Accounts Payable Manager (Fixed Term)

Estia Investments Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail savings with Blue Light Card

Discounted car hire

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Estia Health is seeking an Accounts Payable Manager for a fixed-term 12-month parental leave cover starting October 2026. You will lead a high-volume AP team and drive end-to-end AP processes, including payments, reconciliations, and reporting, while guiding system transformation with Coupa.

You will collaborate with Key Stakeholders, mentor staff, and contribute to process improvements and training initiatives with People & Culture. This role supports multiple sites across Australia.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a high-volume AP team.
• Experience in end-to-end AP processing and month-end reporting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounts Payable team (6 + 2 overseas) to deliver day-to-day AP activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate payment runs and reconciliations.
• Oversee month-end reporting and process improvements.
• Support the Coupa transformation and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Leadership

Accounts Payable Management

Supplier management

English literacy

System improvements

Tools

Coupa

Epicor

DocStar

Job description

At Estia Health, we’re more than just a workplace: we’re a community dedicated to enriching lives and making a difference. If you’re passionate about aged care and want to be part of something meaningful, then we want to hear from you. Everyday, over 14,000 employees choose to make a difference at Estia Health, sharing a joint purpose to enrich and celebrate the lives of our residents. With 96 homes (and growing), across Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, you will play a part in positively impacting the lives of our residents and their families. Join us in playing a special role in the future of aged care.

About the Role

This is a fixed term 12 months parental leave cover starting from October 2026. As an Accounts Payable Manager, you will be leading the Accounts Payable team in providing effective, accurate and efficient services throughout the end-to-end Accounts Payable function.

The core foundational expertise and skills you will bring to this role

You will be responsible for ensuring the end-to-end delivery of the Accounts Payable function, and be accountable for:

• Leading the Accounts Payable team of 6 members in the delivery of day-to-day activities (plus 2 overseas)
• Ensuring accounts are paid in a timely and accurate manner
• Completion of payment runs
• Ensuring all invoice and statement reconciliations are completed in accordance with agreed business processed
• Providing superior and responsive customer service to Key Stakeholders
• Preparation, review, and distribution of month end reporting and supporting the interpretation of these reports as necessary
• Oversee and manage the identification, planning and implementation of process and system improvements
• Leading the ongoing development of individual and team capability through development activities
• Delivery of formal training initiatives in consultation with the People & Culture department

In addition, for part of this fixed term period Estia Health will be going through a Procurement to Pay transformation, implementing a new system to the Accounts Payable team – Coupa. During the project period you will be responsible for:

• A small Accounts Payable officers portfolio to allow the scope to work as the Accounts Payable SME on the transformation project.
• Managing Accounts Payable team involvement in User Acceptance Testing and system deployment.
• Working with Suppliers to transition to Coupa e-invoicing

The traits that will help you succeed

• Experience in an Accounts Payable Manager role in a high volume environment
• Demonstrated functional leadership experience with facilitation and team building skills
• Advanced English literacy and numeracy
• Coupa experience is essential
• Demonstrated experience in development, training and performance management of a team
• Demonstrated experience in supplier management and major supplier reconciliations ( around 6000 invoices a month)
• Working knowledge on systems Coupa, Epicor and DocStar experience highly regarded

Benefits available

• Retail savings with the Blue Light Card
• Discounted car hire
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Free Wellbeing App to support your mental and physical health
• Novated leasing for vehicles
• Workplace banking support
• ACN membership discounts for nurses
• Discounted health insurance with nib health
• Discounted JB HiFi

Estia Health is committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplaces. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities. If you need assistance to participate in our application process, please let us know.

Note: All shortlisted applicants will need to pass the required background checks.

During the influenza season, all staff are required to provide evidence of a current influenza vaccination.

At Estia Health, we're more than just a workplace, we're a community dedicated to enriching lives and making a difference. It you're passionate about aged care and want to be part of something meaningful, you've found your home. When you join the Estia Health family, you'll feel it: the warmth in every greeting, the care in every action and the sense of belonging that sets us apart. For our residents and team, this isn't just a place, it's family. Our Family.