts payable services. Previous

supervisory experience in a Union environment is beneficial.- Demonstrated project management, change management, teambuilding and conflict resolution

skills.- Strong business and strategic thinking skills.
- Well-developed oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Well-developed analytical, organizational and problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and develop positive relationships with internal and external

stakeholders.- Proficiency with full MS Office Suite, and experience using SAP or Accounts Payable ERP

system.- Experience operating with crown corporations or government environments and familiarization

with the Utility industry sector would be beneficial.- Knowledge of MoveUp collective agreement (or other similar agreements) would be beneficial.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
- This is a Full-Time Regular M1 role

We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation
to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we

invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

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