25 March 2024
Accounts Payable Officer
March 25, 2024
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Our client is a well-recognised premium brand in their field and is a successful and well-known group. Operating in the education sector; they attract quality people to their company and have a stable and welcoming finance team.
Some more information about the role
Reporting to the Finance Director, this is a newly created full-time, permanent opportunity based in Mt Eden. This is a pivotal position for the wider group to manage and optimise the accounts payable process and assist with a new system implementation later in the year.
This position involves handling all aspects of accounts payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices, and developing strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, experience with process improvement, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Duties include:
- Accurate entry of accounts payable transactions
- Invoice coding, ensuring compliance with sign-off authorities
- Preparation of bank payment files
- Maintenance of supplier master files
- Assist with the annual audit of the Group
- Implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in the accounts payable cycle
- Collaborate with the wider group to streamline workflows
- Provide training and support to other team members on new processes and systems
- Experience working in a similar Accounts Payable position (3 years)
- Proven experience in process improvement within an accounts payable of finance function
- Strong Excel skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience with JDE would be preferred but not essential
- Excellent written and oral communication – ability to communicate with a diverse range of financial and non-financial stakeholders.
Applicants for this position should be currently living in New Zealand & have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit. Unfortunately, we cannot consider your application without this.
Studies have shown that women and people from under-represented backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles where they don't match the job description criteria exactly. If you're excited about this role, but your experience aligns less than 100%, we encourage you to apply.
- $70,000 - 80,000 per annum
- Mt Eden location
- Assist with process improvement and system implementation
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