Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 07/11/2026 About this opportunity: We are seeking a Team Lead, Accounts Payable (AP) to manage daily AP operations while promoting accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement. This role oversees invoice processing workflows, leads and supports a team of direct reports, resolves complex issues, and ensures adherence to internal controls. In addition, the position contributes to projects and process enhancements, including system improvements and cross-functional initiatives. The ideal candidate brings experience supporting process improvements or projects and demonstrates the ability to lead, coach, and develop a team with varying levels of experience while maintaining strong operational performance. What you’ll do: Lead and coordinate daily AP operations, including workload allocation, prioritization, and workflow oversight. Manage, coach, and develop team members, fostering accountability, ownership, and continuous learning. Oversee performance management, addressing gaps and handling complex or sensitive conversations with fairness. Ensure accurate, timely invoice processing and resolution of aging items, exceptions, and workflow issues. Resolve complex AP issues and escalations while ensuring compliance with policies, controls, and approvals. Partner with Procurement, Finance, Tax, and business stakeholders to address issues and improve outcomes. Monitor workload, risks, bottlenecks, providing updates and supporting audit requirements. Drive process improvements and support projects, including system enhancements, automation, testing, and documentation updates. Who you are: Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements: Legally authorized to work in Canada Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Accounts Payable, accounting, or finance. Formal people leadership experience is an asset; candidates without direct leadership experience should demonstrate strong leadership potential through ownership, sound judgment, effective communication, and the ability to support others. Experience contributing to projects, process improvements, or system enhancements is preferred. Working knowledge of AP processes, internal controls, invoice workflows, and basic tax requirements is an asset. Experience with ERP or invoice workflow systems (e.g., SAP, OpenInvoice, Maximo) is preferred. Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage competing demands effectively. Demonstrated interest in leveraging system tools, automation, and emerging technologies to improve efficiency. Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT July 10, 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. Learn more. If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com. 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. Find Cenovus on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. 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 matters Do it right Make it better Do 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 $25,000 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. For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com. 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. Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link. If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our Internal Career Site. We’re a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans. 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. Our shares trade under the symbol CVE, and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.