Accounts Receivable Officer

Newly Weds Foods; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Newly Weds Foods Australia & New Zealand is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Officer to join our Finance team on a permanent full-time basis. Based at our Wetherill Park site, you will report to the Credit & Collection Supervisor and play a key part in ensuring a seamless experience for suppliers, internal stakeholders, and finance operations.

You will manage receipting, reconciliations, collections and credit control, while maintaining accurate customer data and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience in accounts receivable or credit control.
• Good understanding of AR processes and credit control.
• Experience with customer account reconciliation, collections and payment allocation.
• Experience working with financial/ERP systems and Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile customer receipts against bank statements, ensuring payments are accurately and promptly allocated.
• Monitor outstanding accounts and proactively follow up overdue balances, short payments and customer claims to support timely collection.
• Respond to customer account enquiries and work collaboratively with Customer Service and other internal stakeholders to resolve account-related issues.
• Maintain accurate and current customer master data and process trade reference requests relating to new and existing customers.
• Prepare and distribute daily cash flow information to support finance reporting requirements.
• Complete month-end accounts receivable activities, including customer statements, recharge invoicing, PPSR renewals and associated master data updates.
• Undertake other accounts receivable, credit control and related finance activities as reasonably required.

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Newly Weds Foods Australia & New Zealand is a joint venture partnership between Newly Weds Foods and George Westons Food and was established in 1983. The Company has evolved over the last 80 years to be a truly international food manufacturing business, with 29 facilities globally and customers in over 80 countries around the world.

Newly Weds Foods delivers the ultimate taste experience and our goal is to partner with our customers in developing innovative new products that build their brand and bottom line. By providing a comprehensive line of coatings, seasonings, sauces and flavour systems, we work with them to introduce new taste sensations with layers of depth and flavour notes that demand brand loyalty.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Officer to join our Finance team on a permanent full-time basis. Based at our Wetherill Park site and reporting to the Credit & Collection Supervisor, this role plays a key part in ensuring a seamless experience for our suppliers, internal stakeholders, and finance operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process and reconcile customer receipts against bank statements, ensuring payments are accurately and promptly allocated.

• Monitor outstanding accounts and proactively follow up overdue balances, short payments and customer claims to support timely collection.

• Respond to customer account enquiries and work collaboratively with Customer Service and other internal stakeholders to resolve account-related issues.

• Maintain accurate and current customer master data and process trade reference requests relating to new and existing customers

• Prepare and distribute daily cash flow information to support finance reporting requirements.

• Complete month-end accounts receivable activities, including customer statements, recharge invoicing, PPSR renewals and associated master data updates.

• Undertake other accounts receivable, credit control and related finance activities as reasonably required.
  

About You:

• 3-5 years experience in accounts receivable, credit control or a similar finance role.

• Sound understanding of accounts receivable and credit control processes.

• Experience with customer account reconciliation, collections and payment allocation.

• Experience working with financial or ERP systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

• Understanding of month-end accounts receivable processes.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

• Effective organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.

• Confident in following up outstanding accounts and resolving customer queries.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve account discrepancies.

• Ability to work collaboratively with customers and internal stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently while escalating issues appropriately.

Why this role?

This is a great opportunity to join a hands-on Accounts Receivable role where you’ll play an important part in keeping customer accounts accurate, payments on track and the day-to-day AR function running smoothly.

You’ll work across receipting, reconciliations, collections and credit control, while partnering with customers and internal teams to resolve account queries and payment discrepancies.

Please note this role is on-site

Newly Weds Foods Australia & New Zealand is a joint venture partnership between Newly Weds Foods and George Westons Food and was established in 1983. The Company has evolved over the last 80 years to be a truly international food manufacturing business, with 29 facilities globally and customers in over 80 countries around the world.

Newly Weds Foods delivers the ultimate taste experience and our goal is to partner with our customers in developing innovative new products that build their brand and bottom line. By providing a comprehensive line of coatings, seasonings, sauces and flavour systems, we work with them to introduce new taste sensations with layers of depth and flavour notes that demand brand loyalty.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Officer to join our Finance team on a permanent full-time basis. Based at our Wetherill Park site and reporting to the Credit & Collection Supervisor, this role plays a key part in ensuring a seamless experience for our suppliers, internal stakeholders, and finance operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process and reconcile customer receipts against bank statements, ensuring payments are accurately and promptly allocated.

• Monitor outstanding accounts and proactively follow up overdue balances, short payments and customer claims to support timely collection.

• Respond to customer account enquiries and work collaboratively with Customer Service and other internal stakeholders to resolve account-related issues.

• Maintain accurate and current customer master data and process trade reference requests relating to new and existing customers

• Prepare and distribute daily cash flow information to support finance reporting requirements.

• Complete month-end accounts receivable activities, including customer statements, recharge invoicing, PPSR renewals and associated master data updates.

• Undertake other accounts receivable, credit control and related finance activities as reasonably required.
  

About You:

• 3-5 years experience in accounts receivable, credit control or a similar finance role.

• Sound understanding of accounts receivable and credit control processes.

• Experience with customer account reconciliation, collections and payment allocation.

• Experience working with financial or ERP systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

• Understanding of month-end accounts receivable processes.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

• Effective organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.

• Confident in following up outstanding accounts and resolving customer queries.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve account discrepancies.

• Ability to work collaboratively with customers and internal stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently while escalating issues appropriately.