Officer – Accounts Payable

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; Te Awamutu; Remote; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health and life insurance for a)

Extra annual leave days for Matariki

Wellness programme with free events

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is seeking a detail-oriented Officer – Accounts Payable to support accurate and timely creditor processing and supplier payments. You will reconcile statements, manage payments and help maintain supplier data, while contributing to efficient month-end processes and continuous improvement.

The role requires strong MS Office skills, advanced Excel and experience in accounts payable. A kaupapa Māori educational environment values careful work and customer-focused service.

Qualifications

• Certificate Level 3 in Administration, Business, Computing or a related discipline.
• Experience in accounts payable, finance administration or a related area.
• Proficiency across Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent planning, organisational and task management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices accurately and within required timeframes.
• Reconcile creditor statements and ensure timely supplier payments.
• Maintain creditor databases and current supplier information.
• Manage payment runs, urgent payments and foreign currency transactions.
• Process Noho Marae and catering payments per timelines.
• Monitor hold batches and follow up outstanding approvals and documentation.
• Provide prompt, professional finance support to stakeholders.
• Maintain high-quality financial records and support month-end processes.
• Build effective relationships with kaimahi, suppliers and contractors.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement and service excellence.

Skills

Accounts payable

Finance admin

Excel

MS Office

Planning

Prioritisation

Education

Certificate Level 3 in Administration, Business, Computing

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Officer – Accounts Payable

As a proudly kaupapa Māori tertiary educator, ‘tauirasuccess’ is our mission and ‘whānau transformation through education’ is ourvision, guiding our commitment to delivering quality education programmesunderpinned by Māori culture and values.

Our kaimahi enjoy a whānau-friendly workplace and a greatrange of benefits to support the wellbeing of them and their whānau

• Free health and lifeinsurance for permanent employees
• Four extra annual leavedays to celebrate Matariki and the holiday season
• An awesome wellnessprogramme that offers free events and services to support your physicaland mental wellbeing.
• Free on-site carparking

Mō tēnei mahi | About this job

At Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, our vision is whānautransformation through education. We are guided by our values of Te Aroha, TeWhakapono, Ngā Ture and Kotahitanga, creating an environment where people,culture and learning thrive. We are seeking a motivated and detail-orientedKaiārahi Utu Nama | Officer – Accounts Payable to join our Rangatahua team.

In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting thesuccess of our tauira by ensuring accounts payable processes are deliveredaccurately, efficiently and in line with best-practice accounting standards.Reporting to the Team Lead Financial Transactions, you will manage a wide rangeof accounts payable activities while building positive relationships withinternal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing invoicesaccurately and within required timeframes.
• Reconciling creditorstatements and ensuring timely supplier payments.
• Maintaining creditordatabases and ensuring supplier information remains current.
• Managing payment runs,urgent payments and foreign currency transactions.
• Processing Noho Maraeand catering payments in accordance with agreed timelines.
• Monitoring andmaintaining hold batches, including following up outstanding approvals anddocumentation.
• Providing prompt,professional and customer-focused support for finance-related enquiries.
• Maintaining high-qualityfinancial records and supporting accurate month-end processes.
• Building effectiverelationships with kaimahi, suppliers, contractors and externalstakeholders.
• Supporting a culture ofcontinuous improvement, collaboration and service excellence.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation that valuespeople, culture and community while making a meaningful difference througheducation.

You are an organised and customer-focused financeprofessional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride indelivering accurate, timely outcomes. You have strong attention to detail,excellent relationship-building skills and a commitment to quality service.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Certificate Level 3 inAdministration, Business, Computing or a related discipline.
• Experience in accountspayable, finance administration or a related specialist area.
• Intermediate proficiencyacross Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word andPowerPoint.
• Advanced Microsoft Excelskills.
• Excellent planning,organisational and task management skills.
• Confidence managingmultiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

A position description is available on our career’swebsite. For any other queries, please email [e-mail] .