At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage payments, receipts, and reconciliations while transitioning to automated processes.
- Company: An Australian finance team backed by a global parent, based in Brisbane.
- Benefits: Full leave entitlements, competitive salary, and potential for extension.
- Other info: Join a small, supportive team where your contributions are valued.
- Why this job: Be part of an exciting automation project and shape the future of the role.
- Qualifications: Experience in accounts payable and familiarity with SAP preferred.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 $ per year.
Most finance teams automate a process and then work out what the people do next. This one is going about it the other way round, deciding what the seat becomes while the work is still being done by hand. Behind it is an Australian business owned by a global parent, running multi-entity accounts out of Brisbane to standards that are set offshore and audited properly. The numbers are large, the controls are real and the team is small enough that whoever handles the payments is known by name rather than by function.
The Role
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting, the Accounts Officer owns the transactional heartbeat of the finance function: the disbursements, receipts, reconciliations and controls that keep a multi-entity, joint venture business moving. The volumes are meaningful, the dollar values are large and the control environment is taken seriously, so precision counts for more here than it does in most seats of this kind.
Duties will include, but not be limited to:
- Processing and reviewing all payments and receipts across the company and its subsidiaries, including manual disbursements and cash receipts
- Regular bank reconciliations within SAP so every cash transaction is accounted for accurately and on time
- Coordinating approvals and processing joint venture cash call requirements
- Preparing electronic fund transfers for authorised approvers, with the supporting information attached
- Liaising with other divisions so supplier purchase orders are approved and paid within terms, and maintaining the supplier database in SAP
- Administering corporate card, cab and rideshare accounts, and processing staff reimbursements in line with company policy
- Supporting cash forecast preparation and maintaining bank contacts as required
- Performing assigned month end tasks including journals, and preparing general ledger reconciliations for manager review
- Examining monthly master data change forms and assessing compliance with the SAP related internal controls
- Providing administrative support to the Financial Reporting team and assisting with auditor queries
About You
You are the kind of Accounts Officer who notices when something is a few cents out and cannot leave it alone. You might be a career accounts professional who takes real pride in clean ledgers, tidy reconciliations and a supplier base that trusts you, or you might be earlier in your finance career and drawn to the depth of controls experience a business of this calibre gives you. Either way you are available now or very soon, a six month commitment suits where you are, and you would rather be the dependable centre of a small capable team than a number in a large one.
Skills & Experience
The Accounts Officer who does well here will bring most of the following:
- At least two years in accounts payable with daily cash operations, in a corporate environment
- Confidence across high volume payments, bank reconciliations and electronic funds transfers
- Experience with a major ERP, with SAP highly regarded
- A genuine feel for internal controls and why the process discipline exists
- Intermediate Excel, and the communication to deal courteously with stakeholders at every level
- A degree in accounting is well regarded, though your track record matters more here
What's on Offer
Six months on the client's own payroll with full leave entitlements, and a genuine intent to extend. A seat at an invoice automation go live, and a hand in shaping what the Accounts Officer role becomes afterwards. Direct work with finance leadership on the SAP and invoice automation project. A competitive package aligned to the experience you bring.
Accounts Officer in Brisbane employer: P&C Partners Pty Ltd
As a Senior Finance Officer at this esteemed global corporation, you will thrive in a supportive environment that values precision and accountability. With a focus on employee growth and a commitment to automation, you'll have the unique opportunity to shape the future of finance operations while enjoying a competitive package and full leave entitlements. The culture here is one of respect and professionalism, allowing you to engage deeply with your work without the distractions of corporate politics.
