Senior Accounts Payables Officer

Senior Accounts Payables Officer
Permanent Full Time
Salary up to $92,835 per annum plus superannuation
(Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)
At Wollongong City Council we have a steadfast commitment to creating an Extraordinary Wollongong. We are in an exciting period of transformation and focused on delivering exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.
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About the role

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Officer to join our high performing finance team.

Are you seeking a challenging role, in a fast paced and complex environment, with a supportive, friendly & intelligent culture, where you can make a difference?

Reporting to the Senior Accountant- Financial Operations, the Senior Accounts Payables Officer plays a leading role in delivering the accounts payable function her at council and includes

-Leadership of a small team and delivery of the Accounts Payable function and associated services

-Actively lead the development and improvement, implementation, monitoring and review of the Accounts Payable functions, policies, procedures, and processes including financial administrative systems

-Maintenance of accounting records for taxation and accounts payable purposes

-Providing high quality customer service to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

-Working with the Senior Accountant- Financial Operations to process tax lodgements.

As the Senior Payables Officer, you will be a valued member of the team. Your leadership skills, experience, and attention to detail will help provide exceptional service, and ensure information is accurately captured and processed. The position is based at the council Wollongong Administration Office and may offer flexible/ hybrid working conditions.

About you:

• You will have a wealth of experience as a Senior Accounts Payable.
• Be an experienced leader with effective organisational skills who can provide guidance and direction to team members to ensure deadlines are met.
• Thrive on working in a high volume and fast-paced environment.
• Be meticulous in everything you do and have strong problem-solving skills.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have ability to multi-task, work independently, in a team and across teams.
• Understand the accountabilities associated with the relevant legislation as it applies to the Payables function.
• Ability to be innovative and demonstrate skills for the development of policies, procedures, and processes for the Payables functions.
• Previous knowledge and use of applicable Finance/ Accounts Payable software: Technology One- desired.
• Experience using invoice scanning software- Kofax, Abby, Rapid AP- desired.

Benefits of working at Council:

• We provide flexible working arrangements such as flex- you just need to ask!

• We are value-led, support and encourage personal and professional growth, recognise and reward performance and embrace change.

• We provide generous leave provisions including 5 weeks annual leave per year of service

• Long Service Leave after 5 years

• We are committed to providing a safe working environment for all, (everyone, every day and everywhere) and make available wellbeing programs to support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.

• Access to Fitness Passport

Interested?

• For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site.

• You will be prompted through the application to answer the essential requirements as outlined on Page 3

• Contact Daniel Pretzler, Financial Services Manager on 02 4227 7351 ​

Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday5 May 2024
We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.
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Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.