Accounts Receivable Officer

Are you looking to continue your Finance Administration role in a well-established, successful and growing South Australian business? Do you have experience in Accounts Receivable?  Do you enjoy working with people and have great communications skills?  GPA is looking for an Accounts Receivable individual to join the GPA Finance and Administration team based in our Adelaide office.

GPA Engineering is a highly experienced, multidisciplinary engineering and management firm delivering engineering, procurement and construction management services for over 30 years. We develop, engineer and implement industrial scale projects across the oil & gas, defence, water treatment & distribution, mining & minerals, power generation & distribution, renewable energy and hydrogen sectors. With a commitment to providing quality assurance and maintaining environmental integrity, our people are highly qualified and additionally possess expertise to advise on project and risk management.

We are Australian-owned business with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin and Perth; supporting clients wherever they are located including rural or remote Australia, or overseas. Our team is diverse, motivated and professional, aligning under our values of teamwork, integrity, quality, safety and sustainability.

We are a diverse, motivated and inquisitive team aligned under our values of teamwork, integrity, quality, safety and sustainability. We work collaboratively whilst harnessing and developing our individual strengths. We aspire to empower and support employees to reach their full potential, to take on challenges and grow through experience, training, coaching and development. GPA offers a great range of employee benefits including opportunities for work travel, paid parental leave, an active social club, structured career progression, flexibility and loads more.

We are committed to maintaining a workforce with meaningful equity and diversity, as well as a workplace that embraces and celebrates the value of all cultures and backgrounds.

GPA is a place where people can be their best each day. We are supportive in nature and natural in our leadership. We offer engaging and continuously developing career pathways. We share stories and we have fun.

Reporting to the Office Manager, you will be part of a small team undertaking Accounts Receivable activities, by preparing accurate and timely invoices, communicating with Project Managers, and ensuring that all information is correct prior to dispatch.   

Key Duties

Accounts Receivable key tasks:

• Enter client purchase orders.
• Update receivables.
• Follow up with client accounts payable.
• Administration duties and assistance.
• Generate and send out invoices for major customers in an accurate and timely manner.
• Collect debts to ensure timely, compliant and effective outcomes.
• Reconciliation of debtors accounts and follow up on delinquent debtors.
• Report and analyse Accounts Receivable reports.
• Ensure compliance with GPA’s policies and procedures.

Ideally, you will have:

• A minimum of 2 years Accounts receivable experience, preferably in a professional services environment.
• Experience using company developed software systems.
• Intermediate level in MS Office Suite including Outlook.
• Basic bookkeeping and data entry skills.
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• An eye for detail, task focused and a planner.
• An understanding of confidentiality and discretion. 
• Previous experience working collaboratively in a team environment.
• Good verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Skills in building relationships with internal and external providers.
• A mindset focused on solutions and good customer service.