Mukesh Sharma

Strategic Accounts Payable leader with 14+ years of progressive experience across healthcare, entertainment, finance, construction, and telecom. Proven track record of governing enterprise shared services — managing multi-entity, multi-currency payment programs, deploying ERP platforms at scale, and driving measurable process transformation. At Lionsgate, led a 9-person global shared services function and partnered with Treasury on enterprise cash forecasting.

Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Concur, Microsoft D365, and Yardi — with hands-on implementation leadership across all four. SOX-compliant, audit-ready, and skilled at building high-performing teams.

Manager, Accounts Payable - Quark Expeditions

(2025-01)

Lead a 5-person AP team overseeing end-to-end invoice and payment operations; scope includes multi-currency vendor payments, expense management, and month-end close.

• Spearheading dual ERP transformation — implementing SAP S/4HANA for core AP and SAP Concur for expense management — partnering with cross-functional teams and C-suite leadership to align workflows with divisional strategy.
• Reduced bank payment-approval cycle by half a day and cut payment-run creation time by 2 hours through systematic workflow redesign and automation.
• Designed ERP-integrated banking solutions (ACH, batch payments) reducing transaction costs and improving payment turnaround times.
• Serve as primary AP liaison during external audits, providing documentation and insight on system implementations, data migration, and control compliance.
• Coach and mentor AP staff through system rollouts, building team capability to independently manage new tools and processes.
• Partner with parent organization on regulatory reporting, tax schedules, and compliance documentation.

Senior Manager, Accounts Payable Shared Services - Lionsgate Canada

(2022-10 - 2025-01)

Directed the global Accounts Payable shared services function with 2 direct and 7 indirect reports, overseeing multi-entity, multi-currency AP operations across international markets.

• Governed end-to-end AP cycle including vendor onboarding, invoice approval workflows, and weekly/biweekly payment runs in Microsoft D365 and SAP — ensuring accuracy across high-volume, time-sensitive cycles.
• Partnered with Treasury on weekly AP and direct-debit payment forecasts, providing strategic input into enterprise cash flow planning.
• Administered the Barclays corporate card program, managing policy compliance, reconciliation, and controls across the organization.
• Delivered weekly aged-creditor reporting and monthly/quarterly financial reporting to senior management and finance leadership.
• Reviewed and approved GL entries, month-end adjustments, and accruals; maintained and enforced AP procedures and internal controls in a SOX-compliant environment.
• Drove continuous process improvement initiatives, identifying and resolving systemic vendor issues and payment errors, and strengthening control frameworks.

Team Manager, Accounts Payable - CPP Investment Board

(2022-06 - 2022-10)

Supervised 4 AP specialists, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management in a high-standards institutional finance environment.

• Managed centralized global expense processing and employee travel expenses across complex approval hierarchies.
• Reviewed and approved supplier setups, invoices, journal entries, and accruals; maintained invoice reconciliations and audit readiness.
• Resolved stakeholder queries and reviewed user-defined activities (UDAs) to ensure process completeness and control effectiveness.

Manager, Accounts Payable - Timbercreek Capital Inc.

(2021-10 - 2022-04)

• Led full Yardi implementation from testing through go-live, including training, user setup, and approval-workflow configuration in Yardi PayScan.
• Managed day-to-day AP operations including EFT and cheque payment cycles, GL recording, and month/year-end audit support.
• Oversaw Concur expense system, employee expense processing, and corporate card program.

AP/AR & Accounting Roles - Marsh & McLennan, British Telecom, Bank of America, AstraZeneca

(2011 - 2018)

Built foundational expertise in payment processing, audit support, and ERP implementations across global finance, telecom, and healthcare organizations. Progressed from AP specialist to team lead, establishing core competencies in vendor management, reconciliations, and cross-functional collaboration.

MBA - Strategic Management

Bachelor's - Professional Accounting