Accounts Officer AR/AP

Taspaq Pty Ltd; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aquanas Foods, a Melbourne-based seafood distributor, is seeking a reliable Accounts Officer to support AR and AP and monthly/quarterly reporting. You will work closely with the Senior Accountant to balance workload across invoice processing, statements, and supplier payments.

We value accuracy, strong data entry, and good communication. Experience in high-volume invoicing is desirable, and Excel proficiency is essential; training on our system is available.

Formación

• Experience in accounts payable and/or receivable.
• Strong data entry skills with high numerical accuracy.
• Ability to chase overdue payments professionally and firmly.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with accounting software preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Processing incoming mail and orders, and managing the shared inbox
• Allocating customer payments daily and receiving cash and card payments
• Sending weekly customer statements
• Following up customers who have skipped or are behind on invoices, and keeping the follow-up spreadsheet current
• Answering customer queries by phone and email
• Setting up new customer accounts and ordering fuel dockets
• Reading and sorting supplier emails, and forwarding invoices to purchasing
• Entering and filing supplier invoices
• Running and filing the daily payment run

Conocimientos

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Data entry

Communication

Time management

Herramientas

Excel

Accounting software

Descripción del empleo

We're looking for a reliable, detail-focused Accounts Officer to join our accounts team. The role covers both accounts receivable and accounts payable, with a monthly and quarterly reporting component. You'll work closely with our Senior Accountant, who will support you and share the workload. The balance between AR and AP will vary, so you'll need to be comfortable moving between the two.

Key responsibilities

• Processing incoming mail and orders, and managing the shared inbox
• Allocating customer payments daily and receiving cash and card payments
• Sending weekly customer statements
• Following up customers who have skipped or are behind on invoices, and keeping the follow-up spreadsheet current
• Answering customer queries by phone and email
• Setting up new customer accounts and ordering fuel dockets
• Reading and sorting supplier emails, and forwarding invoices to purchasing
• Entering and filing supplier invoices
• Running and filing the daily payment run

About you

• Previous experience in accounts payable and/or receivable
• Strong data entry skills and high accuracy with numbers
• Confidence chasing overdue payments professionally and firmly
• Good organisation and time management, and the ability to hold your focus through regular phone and email interruptions
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Proficiency in Excel and accounting software (we're happy to train on our system)
• Experience in food distribution, wholesale, hospitality or another fast-paced industry (desirable)
• Experience with high-volume invoicing or large customer ledgers (desirable)
• Familiarity with customer reporting requirements for corporate clients (desirable)

About us

Aquanas Foods is a Melbourne-based seafood distributor supplying 250+ restaurants, hotels, caterers and food service businesses. We're a fast-moving, owner-operated business with a close-knit team, and we're growing. Our accounts team keeps cash flowing and suppliers paid, so it's central to how the business runs.