AP Specialist (Onsite) – Fixed Term

JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A global coffee and tea company in Auckland is seeking a Fixed Term Parental Leave cover AP Specialist. The role involves coordinating outsourced AP services, managing supplier payments, and training staff on processes. Ideal candidates will have experience in Accounts Payable, proficiency in SAP, and excellent communication skills. Enjoy perks like free coffee and tea on-site and a day off on your birthday.

Benefits

Half a day off on your birthday

Delicious coffee and tea on-site

Quarterly free staff parcels

Qualifications

• Experience with offshore AP partners is preferred.
• A proactive approach to investigate and solve issues.
• Unrestricted Work Visa is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage outsourced AP relationship with IBM.
• Review and approve AP supplier payments.
• Train staff on Purchase Order processes.

Skills

Accounts Payable experience

Experience with reconciliation of GRNI

SAP experience

Intermediate Excel skills

Proactive attitude

Detail-oriented

Clear communicator

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Company Description

Overview

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, we’ve been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands including Kiwi favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Hummingbird, Bell Tea, Jed’s, Ti Ora and more. In 2023, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of close to 15 billion NZD and employed a global workforce of more than 20,000 employees.

We offer our people a range of learning and development programs to support their personal growth and we believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way.

Find out more at https://careers-nz.jacobsdouweegberts.com/

We are looking for a Fixed Term Parental leave cover AP Specialist to coordinate our outsourced AP services ensuring a smooth process for three-way matching between the purchase order (PO), goods receipt and invoice. You will be the critical link between our internal stakeholders (colleagues raising POs) and our outsourced AP provider.

Responsibilities

• Manage the offshore outsourced AP relationship with IBM in the Philippines, including KPI analysis, through regular calls and meetings – Some of these meetings may be in the evening
• Review and approve AP supplier payments with the help of SAP
• Keep our Vendor Management System (SAP) up-to-date
• Train and support our staff in the correct Purchase Order and Goods receipting processes and troubleshoot where required
• Analyse our AP (balance, ageing, action plan) and produce monthly reports
• Ensure the timely reconciliation of GRNI (Goods Received Not Invoiced) & Trade payables accounts, and review and complete supplier reconciliations

Qualifications

• Accounts Payable experience and experience with the reconciliation of GRNI and balance sheet accounts
• Ideally you have worked with offshore AP partners before
• SAP experience is required
• Intermediate Excel skills, e.g., pivot tables
• You have a proactive attitude and will investigate and reach out to stakeholders to find answers
• You are detail and process oriented and double-check your work to ensure it’s accurate
• You’re a clear communicator who enjoys helping and training colleagues
• Unrestricted Work Visa

Additional Information

• What’s in it for you?
• Experience working with both global and local coffee and tea brands
• Enjoy half a day off on your birthday
• Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff parcels including a range of our coffee and tea brands

If so, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to NZ Talent: [e-mail]

Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated.

Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.

We are currently only accepting applications of candidates who have already obtained legal rights to work in NZ without restrictions.