Accounts Payable & Receivable Officer

Sonova; Geehi; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Sonova is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Officer for a permanent part-time role (0.6 FTE) in our ANZ Finance team. The position supports end-to-end AR/AP processes, month-end close, working capital management, and process improvements.

The role is based in Australia (ANZ) with potential to transition to a permanent full-time role by mid-2027. Key duties include invoicing, cash collection, AP processing, vendor queries, and financial reporting support.

Qualifications

• Qualification in accounting or finance or commerce.
• 3–5 years of practical experience in AR, AP or a similar transactional Finance role.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems such as SAP, Sage or MYOB.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel for reconciliations and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Generate and process customer invoices, credit notes, and statements.
• Process supplier invoices and match PO, goods receipt and invoice.
• Support month-end close, vendor accruals and reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate supplier and customer master data and respond to inquiries with timely resolutions.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Excel

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

End-to-end AR/AP

Education

Accounting/Finance/Commerce

Tools

SAP

Sage

MYOB

Job description

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on peoples lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Who we are

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on peoples lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Officer

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Officer whose primary role is to provide end to end management of the receivables and payables processes for the business. This important role supports the month-end close activities, working capital management, and process improvement initiatives across our ANZ Finance function.

This is a permanent part-time position (0.6 FTE), with strong potential to transition to a permanent full-time role by mid-2027.

More about the role:

Accounts Receivable:

• Generate and distribute customer invoices, credit notes, and statements.
• Process and allocate customer receipts accurately, including investigation and clearance of unapplied cash.
• Monitor aged debtors and conduct collection activities to ensure timely recovery of outstanding balances.
• Investigate and resolve customer billing disputes and account discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate customer master data and credit limit application documentation.
• Assist with customer credit reviews, credit limit monitoring and escalation of high risk or significantly overdue accounts.
• Prepare aged receivables reporting with clear commentary on collection status,risksand agreed actions.
• Responsible for cash collection, reduction of overdue debt and broader working capitalobjectives.

Accounts Payable:

• Review, verify, and process supplier invoices accurately and promptly.
• Perform purchase order, goodsreceiptand invoice matching, and resolve exceptions with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure invoices are approved in accordance with Delegation of Authority (DOA) requirements.
• Prepare and process supplier payment runs.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate discrepancies.
• Maintain supplier master data, including support independent verification of new or amended bank details.
• Respond to supplier enquiries and payment-related issues within agreed timelines.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and ensure payment terms are met.

Month End and Financial Reporting:

• Reconcile AR and AP subledgers to the general ledger.
• Support month-end close, including vendor accruals, cut-offproceduresand assigned account reconciliations.
• Preparetimely,accurateand balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts.
• Provide receivables, payables and working capital information for management reporting and cash flow forecasting.

Compliance & Internal Controls:

• Ensure compliance with company policies, financial procedures, and internal controls.
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation to support financial transactions.
• Identify control gaps, duplicate payments, fraud indicators and other risks, and elevate them promptly

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to improve AR/AP efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support finance process automation initiatives
• Contribute to continuous improvement and process standardization across ANZ WHS Finance.
• Build constructive working relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in ad hoc finance projects and support the broader Finance team as required.

More about you:

• Qualification in accounting or finance or commerce.
• At least 3-5 years of practical in an AR, AP or similar transactional Finance role
• Experience processing a high volume of transactions accurately and within deadlines.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems such as SAP,Sageor MYOB.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Practical experience using Microsoft Excel for reconciliations and data analysis.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong organization, prioritization and time-management skills.
• Clear, professional and service-oriented communication.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• End-to-end understanding of accounts receivable and accounts payable processes.
• Ability to perform account reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Understanding of purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash, cash allocation and credit collection processes.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and reconciliations.

More about what we offer:

As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate's ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with Sonova, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.