Assistant Manager - AR/AP Shared Services

at  Johnson Electric

Come Innovate Motion with us
As a member of the Canada Shared Services team, the Assistant Manager will report to the Senior Finance Manager and will be responsible for leading the newly established shared service team, supporting the continuous digitization and automation of accounts receivable and accounts payable process, while ensuring efficiency, compliance with standard operating procedures, and strong team performance.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Oversee and manage the newly created Centralized Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables functions for accuracy and timeliness, which include invoicing, vendor/customer relationship and cross-team collaboration.
• Develop standard operating procedures and enforce consistent application of A/R and A/P processes, ensuring efficiency and compliance with the standard operating procedures.
• Lead, train, and mentor a team, optimizing their performance and supporting professional growth.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration, ensuring cohesive teamwork and effective internal communication.
• Provide essential data, reports, and documentation for internal and external audits.
• Reconciliation of customer / vendor and Company’s record.
• Oversee month-end AR/AP related closing activities and reporting.
• Support the Company’s direction of continuous digitalization and automation of shared services.
• Improvement projects as required.

Our requirements :

Qualifications, Education And / or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration
• 5-8 years’ experience in AR, AP, including management/supervisory roles, previous experience with leading a shared service team is preferred

Technical & Skill Requirements:

• Proficiency in ERP systems, experience with Epicor-CMS system is a plus.
• Strong Microsoft skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), experience with Power BI is a plus.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication abilities.
• Detailed – oriented individual that understands importance of accuracy and completeness.
• Passionate about learning the business and the industry and delivering high quality and accurate results.

What we offer :
Johnson Electric, Stackpole offers talented people like you the opportunity to grow professionally and personally, surrounded by some of the most dedicated, innovative, and entrepreneurial colleagues you will find anywhere. Of course, we offer competitive pay and benefits, and far more than that, we offer you a culture driven by our values and designed to ensure that our most important asset—our people—can flourish.
Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team
Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company’s most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do

• Oversee and manage the newly created Centralized Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables functions for accuracy and timeliness, which include invoicing, vendor/customer relationship and cross-team collaboration.
• Develop standard operating procedures and enforce consistent application of A/R and A/P processes, ensuring efficiency and compliance with the standard operating procedures.
• Lead, train, and mentor a team, optimizing their performance and supporting professional growth.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration, ensuring cohesive teamwork and effective internal communication.
• Provide essential data, reports, and documentation for internal and external audits.
• Reconciliation of customer / vendor and Company’s record.
• Oversee month-end AR/AP related closing activities and reporting.
• Support the Company’s direction of continuous digitalization and automation of shared services.
• Improvement projects as required