ID de la solicitud: 227612 Gracias por tu interés en ScotiaGBS, el mejor campus de Bogotá. Únete a un equipo ganador con un propósito claro, comprometido con el logro de resultados en un entorno inclusivo y de alto desempeño. **_ Purpose_** Leads and oversees Accounts Payable operation in Canada and other jurisdiction (i.e., US, UK, IRL, Mexico) for Finance Services Unit, ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. The Senior Manager position is responsible for the management and effective processing of expenditures by ensuring expenses have proper funding authorization, are within budget, have valid supporting documentation and are processed for payment as per Bank procedures. This position is also responsible for managing staff within their teams from onboarding, training and issue resolution. **_ Accountabilities_** - Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. - Ensure the accurate and timely completion of analysis and reporting activities on expenditures, to support expense management business decisions, including: Managing the development of standard analysis and reporting activities, including: analysis within an expenditure category; operational analysis; Transit and Pool analysis; accrual summary; variance analysis and commentary; track and report on all expenses. Providing analysis and making recommendations. - Oversight of the processing, accurate and validated expense review: Monitoring to ensure the accurate recording and expense lines. Overseeing and approving monthly invoice and accrual processing to ensure completeness and accuracy. Resolving errors, inconsistencies and issues of non-compliance effectively as per business rules. Ensuring accurate reconciliation of expenditure processing to the General Ledger. Manage activities pertaining to financial review and set-up. - Process improvement and implementation / automation of process. - Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions. - Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk. - Builds a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team. **_ Reporting Relationships_** Primary Manager: Director, Finance Services Unit Direct Reports: Accounts Payable Supervisor, Finance Development Analyst Shared Reports: Not applicable **_Dimensions_** - Facilitating the analysis of internal and external factors and trends, reviewing and benchmark opportunities for optimizing operating expense management. - Analyzing best practices and processes, re-designing workflows to simplify and streamline processes, while improving internal controls and the quality of deliverables. - Ensure the completeness, accuracy, and timely processing of invoices and employee expenses. - Oversee the processing of all payments according to accounting policies and procedures by ensuring proper categorization and conducting policy checks. - Guarantee adherence to established SLAs by maintaining quality control checks, performing root cause analysis, and creating action plans to mitigate processing errors. - Address and resolve operating issues regarding invoice or employee expense payments. Provide direction on issues, as needed. - Act as liaison between the country stakeholders and the Bogota operation. - Be the main point of escalation. - Working collaboratively with others within and outside of the team - Responsible for managing staff within their teams from onboarding, training, and issue resolution. - Continuously monitoring the staffing model to identify available or needed capacity and resource needs. - Process improvements and implementation / automation of process - analyze best practices and processes, re-designing workflows to simplify and streamline processes, while improving internal controls and the quality of deliverables. - Ensure the successful migration of new operations and processes **_ Education / Experience / Other Information_** - University degree in Finance, business administration or related careers - Experience working in high volume payment operations / accounts payables units or other high volume operations - Strong leadership skills and managing