Accounts Payable Administrator

Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 09/24/2026

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Team Lead, Accounts Payable, the Accounts Payable & Employee Expense Administrator is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices and employee expense claims. This role supports the full accounts payable lifecycle, including invoice validation, coding, payment processing, expense claim review, account reconciliations, supplier maintenance, and month-end activities. The position also serves as a key contact for vendor and employee inquiries, resolves discrepancies, and supports compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong attention to detail, analytical and organizational skills, a customer-focused approach, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the full accounts payable lifecycle, including invoice receipt, validation, coding, routing, processing, and payment support.

• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, purchase order mismatches, duplicate payments, and vendor inquiries in a timely manner.

• Maintain supplier records and support vendor onboarding and master data maintenance activities.

• Review, process, and audit employee expense claims to ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and approval requirements.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee expense inquiries, providing guidance and support on expense policies and submissions.

• Perform account reconciliations, investigate variances, and support month-end and year-end close activities, including accruals and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, automation, efficiency, and service delivery.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, expense management, or a related financial operations role.

• A certificate or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is considered an asset.

• Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, accounting principles, financial controls, and compliance requirements.

• Experience working with SAP, Concur, or similar ERP and expense management systems.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT September 23rd, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities.

Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
• Health & dental benefits
• Substantial mental health coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee family assistance
• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
• Our values:Protect what mattersDo it rightMake it betterDo it together
• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).Receive donation matching up to $10,000 annually.
• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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