Senior Accounts Payable Lead | Construction Projects

Evolution Precast (NSW) Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Exposure to major construction and AP

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Evolution Precast (NSW) Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Officer to join our finance team at our Glendenning head office. This full-time role targets a senior, second-in-command within a high-volume, multi-entity AP environment, reporting to the AP Team Lead and guiding other team members.

You'll manage day-to-day AP operations, oversee supplier invoices, payments, reconciliations and month-end activities, and drive process improvements across the function to support major

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' Accounts Payable experience.
• Experience in a high-volume or multi-entity environment.
• Experience in a senior, supervisory or team-coordination position is highly regarded.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Payable, payment runs, Purchase Orders and supplier reconciliations.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Excel.
• Attention to detail and numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the day-to-day operation and workload of the Accounts Payable team across all Group entities
• Provide guidance and training to AP team members and assist with maintaining backup coverage
• Process and oversee supplier invoices, credit notes, direct debits, bank charges and other ad hoc payments
• Monitor invoice approvals and follow up with stakeholders to ensure payment deadlines are met
• Prepare and coordinate weekly, monthly and urgent payment runs in accordance with company controls and delegated authorities
• Manage shared AP inboxes and ensure supplier and internal queries are resolved promptly
• Understand and troubleshoot Purchase Order, Delivery Docket and invoice-matching discrepancies
• Reconcile supplier statements monthly and investigate and clear variances
• Review aged creditor balances, debit balances, unallocated credits, duplicate transactions and outstanding invoices
• Maintain Purchase Orders, including following up and closing old or incomplete orders
• Assist with month-end activities, including AP cut-off, accruals and general ledger reconciliations
• Allocate indirect costs to projects, entities or cost centres in accordance with approved allocation models
• Ensure invoices and payments comply with company policies, approval limits and supporting-document requirements
• Maintain accurate supplier information and complete supplier credit applications when required
• Assist with internal and external audit requests
• Identify recurring AP issues and suggest practical process improvements

Skills

Accounts Payable

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independent work

Multi-entity experience

Team coordination

Month-end close

Tools

Epicor

Traild

Job description

Evolution Precast (NSW) Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Officer to join our finance team at our Glendenning head office. This full-time role targets a senior, second-in-command within a high-volume, multi-entity AP environment, reporting to the AP Team Lead and guiding other team members.

You'll manage day-to-day AP operations, oversee supplier invoices, payments, reconciliations and month-end activities, and drive process improvements across the function to support major