Canberra: High-Volume Accounts Payable Specialist

Approach Consulting; Canberra; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Approach Consulting Pty is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer in Canberra to manage a high-volume AP function. You will process invoices, run payments, reconcile ledgers, and coordinate with budget holders to ensure timely approvals and accurate coding.

You will be the go-to person for supplier enquiries, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring smooth processes across the business. This full-time role offers office-based, standard hours in Canberra.

Qualifications

• Proven Accounts Payable experience in a high-volume environment.
• Excellent communication skills with suppliers and senior staff.
• Strong relationship-building across a business.
• Attention to detail and ability to stay organized during workload spikes.
• Solid working knowledge of ERP/accounting system and Excel.
• Proactive, ownership-minded approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Processing a high volume of supplier invoices accurately and on time.
• Running payment runs and keeping the creditors ledger clean.
• Reconciling supplier statements and clearing queries and discrepancies.
• Working with budget holders and other internal teams to get approvals moving and coding right.
• Being the first point of contact for supplier enquiries.
• Keeping AP processes tight and flagging where they can be improved.

Skills

Accounts Payable experience

High-volume environment

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

ERP or accounting system

Excel

Proactive ownership

Tools

Excel

ERP system

Job description

Approach Consulting Pty is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer in Canberra to manage a high-volume AP function. You will process invoices, run payments, reconcile ledgers, and coordinate with budget holders to ensure timely approvals and accurate coding.

You will be the go-to person for supplier enquiries, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring smooth processes across the business. This full-time role offers office-based, standard hours in Canberra.