Specialist, Accounts Payable – Canadian Tire – Oakville, ON

Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada’s most recognised retail powerhouses, and they’re looking to add a sharp Accounts Payable Specialist to their Merchandise AP team in Oakville, Ontario. If you have a solid background in finance and accounting, hands-on experience with large-scale financial systems, and the analytical chops to untangle complex vendor issues, this could be a strong next step in your career.

This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and vendor management. You’ll be working directly with vendors and internal CTC departments to resolve 3-way match exceptions, develop process documentation, and act as a Subject Matter Expert for Merchandise AP projects. It’s a role that rewards both technical precision and the ability to communicate clearly across teams.

About the Role: Specialist, Accounts Payable

As an Accounts Payable Specialist at Canadian Tire, you’ll be responsible for resolving match exceptions for high-priority vendors, identifying systemic issues, and working cross-functionally to improve 3-way match success rates. You’ll also take the lead on process documentation across CTR, MARKS, and FGL banners, and develop internal queries to support day-to-day operations.

Beyond the day-to-day transactional work, you’ll contribute to AP projects as a subject matter expert, provide training to payment representatives, and handle ad-hoc reporting requests from the Manager of Merch AP and external departments. Accuracy, initiative, and a solid understanding of financial systems are essential in this environment.

Benefits and Salary

Canadian Tire offers a broadband salary range of $44,000 to $73,000 CAD annually, with a typical hiring range of $50,000 to $55,000 CAD per year, depending on experience, skills, and market factors. In addition to competitive compensation, employees enjoy career growth opportunities, product discounts, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs. The enhanced flex benefits package includes $5,000 per year in mental health benefits for eligible employees and their families, along with access to total well-being resources. Supported learning is available through the Triangle Learning Academy.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll be deeply involved in the operational and analytical functions of the Merchandise Accounts Payable department. From resolving vendor discrepancies to building internal queries and maintaining accurate process documentation, the work you do will directly impact the efficiency and accuracy of CTC’s AP operations across multiple banners.

• Resolve 3-way match exceptions for high-maintenance vendors by working directly with vendors and internal CTC departments to address root causes
• Improve systemic 3-way match success rates through proactive analysis and cross-functional collaboration
• Provide subject matter expertise on Merch AP projects, contributing accurate current-state process details and meaningful input for future-state proposals
• Complete ad-hoc and regular reporting requests from the Manager of Merch AP and approved external departments
• Identify needs for new queries within the department and develop private queries for promotion to production
• Maintain and update standardised process documentation for all Merch AP Ops functions under CTR, MARKS, and FGL
• Deliver training to payment representatives as needed to support team capability

Requirements / Skills

The ideal candidate brings a combination of financial acumen, technical proficiency with enterprise-level financial systems, and the communication skills needed to work effectively with vendors and cross-functional teams. Canadian Tire values candidates who can hit the ground running and contribute to continuous improvement in AP processes.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint are required
• PeopleSoft or equivalent financial system experience (SAP, JDE, JDA, Manhattan, Oracle) within the Accounts Payable module is essential
• University degree in Finance, Accounting, or a business-related discipline
• 2–5 years of experience in a Finance or Accounting role within PeopleSoft or a comparable large-scale financial system
• Knowledge of PMM is an asset for this role
• VBA programming and SQL skills are considered assets
• Experience in corporate retail or supply chain environments is an asset

How to Apply

To apply for this position, use the official link below to submit your application through Canadian Tire’s careers portal. Make sure your resume is up to date and clearly reflects your experience with financial systems and accounts payable processes.

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