Accounts Payable Officer

About Laing O’Rourke

Laing O’Rourke is a $6 billion international operation with 70 years of involvement in Australian construction and infrastructure, including nearly two decades under the Laing O’Rourke banner. The business delivers projects as diverse as the environments in which they are built, from high security military bases and major rail transport infrastructure projects, through to landmark buildings at the transport interface. Laing O’Rourke owns Australia’s fourth largest plant and equipment hire company called Select Plant Australia. We know the right culture combined with purposeful technology will help us meet demand and deliver certainty for our clients. That’s the #powerofexperience.

About the role

Exciting opportunity for an Accounts Payable Officer to join our Accounts Payable Team in Brisbane, who provide a national service to our Australian business. This permanent position offers great career prospects with a privately-owned tier 1 construction company and international engineering enterprise.

Within this role you will be working in a team to ensure the delivery of industry leading Accounts Payable services which meet the service level requirements of Laing O’Rourke and its supply chain. 

This role will be based in our Brisbane office in Fortitude Valley, interstate relocation on offer for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities

• Work within an OCR system to analyse data and manage exceptions to ensure all invoices are processed on time.
• Match and cost invoices using accounting system.
• Prepare allocated payment batches in accordance with the payment schedule and any legislative, project bank account or trust requirements.
• Manage all general queries allocated to you in an efficient and timely manner for both our internal and external customers in accordance with our service level agreement(s)
• Learn INFOR (expense management system) to become expense / purchase card claims auditor / system administrator

About you

• Strong skills in Analytical thinking and creative problem solving in AP systems
• Strong understanding of end-to-end Accounts Payable
• COINS accounting system experience desirable but not essential
• Experience in expenses and credit card audits
• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate effectively over the phone to all levels of stakeholders
• The ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with a can do attitude.

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. We recognise the increasing importance of maintaining a diverse, adaptive and high performing workforce. Laing O’Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.