Join a well-established Australian organisation with a strong reputation for quality, innovation and exceptional customer service. With continued growth and a collaborative team culture, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable Officer to join the finance team on an initial 3-month temporary assignment, with the potential for extension based on business requirements.
Supporting both the day-to-day Accounts Payable function and several exciting finance projects, this role offers plenty of variety. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, love improving processes and like rolling up your sleeves to make a real impact, this could be the perfect assignment.
The Opportunity
As an Accounts Payable Officer, you'll play a key role in supporting the finance team across both operational Accounts Payable and a range of finance improvement initiatives. This is a varied position where no two days are quite the same, offering the opportunity to contribute to process improvements while ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time.
Your responsibilities will include:
- End-to-end processing of supplier invoices and coding
- Reviewing and reconciling supplier statements
- Processing batch payments, manual payments and remittances
- Setting up new suppliers and maintaining supplier master data
- Managing the Accounts Payable inbox and responding to supplier enquiries
- Following up outstanding credit card invoices
- Reviewing and consolidating duplicate supplier accounts
- Updating supplier banking details and maintaining accurate records
- Assisting with freight payment processing
- Providing support during a major banking implementation project and other finance initiatives
- Providing general support to the Accounts Payable team during project work and peak periods
The Candidate
To be successful, you will bring previous experience working within a busy Accounts Payable environment and be comfortable managing competing priorities with minimal supervision.
You'll also have:
- Experience with supplier reconciliations and supplier master data maintenance
- Confidence processing payment runs, manual payments and remittances
- Strong invoice coding experience
- Pronto experience will be highly regarded
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- The ability to work autonomously while remaining a strong team player
- A proactive approach with the flexibility to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
The Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate + Super
- Immediate start with a well-established organisation
- Varied role combining BAU Accounts Payable with finance projects
- Potential for extension based on business requirements
If you're an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for your next temporary opportunity where you can make an immediate impact while gaining exposure to finance projects, we'd love to hear from you.
In the first instance please apply online for additional questions please call Keryn Drew or Debbie Hannaford on 0298917400.
At Elements Recruitment we exist to help people find the right place and help businesses grow with the right people. That’s why we welcome candidates from all walks of life and offer adjustments if needed. If there’s anything we can do to make the recruitment process more comfortable or accessible for you let us know.
