Manager, Accounts Payable

If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional and safe, consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work – they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living.

We are searching for a Manager, Accounts Payable to join our Finance Team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you've made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life, travel, and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex's Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

• Responsible for providing proactive oversight and leadership for all aspects of the procure-to-pay cycle, ensuring processes and outcomes are consistently aligned with the organization's goals, strategic initiatives, and compliance requirements.
• Monitors and continuously improves internal controls, policies, and procedures, while fostering collaboration across departments to achieve timely, accurate, and efficient payment processing.
• Plays a key part in identifying opportunities for automation, standardization, and process optimization, and is accountable for supporting team development and delivering measurable results in accounts payable operations.
• Collaborates closely with operational leads, regional Finance Partners, and the Procurement Manager to execute vendor relationships and payable strategies that drive process optimization and desired outcomes.
• Ensures strict payment terms are adhered by paying suppliers on time to ensure our strong positive relationship with our operational teams and suppliers (brand) is maintained/ strengthened.
• Supports the adoption of automation opportunities and integrating advanced technologies tools to deliver continuous improvement, cost savings, and scalability.
• Provides leadership and guidance to a centralized team—including the Accounts Payable Analysts, Coordinators, and Clerks—who manage daily payable processing for Shannex and its related operating companies.
• Establishes and refines AP policies, supports the development of standardized automation protocols, and ensuring strict compliance with key internal controls. 
• Utilizes key performance indicators (KPIs) and industry benchmarks to monitor payment process effectiveness, deliver data-driven insights to leadership, and support informed operational decision-making.
• Regularly reviews end-to-end AP operations, recommends improvements, and ensures processes remain aligned with evolving business needs and technological advancements.
• Adheres to the corporate financial reporting timelines and quality assurance standards for financial accounting as presented by the Corporate Controller

About You

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Commerce.
• Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP) considered an asset
• CPA designation considered an asset
• At minimum, 5+ years supervisory experience
• Experience leading procure to pay process automation initiatives
• Experience in data driven management of procure to pay cycles and use of dashboards and exception reporting
• A passion for the healthcare sector and/or ensuring seniors have access to quality accommodations, services and care.

About Us

Shannex is a family-owned organization with a vision of Better Living for every stage of life. Since 1988, Shannex has grown from a single nursing home in Cape Breton to a trusted partner across healthcare, hospitality and lifestyle sectors. With locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario, Shannex continues to build communities designed for connection, wellbeing and longevity. Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life, Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences, Parkland at Home, Faubourg du Mascaret, and Shannex Enhanced Care. Shannex also provides Transitional Health Services, in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information, visit

If you're ready to join the Shannex team of Great People, apply today

Great People is a core value at Shannex based on the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of the organization.  Shannex believes equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging is about creating a culture that embraces the uniqueness of individuals, where every person is treated fairly and where racism and discrimination are not tolerated. At Shannex, every team member belongs.

All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.