Accounts Payable Officer

• Do you want to accelerate your career in Accounts Payable?
• Would you like to work in a supportive team with a great culture?
• Does working with an elite sporting club excite you?

This position is offered as an initial 12-month contract for Maternity Leave Cover, with the possibility of ongoing employment. 

Who are we?

As a sporting social club for the young men and women of the district, Port Adelaide has grown to be of the nation’s most successful professional sporting organisations. Its connection to ‘the Port’ and the people it represents for over 150 years remains true to its purpose and identity.  

Our record of success is unparalleled – 4 Champions of Australia titles, 36 SANFL Premierships, 1 AFL Premiership  

Today we compete in the elite Australian Football League (AFL) and AFLW, and the local South Australian National Football League (SANFL) as a foundation club of the local league.  

Port Adelaide is the only community football club from outside of Victoria to earn entry in its own right to the national competition. Port Adelaide lives to the charter to compete and win in the biggest competition in the land, representing its community with pride and passion.  

We are proud, immensely proud of all that has been achieved since 1870, and as always, bold in every plan for the future.  

We exist to win Premierships.  

What do we have on offer?

An exciting opportunity exits for an experienced Accounts Payable Officer to join our Finance Team!

What you will be responsible for:

The Accounts Payable Officer is responsible for providing financial and administrative order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations. The Accounts Payable Officer reports directly to and assists the Finance Manager on any financial matter as seen fit.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Process all supplier invoices and credit notes into accounting system ensuring accurate and relevant descriptions. 
• Create and process any internal transactions between entities in the business.
• Distribute invoices daily to the relevant internal departments to obtain invoice authorisation as per the Authorities’ Matrix.
• Deal with supplier account queries via telephone, email and resolve queries promptly and resolve significant issues (e.g. final demand letters) promptly.
• Setting up new suppliers, including preparing credit applications and maintaining supplier accounts.
• Verifying new supplier EFT details, through our payment verification system, eftsure. Maintaining the eftsure database, ensuring supplier EFT details are verified and old accounts deleted.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Performing regular payment runs (often every 2 days) and sending out remittances to suppliers.
• Process weekly/monthly payroll, PAYG, BAS and FBT payments and ensure they are paid on time.
• Ensure payroll obligations including Work cover, superannuation and payroll tax are calculated and paid by due dates.
• Account for the correct treatment of GST on expenses invoices.
• Processing of general journals where required.

Key Competencies, Qualifications, Experience and Attributes:

• 4 + years’ experience (essential)
• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline (desirable)
• Flexible and adaptable to work outside core hours
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office and sound knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics (D365) or and Xero (desirable)
• Ability to deliver timely solutions and develop strong relationships with different levels of staff, senior management across the organisation and external clients.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to carry out duties autonomously, and work effectively in a team environment

Applications for this position will close on Wednesday 27 March 2024 at 5:00pm.

To apply for this position, please submit an application addressing the above requirements and including a cover letter with a detailed curriculum vitae.

The Port Adelaide Football Club recognises our roles in promoting inclusiveness and diversity, while positively affirming the value of all diversity groups throughout our community.

No recruitment agencies please.