Accounts Payable Officer

• Competitive salary and packaging benefits
• Ongoing career development opportunities

About Our Client

Our client, a NFP organisation, is a large provider of aged care and community services in Victoria. Through their values of respect, community, inclusion, and social responsibility they take pride in delivering the highest level of service to all stakeholders in the community.

An opportunity for the right candidate has become available for an experienced Accounts Payable Officer to join the team. If you are looking for a role in an inclusive workplace, with flexible working conditions, ongoing career development, leadership opportunities, competitive salary and remuneration benefits - this is the perfect role for you.

Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Finance, your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring all invoices and payments (EFT & Cheque) are processed in a timely and accurate manner
• Follow up any invoice disputes to achieve positive outcomes
• Maintain high standard relationships with local vendors and internal departments.
• Set up new suppliers
• Ensure all payments are authorised by the appropriate personnel and payments are accurate when loaded into our systems
• Send remittance advices
• Perform monthly supplier reconciliations and liaise both internally and externally.
• Reconcile Cash Book balances on a daily basis.
• Processing of monthly journals & intercompany transactions
• Deliver accurate and timely month-end processes and in accordance with company standards.
• Assist with month end closing as directed
• Ad-hoc administrative tasks as required

The Successful Applicant

The successful applicant will ideally have 1-2 years' experience in a similar Accounts Payable role. They will have high technical proficiency in Microsoft Office with a good grasp of Excel. Experience in accounting and business systems is desirable.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, time management, working under pressure and ability to work cohesively within a team with the ability to multi-task and work autonomously.

Previous experience in supporting clients from a culturally diverse background or a willingness to learn.

What's on Offer

• Salary Packaging
• Flexible working conditions
• Ongoing career development and promotion opportunities
• Inclusive workplace/equal opportunity employer