Accounts Payable Leader

Location: BrisbaneRemuneration/Benefit: NegotiableAbout the Role:Are you a seasoned professional with extensive experience in Accounts Payable and a passion for leadership? Do you excel in managing complex financial processes and driving team performance? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!As the Accounts Payable Leader at Aurizon, you will coordinate and supervise all areas of Accounts Payable, ensuring compliance and effectiveness of our systems and processes. You will lead both onshore and offshore teams, manage vendor relationships, and maintain high standards of customer service. This is your chance to make a significant impact and advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring, supporting, and sustaining relationships with third-party business process outsourcing vendors.
• Establishing and monitoring internal controls, segregation of duties, and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Managing systems and administering processes related to vendor master data, vendor invoice processing, vendor payments, and vendor invoice query resolution.
• Ensuring a commitment to high-quality customer service.
• Coaching and supporting onshore and offshore teams to meet high-performance standards and provide excellent customer service.
• Establishing and managing collaborative working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing, maintaining, and conducting regular audits of access to Accounts Payable system processes, ensuring appropriate segregation of duties within the Accounts Payable function.
• Initiating and monitoring staff performance reviews and arranging development opportunities to ensure a program of continuous improvement for the onshore Accounts Payable team.

About You:To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in a Finance-related discipline with 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payable.
• Extensive knowledge of Accounts Payable processes and systems.
• Proven leadership skills to continuously improve team performance in delivering quality service to customers.
• High-level interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in stakeholder management and mentoring staff.
• Extensive knowledge of commercial business processes and their impact on Accounts Payable activities.

What we offer you:At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.Aurizon is Australia's largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.To learn about us and our company values, please visitAdvertised: 29 May 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 14 Jun 2024 E. Australia Standard Time