Title:  Accounts Payable Team Leader

About us

At Officeworks we make bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. And if our brilliant people have taught us anything, it is that we can do all kinds of incredible things, each and every day.

Fast paced. Innovative. Inspiring. With close to 10000 team members and a national footprint of more than 172 retail stores Australia wide – we’re focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We’re about inspiring new ideas and thinking outside the box. We’re about kicking goals, having a laugh and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported. We’re about teaching a customer something new and supporting the community. We’re about making a difference.

About the role

Are your passionate about creating an engaging team culture?

We have an exciting opportunity for a driven and people centric leader to join our Finance team as an Accounts Payable Team Leader.

Reporting to the Accounts Receivable & Payable Manager, you and your team will be responsible for all payments across Officeworks.  You will look after supplier payments, goods not for resale, stock purchases and investigations, international payments, cash flow forecasts, expense reimbursements and the entire end to end payments process. 

In this pivotal finance role, you’ll bring together a team of four across different locations building relationships with suppliers and stakeholders alike, supporting smooth and efficient financial processes.
You are an inquisitive people leader, who thrives on finding out the differences in your people to coach, develop, mentor and grow the capability of your team members driving towards key deliverables and business objectives.  Building a great culture and engaging team environment is your passion and accounts payable is your specialisation.

As our Accounts Payable Team Leader, you will: 

•    Lead the Accounts Payable team to ensure business outcomes are achieved and that the Officeworks values become part of all team members daily business as usual principles
•    Ensure that all payments (daily, weekly, international, and monthly) runs are carried out on time
•    Provide daily cashflow forecast to Wesfarmers banking team, or as requested
•    Provide a high level of customer service to both internal & external stakeholders
•    Drive timely, high-quality vendor reconciliations that meet or exceed SLA expectations, ensuring accuracy and accountability at every step
•    Run payment times reporting 
•    Develop and build relationships with our suppliers ensuring all queries and issues relating to invoives are resolved in a timely manner 

About you

You will be an accounts payable and SAP expert.  You have developed strong people leadership skills with a key focus on driving performance and creating a positive and engaging team environment.  You thrive on continuous improvement opportunities and have worked similar and Accounts Payable Team Leader role with a background in retail a bonus.  In addition, you will be able to demonstrate:

•    Strong experience in Accounts payable (3+ years) ideally from a retail or FMCG environment
•    Experience using SAP is essential Zeno (Expense Management System) desirable 
•    Demonstrated people leadership experience 
•    Be solutions driven, decisive, motivated and a self-starter with the ability to multitask.
•    Excellent stakeholder management skills (internal and external)
•    Able to work in and adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment
•    Strong attention to detail with strong analytical, planning and communication skills

Our culture

It’s all in a day’s work when you’re part of the Officeworks community – where you’re not defined by who you are, but what you can do. We celebrate our teams’ uniqueness by offering the below to the Officeworks family:

• An inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment.
• Flexible working arrangements to best support your individual needs.
• A key focus on wellbeing and safety.
• Generous discounts at Officeworks, Geeks 2 U, Bunnings, Kmart and Target.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities to progress your career.
• Industry leading Growing Families policy.

At Officeworks, we operate best when our team represents the communities we serve. We proudly commit to providing a safe and supportive work environment for everyone. We actively encourage applications from all candidates, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with disabilities.

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