Accounts Payable Specialist - Flexible, Global Team

Lawson Elliott Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawson Elliott Recruitment is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer for our Sydney finance team. You will report to the Senior Financial Accountant and ensure payables run smoothly by coordinating with suppliers, internal teams and overseas colleagues.

Responsibilities include logging invoices, coding for approval, maintaining supplier records and remittance advice, managing the AP inbox, reconciling statements and supporting month-end close.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of end-to-end accounts payable experience.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check and log incoming invoices and statements, ensuring accuracy and tax compliance.
• Code invoices and route them for approval, then forward 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.

Job description

Lawson Elliott Recruitment is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer for our Sydney finance team. You will report to the Senior Financial Accountant and ensure payables run smoothly by coordinating with suppliers, internal teams and overseas colleagues.

Responsibilities include logging invoices, coding for approval, maintaining supplier records and remittance advice, managing the AP inbox, reconciling statements and supporting month-end close.