Senior Accounts Payable Officer

Orora; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work - 2 office days per week

Annual leave bonus—up to 4 weeks

EV monthly subscription

Private health insurance discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Orora is seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Officer to own complex AP processes and guide junior staff. The role emphasizes strong controls, stakeholder collaboration, and improving SAP/Esker-based invoice processing.

The position is permanent, full-time, and hybrid, requiring at least two office days per week. You will coach AP Officers, support cross-functional projects, and help enhance AP practices while maintaining robust compliance and fraud-prevention measures.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years’ accounts payable experience, including senior responsibilities.
• Experience with SAP or another large ERP, plus Esker or a comparable OCR system.
• Experience supporting projects, system testing or process improvement initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of AP compliance, financial controls and fraud prevention.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the entire accounts payable cycle, including invoice processing, approval workflows and payments.
• Manage complex accounts payable accounts, queries and escalations from sites, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and practical support to Accounts Payable Officers.
• Ensure accounts payable policies, procedures, compliance requirements, controls and fraud-prevention practices are followed.
• Identify and implement practical continuous improvement opportunities across invoice processing and related AP processes.
• Prepare weekly payment forecast and share with Treasury team.
• Support testing, system improvements and project work across SAP, Esker and related platforms.

Conocimientos

Accounts payable

Stakeholder mgmt

SAP ERP

Esker

Process improvement

Coaching

Financial controls

Herramientas

SAP ERP

Esker

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We’re looking for an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Officer to take ownership of complex accounts, queries and escalations, while supporting reliable processing, strong controls and positive stakeholder relationships. You’ll provide guidance and coaching to AP Officers, contribute AP expertise to cross-functional projects, and help improve SAP, Esker and related invoice-processing practices.

This permanent, full-time hybrid role requires at least two office days per week

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire accounts payable cycle, including invoice processing, approval workflows and payments
• Manage complex accounts payable accounts, queries and escalations from sites, vendors and internal stakeholders
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and practical support to Accounts Payable Officers
• Ensure accounts payable policies, procedures, compliance requirements, controls and fraud-prevention practices are followed
• Identify and implement practical continuous improvement opportunities across invoice processing and related AP processes
• Prepare weekly payment forecast and share with Treasury team
• Support testing, system improvements and project work across SAP, Esker and related platforms

About You

• A minimum of 5 years’ accounts payable experience, including experience operating at a senior level or carrying senior responsibilities
• Strong end-to-end accounts payable knowledge and demonstrated ability to resolve complex accounts, queries and escalations
• Experience with SAP or another large ERP, plus Esker or a comparable OCR or automated invoice-processing system
• Experience supporting projects, system testing or process improvement initiatives
• Sound knowledge of AP compliance, financial controls and fraud-prevention practices
• Confident communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills across teams, sites and vendors
• The ability to coach others, build credibility and provide guidance in an approachable and collaborative way

Why Orora?

• Hybrid working - 2 office days per week
• Purchase up to 4 weeks additional Annual Leave per year
• Electric Vehicle monthly subscription
• Discounts across private health insurance, beverages, gyms & more

Recruitment Agencies

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