Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable Officer

Chemical House is a mid-sized, privately owned manufacturer based on the central Gold Coast. We are seeking a full-time Accounts Receivable /Payable Officer to join our Finance Team based at our head office in Molendinar. We are a lean, agile, energetic, fast-growing, fast-moving chemical company and we are seeking a like-minded team member to support, grow and improve our accounts function.

You will have a strong background in Accounts Receivable and extensive experience in all aspects of AR functions. Your collections style is warm and friendly whilst being able to deliver outcomes. You are methodical and organised with strong attention to detail. You will be confident and assertive but also respectful and discreet with the ability to maintain confidentiality. You will be a self starter and have a hands-on, “get involved” work ethic. We are a small office, and therefore often need to support each other and spread the load.

Ideally, we are seeking someone with a minimum of 3-5 years previous experience in a high-volume Accounts Receivable role. This job is onsite only and is not available as a remote or hybrid work arrangement. We will however consider permanent part-time for the right candidate if the arrangement works for both parties.

Key duties will include:

1. Processing Accounts Receivable Tasks and general accounting duties
2. Invoicing, performing customer account reconciliations, compiling debtor statements, bank account payment reconciliations.
3. Preparing outstanding debtor lists and reports
4. Performing and extracting statistical data for producing weekly, fortnightly, monthly, and quarterly customer accounts reports as required. 
5. Maintaining records of documents processed for ready access and producing various customer accounts reports according to operating requirements. 
6. Maintaining records for Credit Insurance provider and financiers
7. Maintaining the master records of Accounts Receivable modules in ERP Software. 
8. Providing a backup processing function for reception as required. 
9. Daily Bank Account Reconciliation and Application of Payments
10. Processing of timesheets for Payroll
11. Budget reports
12. Data entry for stocktakes and stock reporting
13. General administrative duties

To be considered for this role, you will have:

1. At least 3+ years accounts experience, preferably in Accounts Receivable
2. High level of computer literacy with experience in Microsoft Excel (intermediate)
3. Familiar with corporate level ERP / Accounting Systems
4. Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting principles.
5. Demonstrated experience in calculating, posting and managing accounting figures and financial records
6. Exceptional written and oral communication skills
7. Strong attention to detail and organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure in an environment with competing demands and multiple objectives.
8. A positive, confident and assertive personality.
9. The ability to function as a flexible, reliable team player.

To Apply:

If this sounds like you, please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience and how you meet the above selection criteria.

We are seeking someone for an immediate start