Accounts Receivable Lead (Public Sector) — Hybrid

HR Partners; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits portal access

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Randstad is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Team Leader on the Gold Coast to oversee a high-volume AR function within a Queensland Government department. The role is a 3-month temporary assignment with full-time hours and a hybrid setup including one day work from home per week.

You will mentor a team, manage complex reconciliations, ensure government accounting standards compliance, and support audit readiness across ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an Accounts Receivable team in government or large complex organisations.
• Strong knowledge of accrual accounting and month-end processes.
• Proficiency with Excel and large ERP systems.
• Ability to liaise with auditors and ensure compliance.
• Eligibility to work in Australia and pre-employment screening.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and mentor an operational Accounts Receivable team, overseeing daily workflow allocation, capability building, and performance management.
• Complete and review complex balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, month-end ledger adjustments, and accrual reporting.
• Ensure strict adherence to government accounting standards, public sector financial policies, and internal control frameworks, liaising with auditors.
• Manage special purpose ledgers, cash allocations, and receipting processes to ensure full audit readiness.
• Review, prepare, and approve standard and complex journal adjustments across core financial systems.
• Act as an escalation point to resolve complex billing inquiries, revenue issues, and customer account discrepancies.
• Provide expert operational advice to departmental stakeholders regarding revenue collection policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data collection, workflow efficiencies, and billing cycle integrity.
• Assist with financial systems data management, testing, and rate schedule maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Accounts receivable

Reconciliations

Excel proficiency

SAP S/4HANA

Public sector governance

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Public sector compliance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Randstad is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Team Leader on the Gold Coast to oversee a high-volume AR function within a Queensland Government department. The role is a 3-month temporary assignment with full-time hours and a hybrid setup including one day work from home per week.

You will mentor a team, manage complex reconciliations, ensure government accounting standards compliance, and support audit readiness across ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA.