Accounts Payable Officer

Are Media is Australia's leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences.  Our brands include The Australian Women's Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman's Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women
Are Media employs Australia's best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people.
Why Are Media?
Join Australia's leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:
A day of leave for your birthday,
4 days of volunteering leave each year,
An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
FREE digital access to all our titles, and
Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).   
We support flexible ways of working through our Activity Based Working (ABW) model. We encourage a balance of working in the office and remotely and we believe this enables our people to do their best work.
About the role
Be part of a collaborative team who process high volumes across Australia and New Zealand. Key areas of the role:
Reporting into the AP & AR Operations Manger, there are opportunities for you to learn and grow.
You will be working with internal customers and external suppliers on a daily basis.
You will form part of a team looking after the Accounts Payable processes, performing day to day financial transactions.
It will be expected that you are able to provide prompt, clear, and concise replies to vendors and internal enquiries by phone and email, as well as verifying and investigating discrepancies.
There will also be opportunities to assist with the administrative support for Concur and corporate credit card.
Duties
Prepare weekly EFT pay cycles for New Zealand or Australia including WHT/GST Payments.
Manually record Direct Debit payments and action returned payments from the bank.
Upload various items including Employee Contributor and Australian Paper payments in ESKER and/or PeopleSoft.
Complete daily processing and verification of invoices in the automated invoice processing system, ESKER.
Create and maintain vendor master files.
Follow-up unpaid, not received, and unapproved invoices and respond to vendor enquiries.
Skills and experience
3-5 years' experience in Accounts Payable role
Be a proactive member of the team who can help in various aspects of Accounts Payable activities
A confident communicator and problem-solver
Effective time management, a high degree of accuracy and eye for detail
Experience in Microsoft Dynamic 365
Are Media is committed to a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.