Accounts Payable Lead - Full Ownership, 2 Days WFH

Foundry Talent Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two days work from home per week

Discretionary bonus

CBD location

Job summary

Foundry Talent Partners is partnering with a well-established investment management client in Sydney's CBD. They seek an experienced AP Manager to own the AP function end-to-end and drive improvements across processes and reporting.

You will mentor an AP Officer, oversee bank balances, vendor onboarding and month-end close, while contributing to broader finance transformation initiatives and automation projects. This is a hybrid role with two days WFH per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of end-to-end AP ownership.
• Track record of improving or transforming AP processes beyond keeping the basics.
• Experience mentoring or overseeing an AP Officer.
• Strong SAP Concur experience; MS Dynamics GP is a bonus.
• Proficient in Excel and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Accounts Payable, including invoices, FX payments, reimbursements and corporate cards.
• Provide oversight and guidance to an AP Officer and build capability.
• Manage bank balances and internal transfers ahead of payment runs.
• Review aged creditors and resolve overdue or high-risk items.
• Escalate complex or sensitive AP issues as needed.
• Drive optimisation of SAP Concur for expenses and cards.
• Improve supplier invoice workflows to reduce manual handling.
• Build AP reporting to highlight trends, bottlenecks and red flags.
• Oversee supplier onboarding, master data governance and system access.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end close, intercompany processing and external audits.
• Support finance transformation and automation projects.

Skills

End-to-end AP ownership

AP process improvement

Mentoring AP Officer

Excel (advanced)

Data analysis

Month-end close

Audit readiness

Attention to detail

Education

Diploma or certificate in Accounting or AP

Tools

SAP Concur

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Job description

Foundry Talent Partners is partnering with a well-established investment management client in Sydney's CBD. They seek an experienced AP Manager to own the AP function end-to-end and drive improvements across processes and reporting.

You will mentor an AP Officer, oversee bank balances, vendor onboarding and month-end close, while contributing to broader finance transformation initiatives and automation projects. This is a hybrid role with two days WFH per week.