Accounts Payable Officer

Alexander Appointments; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Appointments is hiring an Accounts Payable professional to support a finance transformation. The role is a 12‑month fixed-term contract in Sydney's CBD, with the flexibility of two days work-from-home per week.

You will process supplier invoices, manage reconciliations, payments and supplier inquiries, while upholding controls and delivering strong customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven accounts payable experience
• Strong reconciliation and problem solving skills
• Excellent stakeholder communication abilities

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices, credits and reimbursements within SLAs
• Perform reconciliations of supplier statements and accounts
• Resolve invoice and payment discrepancies with stakeholders
• Maintain strong financial controls and respond to supplier queries
• Support cross-functional teams with AP related needs

Skills

Accounts payable

Reconciliations

Stakeholder communication

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• ASAP temp roles to support a sizeable finance transformation
• Excellent exposure to support a project and represent a well-known brand
• Opportunity to transition to a 12-month FTC | CBD location with 2 days WFH

This is an opportunity to join a well-established organisation where the AP function plays a critical role in supporting branches across Australia and enabling a seamless customer experience. Every day, the work you and your team deliver helps keep operations run smoothly and suppliers well-managed.

You will play a pivotal role in supporting the BAU functions and enable the core team to focus on the project.

With a collaborative culture, strong organisational values, and a genuine focus on continuous improvement, this is an environment where you'll feel supported, trusted and empowered to make an impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the Accounts Payable team lead, you will support the Accounts Payable function through the accurate and timely processing of

supplier invoices, reconciliations, payments, and supplier enquiries. The role is responsible for maintaining strong financial controls, resolving day-to-day account issues, and

delivering a high level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure supplier invoices, credit notes, expense reimbursements and payment runs are processed and paid within agreed service levels.
• Reconcile supplier statements and accounts, investigating and resolving invoice, payment and account discrepancies.
• Follow up outstanding claims, credits and supplier queries, escalating complex issues where required.
• Manage enquiries, delivering professional support to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Support Operations, Procurement and Finance with AP related enquiries.

About You

• Proven accounts payable experience, ideally within a high-volume, multi-site environment.
• Hands-on experience using ERP systems.
• Strong reconciliation, problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills.

What Next

Applications will be reviewed and only suitable applicants will be contacted.

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