Accounts Payable Officer

**Requisition ID**: 220133

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**Purpose**

Contributes to the overall success of the Accounts Payable operation in Canada and other jurisdiction (i.e., US, UK, IRL) for Finance Services Unit, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. The Officer is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of expense account statements, invoices, and the appropriate allocation of expenses.
He/she analyzes accounts payable invoices, generate reports, and verify regulatory compliance

**Accountabilities**
- Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
- Accounts Payable / Payment Operations (Technical):

- Process all payments according to accounting policies and procedures - ensuring proper categorization and conducting policy check.
- Perform the necessary review activities required for compliant Invoices & Expenses within the PeopleSoft system, Scotia Connect and FFT terminal.
- Ensure accurate and reliable preparation and reporting of entries (including investigation and resolution of exceptions and unusual transactions).
- Use internal controls to detect procedural errors and exceptional/irregular activity.
- Generate consolidated reports, accounts payable status reports, reconciliations and reports for unaccounted and unpaid transactions.
- Challenge, reject and escalate to Canada and or Bogota any inconsistency on expenses that so requires
- Support on reporting supervision activities to ensure SLA accomplishment
- Inform users of payment status of submissions.
- Process Improvements:

- Identify and support process improvement opportunities for team and escalate to Manager.
- Keep Desktop Training Procedures (DTP) documents for relevant processes up to date.
- Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
- Actively 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.
- Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

**Reporting Relationships**
- Primary Manager:Accounts Payable Supervisor, Payments
- Direct Reports:Not applicable
- Shared Reports:Not applicable

**Dimensions**
- Services a global community and responds within SLAs timeframe
- Act as escalation point for any complex / unusual transactions
- Ensures business continuity for accountabilities under purview, ensuring coverage 4 days / week in assigned schedule

**Education / Experience / Other Information**
- Experience working in a high volume payment operations / accounts payable unit
- Strong team player
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Undergraduate University Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
- Six month experience in auditing activities (Desired)
- English intermediate advance level (written and spoken)
- Excel, Word, or Access skilled.

Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

Scotia GBS is a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia created to support different processes of the Bank and the development and execution of its global services strategy in 15 countries in the Americas. It is composed of 7 service units. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.