Accounts Payable Officer

The Future Generation Joint Venture brings together the combined engineering experience and expertise of WeBuild, Clough and Lane and has been selected to design construct Snowy 2.0. This project is based within the Snowy Mountains in NSW and will deliver one of the largest pumped hydro schemes in the world.
As an employee of FGJV you will be eligible to participate in a number of employee benefits. FGJV offers an employee benefits programme, including:

• Retention Bonus Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Salary Banding levels
• Qantas Club Membership discounts

Purpose of the Role:
The prime focus of the Accounts Payable role is the end-to-end processing and payment of invoices.
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting & Finance or related Commerce field - or working towards
• Cert IV or Diploma in Accounting, Bookkeeping, or similar relevant qualification, or working towards
• White Card

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years' experience working in the Construction Industry in a similar role - preferred
• Experience working on large scale construction projects or other suitable projects works - preferred
• Experience in use of Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook and SAP is essential

Required Competencies:

• Knowledge of Construction and Engineering disciplines like Civil, Structures, Mechanical and Electrical
• Ability to manage multiple tasks whilst meeting given deadlines
• Experience with SAP, or other large ERP
• Medium - Advanced Excel skills (Vlookup, sumifs, pivot tables etc)
• High level of time management skills including the capability to work with conflicting priorities
• Exceptional attention to detail
• High level of interpersonal and effective communication skills to liaise with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Self-motivated with the ability to work within a team or autonomously
• Sound problem solving skills
• Strong Initiative and proactive nature
• Key collaborative skills
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills
• Sound time management skills

Core Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Entry of all invoices into the system in a timely manner
• Management of non-complying invoices (compliant tax invoice, correct purchase order details, correct company name)
• Liaising with the Procurement Team and timely Management of purchase order/invoice variances
• Matching of purchase orders and entry of subsequent invoices into the system, for processing
• Generation of weekly (and ad-hoc as required) payment runs (combination of electronic and manual payments)
• Issuing Outstanding Lists of Invoices/Purchase Order for Procurement Teams
• Timely management of vendor queries
• Undertake key reconciliations on a monthly basis in line with the Account Reconciliations Policy, including: Reconciliation of Goods Receipts, Open Purchase Orders & Parked Invoices o Vendor Statement Reconciliations Weekly/Monthly o Review all outstanding GR items at each month end period o Aged Creditors.

The above listed authorities & responsibilities are only a guide and may change as directed by your Manager/Supervisor or as per the requirements of FGJV Management.
These positions are in remote challenging areas with extreme cold temperatures which need to be considered before applying for these roles.
If you meet the above requirements and would like to work on this iconic project, please apply now.
Project Overview: