Senior Accounts Payable Officer

About the Position 

This position is responsible for ensuring the efficient, accurate and timely processing of all vendor/supplier invoices received, covering the totality of the accounts payable function including coding and entering invoices, payment batches and other journals. The position takes the lead on maintaining and implementing appropriate AP policies, practices and internal controls. The position works as a liaison between our finance team and various internal and external stakeholders on a broad range of financial reporting and administrative duties. 

This position is being hired on a permanent full-time basis and is located at our office in Victoria Park 

Day-to-Day-Duties 

• Establishing new suppliers within our systems, including updates to payment information and filing AP related documents 
• Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on AP processes and systems 
• Ensuring that expenses are allocated correctly and that reimbursements are processed efficiently 
• Monitoring the overall accounts payable function to ensure that payments are being processed appropriately depending on agreed payment terms 

About You  

Our ideal candidate will have significant previous experience working in an accounts payable capacity. Ideally, this experience will have come within a large, complex organisation that interacts with a large volume of vendors. You will be familiar with working in a high-pressure environment that presents you with constant deadlines and have the ability to remain calm and organised in these circumstances. Our ideal candidate will also pay close attention to the details of what they do and be able to work accurately whilst unsupervised. They will also be a confident, effective communicator who won't hesitate to challenge their management for the better of the organisation. 

Selection Criteria Includes: 

• Previous experience operating in a similar capacity within a fast-paced, high-volume working environment will be essential 
• Previous experience with Dynamics 365 Business Central is highly desirable 
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively, incorporating the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines 
• The capacity and resilience to play an active role in problem solving and adapting to internal and external changes to processes or systems