Accounts Receivable Specialist

Foodstuffs North Island; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery cooperative in Auckland is seeking an organized and proactive Accounts Receivable Specialist. The role involves processing billing, managing retention accounts, and collaborating with teams to streamline financial activities. Candidates should have experience in accounts receivable and a customer-centric approach. The position offers benefits like health insurance and flexible working options.

Benefits

Free carparking

Southern Cross health insurance

Subsidised meals at onsite café

Flexible working options

Inhouse learning and development programmes

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Accounts Receivable/Payable required.
• Understanding financial workflows necessary.
• Experience from an FMCG environment is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly statements and direct debits.
• Manage retention accounts effectively.
• Identify and resolve transaction delays.
• Support escalations, training, and cross-skilling.

Skills

Customer centric approach

Exceptional planning skills

Strong communication

SAP knowledge

Detail-oriented

Tools

SAP

Job description

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE, Gilmours and Four Square right? That’s us!

With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.

Our Commercial Operations Group are a financial ‘supermarket’ offering our Co-op a pick n mix of solutions across commercial finance, store ownership, funding, financial planning & management, data analysis & reporting, accounting & transactional services including payroll, AR & AP & master data solutions.

Te Tūranga – About the role

We’re on the lookout for a sharp, organised and proactive Accounts Receivable Specialist to join our awesome Finance Operations Team here at Foodstuffs North Island. If you love variety, working with great people, and making sure things run smoothly behind the scenes, this could be the perfect role for you!

This role offers a ton of variety – you will be working across:

Sundry Billing

• Process weekly statements and direct debits to Members
• Execute all sundry and ad hoc billing across the business
• Follow up with functional areas to ensure recurring charges are raised consistently

Accounts Receivable

• Support billing tasks related to change of ownerships
• Manage retention accounts effectively and on time

Financial Activities

• Daily banking and payments allocation
• Christmas club processing
• Staff fuel charge management
• General ledger journal entries and on-charging via GLSU (e.g. accounting and interest fees)
• Day-to-day management of Foodstuffs Gift Vouchers, including customer liaison

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify root causes of unnecessary transactions or payment delays
• Collaborate across teams to develop and implement solutions
• Maintain high service standards and report improvements to the Accounts Receivable Manager
• Participate in business initiatives, cross-team training, and development opportunities
• Ensure all communication is professional, clear, and concise
• Support the team with escalations, training, and cross-skilling as needed

He kōrero mōu - About you

This is a busy role in a small team, with a mix of accounts, admin and customer service and you will have had previous experience in Accounts Receivable/Payable, understand financial workflows and be comfortable working at pace – we need you to hit the ground running!

You will have a customer centric approach with high level of relationship management focus to deliver excellence.

Exceptional planning and communication skills – both written and verbal, with a great ability to collaborate with others, clearly articulate ideas/concepts and present to others. Have a good understanding of SAP and the flow of financial documents with an eye for detail and amazing accuracy.

Experience from a FMCG environment will be highly advantageous.

Ngā painga - What we offer

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits

• Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs
• Southern cross health insurance
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
• Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.

Don’t ‘shelve’ your potential, come be a part of our team!