Accounts Payable Officer

Council Jobs; Strathpine; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nine-day fortnight (RDO)

Hybrid work environment

Salary increases via EBA

STARS study/training scheme

Salary packaging options

Discounted health insurance

Free annual flu vaccinations

Fitness Passport

24/7 confidential counselling

Job summary

City of Moreton Bay is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer to join our Financial Operations team. You’ll process supplier invoices, manage payment runs and provide excellent service to stakeholders in a fast-paced council environment.

The role offers a hybrid work model with some work-from-home days, and operates from Strathpine with on-site parking and close to public transport. The right candidate will have experience in accounts payable within a medium to large organisation, strong attention

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in accounts payable within a medium to large organisation.
• Experience processing high volumes of invoices and financial transactions.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Sound customer service and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Knowledge of accounts payable practices, procedures and relevant compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of supplier invoices, credit notes and payment requests with accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure supplier payments are made within agreed payment terms.
• Process payment runs via EFT and other payment methods.
• Review and reconcile supplier statements and resolve outstanding items.
• Provide responsive support to internal and external stakeholders regarding invoice and payment enquiries.
• Assist in the administration of corporate purchase cards, including applications, credit limit management and general enquiries.
• Support reporting, compliance activities and other accounts payable administration tasks.
• Identify and contribute to process improvement opportunities that enhance service delivery and efficiency.

Skills

Accounts payable

High volume invoices

Time management

Attention to detail

Customer service

Stakeholder engagement

Team environment

Compliance knowledge

Job description

• Permanent Full-Time 9 day fortnight (RDO included)
• Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
• Location: Strathpine with free onsite parking and close to train station

We're seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Accounts Payable Officer to join our Financial Operations team. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, have a passion for accuracy, and thrive on building positive relationships with stakeholders, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As an Accounts Payable Officer, you'll play an important role in ensuring supplier payments are processed efficiently and accurately while delivering exceptional customer service across the organisation. Working within our Financial Operations team, you'll support a broad range of accounts payable activities and contribute to ongoing process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Process high volumes of supplier invoices, credit notes and payment requests with accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure supplier payments are made within agreed payment terms.
• Process payment runs via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and other payment methods.
• Review and reconcile supplier statements and resolve outstanding items.
• Provide responsive support to internal and external stakeholders regarding invoice and payment enquiries.
• Assist in the administration of corporate purchase cards, including applications, credit limit management and general enquiries.
• Support reporting, compliance activities and other accounts payable administration tasks.
• Identify and contribute to process improvement opportunities that enhance service delivery and efficiency.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in accounts payable within a medium to large organisation.
• Experience processing high volumes of invoices and financial transactions.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Sound customer service and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Knowledge of accounts payable practices, procedures and relevant compliance requirements.

Position Description_Accounts Payable Officer.pdf

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

Any questions - please contact our Careers team at *******@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.