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The Manager, Cash Applications, Card Programs and A/P is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the accounts receivable cash applications function, ensuring timely and accurate posting of cash applications as well as shared A/P responsibility.   This role provides leadership and guidance to the cash applications and A/P teams, initiates process improvements, and maintains strong internal and customer/vendor relationships while ensuring compliance with company policies and financial controls.

What you'll do:

Leadership & Team Management

• Supervise, coach, and develop cash applications, card program and A/P staff. 
• Establish performance expectations and conduct regular performance reviews. 
• Monitor workload distribution and ensure timely completion of tasks. 
• Provide training and support to team members on systems, processes, and policies. 

Cash Application Operations

• Oversee application of cash receipts to ensure accurate and timely posting to customer accounts. 
• Timely resolve open cash application items where additional information is required to correctly post to customer accounts. 
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and other departments to resolve customer inquiries and improve customer satisfaction. 
• Ensure timely and accurate daily/monthly account reconciliation. 
• Manage relationships with Merchant Processors to maintain effective card payment acceptance from customers
• Maintain effective policies and internal controls regarding card acceptance processes through collaboration with Sales, Customer Service, and Credit and Collections teams.
• Administer relationship with Employee Corporate Card provider.   Ensure effectiveness of employee experience and provider capabilities
• Maintain employee expense reporting policies.
• Collaborate with the Procurement team on administration of the Concur application
• Maintain effective employee reimbursement processes to ensure appropriate internal controls are exercised and to enable timely and efficient employee reimbursement process.

Card Programs

• Manage relationships with Merchant Processors to maintain effective card payment acceptance from customers
• Maintain effective policies and internal controls regarding card acceptance processes through collaboration with Sales, Customer Service, and Credit and Collections teams.
• Administer relationship with Employee Corporate Card provider.   Ensure effectiveness of employee experience and provider capabilities
• Maintain employee expense reporting policies.
• Collaborate with the Procurement team on administration of the Concur application
• Maintain effective employee reimbursement processes to ensure appropriate internal controls are exercised and to enable timely and efficient employee reimbursement process.

Accounts Payable Shared Responsibility

• Collaborate with the Senior Manager Accounts Payable around direct supervision of A/P team, including performance management coaching and mentoring
• Identify and support A/P automation and improvement opportunities
• Provide full back-up for Senior Manger A/P when required
• Support dynamic work load balancing of the team
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities. 
• Assist with audits by providing documentation and responding to inquiries.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities. 
• Assist with audits by providing documentation and responding to inquiries. 

Process Improvement & Compliance

• Develop and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy including automated posting to customer accounts wherever practical 
• Support system enhancements and process automation initiatives. 
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and regulatory requirements. 

Position Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in Canada
• 8+ years of accounts receivable, cash applications, or credit and collections experience. 
• 3-5 minimum years of supervisory or leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and accounts receivable best practices.  
• 5-7 years with ERP and other application tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP, etc.) and Microsoft Excel. 

Preferred Characteristics

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred. 
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.

Benefits that make life better

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• Company pension plan with 100% company match; up to 5% vested (Canada)
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Learning & Training opportunities