AR & AP Manager: Lead Finance Process Improvement (Hybrid)

GWA Group; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GWA Group in Mulgrave is seeking an Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Manager to lead the transactional finance function. You will own the AR/AP cycle, drive process improvements, and guide a team across the business to support cash flow.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will collaborate with Finance, Sales and IT to streamline operations and automate end-to-end processes while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience across accounts receivable and accounts payable or broader transactional finance.
• Proven experience leading and developing a team.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and resolve issues with stakeholders.
• Experience with process improvement and automation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Accounts Receivable: credit assessment, onboarding, invoicing, collections, dispute resolution, cash allocation.
• Oversee Accounts Payable: supplier onboarding, master data, invoice processing, approvals, payment runs, supplier statement reconciliation.
• Set priorities, monitor team performance, and coach team members while maintaining stakeholder relationships.
• Partner with Finance, Sales, IT, Logistics to resolve operational issues and identify process and system improvements.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Accounts payable

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Automation

System troubleshooting

Cross-system collaboration

Tools

D365

DMEDI

Job description

GWA Group in Mulgrave is seeking an Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Manager to lead the transactional finance function. You will own the AR/AP cycle, drive process improvements, and guide a team across the business to support cash flow.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will collaborate with Finance, Sales and IT to streamline operations and automate end-to-end processes while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.