Accounts Payable Lead — Drive Process Excellence

Brandt Tractor; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Remuneration

Supportive environment

Advancement opportunities

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Program

Growth with Brandt

Job summary

Brandt Tractor invites applications for an Accounts Payable Team Lead to join our Finance Team in Ballarat, Australia. You will lead and develop the Accounts Payable group, ensuring invoices align with purchasing policies, approvals, and supporting documentation.

This role focuses on timely processing, compliance, and driving efficiency across the AP function. You will monitor workload, support month-end activities, and collaborate with operational and corporate departments to enhance controls

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and clear communication in AP teams.
• Experience dealing with suppliers and resolving issues promptly and methodically.
• Familiarity with quality processes and continuous improvement.
• Strong grounding in general accounting principles and AP understanding.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train Accounts Payable team for cohesive vendor relations.
• Ensure invoices comply with PO requirements, approvals, and documentation standards.
• Review employee expense claims for policy compliance and resolve exceptions.
• Balance month-end reconciliations, payments and reporting within deadlines.
• Monitor AP systems and generate status reports to identify trends and issues.
• Meet daily, weekly, and monthly targets and reporting for the AP team.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supplier management

Process improvement

Accounts payable knowledge

Job description

Brandt Tractor invites applications for an Accounts Payable Team Lead to join our Finance Team in Ballarat, Australia. You will lead and develop the Accounts Payable group, ensuring invoices align with purchasing policies, approvals, and supporting documentation.

This role focuses on timely processing, compliance, and driving efficiency across the AP function. You will monitor workload, support month-end activities, and collaborate with operational and corporate departments to enhance controls