Accounts Payable Officer New

Lawson Elliott Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawson Elliott Recruitment represents a well-established retail-focused organisation based in Sydney, Australia. The Accounts Payable Officer will join the finance team to keep payables running smoothly, working with suppliers, internal teams and overseas colleagues.

You will manage invoice processing, coding, supplier records, remittance advice, refunds and customer payments, and support the expense management system. A calm, service-focused approach and 4+ years of AP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of end-to-end accounts payable experience.
• Strong communication skills and service-focused approach.
• Ability to work with suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check and log incoming invoices and statements, making sure they are accurate and meet tax requirements.
• Code invoices and route them for approval, then send them to the global payables team for payment.
• Manage the shared AP inbox and resolve supplier and internal queries promptly.
• Set up and maintain supplier records and send remittance advice.
• Process refunds and customer payments, and support the expense management system.
• Reconcile supplier statements and follow up on overdue or disputed items.
• Prepare regular AP reports, including aged and exception reporting.
• Support month-end close and audit requests as needed.

Skills

End-to-end AP experience

Communication skills

Organised

Job description

This well-established organisation is a leading name retail, serving a large and loyal customer base across Australia and Asia Pacific. Its Sydney office has a friendly, supportive finance team and a culture that values its people, with flexible work and a strong focus on wellbeing.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Payable Officer to join the finance team. Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, you\'ll keep payables running smoothly, working with suppliers, internal teams and colleagues overseas. Your responsibilities will include:

• Receive, check and log incoming invoices and statements, making sure they\'re accurate and meet tax requirements


• Code invoices and route them for approval, then send them to the global payables team for payment


• Manage the shared AP inbox and resolve supplier and internal queries promptly


• Set up and maintain supplier records and send remittance advice


• Process refunds and customer payments, and support the expense management system


• Reconcile supplier statements and follow up on overdue or disputed items


• Prepare regular AP reports, including aged and exception reporting


• Support month-end close and audit requests as needed

To be considered for this role, you will have 4+ years of end-to-end accounts payable experience, ideally in a medium to large organisation. You\'re organised, accurate and calm under pressure, with strong communication skills and a service-focused approach.

Accounts Payable Officer New Sydney, NSW, AU