Accounts Payable Officer

Unitywater; Hervey Bay; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Discounted private health insurance

Salary packaging

Employee assistance program

Study assistance

Job summary

Unitywater is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer to join our finance team in Queensland. You will manage supplier invoices, ensure accurate payments, and support ERP and financial operations in a collaborative, customer-focused environment.

This 9-month max-term contract offers hybrid work, development opportunities, and exposure to a large, complex organisation. You will build relationships across the business while contributing to process improvements and robust financial controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume AP environments and end-to-end AP processes.
• Strong attention to detail with invoices, reconciliations and financial transactions.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Analytical mindset to identify discrepancies and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality accounts payable services with accurate invoices and timely payments.
• Partner with suppliers and stakeholders to respond to queries and maintain relationships.
• Perform reconciliations and financial administration to support controls.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, systems and ways of working.
• Develop finance capability within a collaborative team across AP, ERP and operations.

Skills

AP processing

End-to-end AP

Attention to detail

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Business/Finance degree

Tools

TechnologyOne ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Gain valuable experience within a large, complex and supportive organisation.
• Build your ERP and finance skills while making an impact.
• Access flexible and hybrid work arrangements that support work-life balance.

About the role

Looking for an opportunity to build your finance career while making a genuine impact? As our Accounts Payable Officer, you'll play an important role in ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, while supporting the smooth operation of Unitywater's finance function.

Working as part of a collaborative and customer-focused team, you'll manage invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations and financial administration activities while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and service delivery.

This is a fantastic 9-month max-term contract opportunity to gain exposure to a large and complex organisation, expand your ERP and finance systems experience, and build valuable relationships across the business that can open doors for future career opportunities.

In this role, you'll:

• Deliver high-quality accounts payable services, ensuring invoices, payments and employee reimbursements are processed accurately and efficiently.
• Partner with suppliers and stakeholders across the business, providing responsive support and building positive working relationships.
• Perform reconciliations and financial administration activities, helping maintain accurate records and strong financial controls.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, contributing to enhancements in financial systems, processes and ways of working.
• Develop your finance capability within a supportive team, gaining valuable experience across accounts payable, ERP systems and financial operations.

About you

Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

Must have

• Experience working in a high-volume Accounts Payable environment, with a strong understanding of end-to-end accounts payable processes.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with experience processing invoices, reconciliations and financial transactions.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and respond effectively to supplier and internal stakeholder queries.
• Experience using ERP or financial systems, together with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify discrepancies and resolve issues efficiently.

Nice to have

• Experience using TechnologyOne or a similar ERP system.
• Experience working within a large or complex corporate environment.
• Experience processing corporate purchasing card transactions or employee reimbursements.
• Experience reconciling supplier statements and general ledger accounts.
• Exposure to process improvement initiatives within finance or accounts payable functions.
• Relevant qualifications in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline

Working at Unitywater

• Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays. Tell us what this looks like for you!
• Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
• Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
• Diversity: We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.

About us

Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

We think a pretty good job starts here.

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.