Senior Accounts Payable - 12 Months Fixed Term

Our client, a well-established civil construction company, has engaged us to source a highly capable Senior Accounts Payable Officer to support their finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable Officer. You will play a pivotal part in supporting the effective delivery of finance and procurement activities, leveraging your advanced SAP expertise to ensure seamless end-to-end accounts payable.

What you'll do:

• Manage and maintain SAP transactions related to accounts payable and procurement, ensuring all data is accurate, up-to-date, and compliant with internal policies.
• Create, monitor, and close purchase orders (POs) as well as goods receipts (GRs), collaborating with various departments to support project requirements.
• Process supplier invoices efficiently in SAP by performing invoice matching (both PO and non-PO), coding, approvals, payment runs, and reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve accounts payable queries or discrepancies by liaising with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure timely payments.
• Support month-end and year-end financial close activities by preparing relevant documentation, reports, and reconciliations as required by the finance team.
• Assist with SAP reporting and data extraction for project tracking purposes as well as audit requirements, ensuring information is readily available for decision-making.
• Collaborate with procurement, project administration, and finance teams to embed streamlined P2P processes across the organisation.
• Monitor outstanding purchase orders to coordinate closure or follow-up actions in line with purchasing compliance standards.
• Provide SAP administration training to colleagues as needed to promote knowledge sharing within the team.
• Support general finance and procurement administrative tasks as directed by management.

What you bring:

• Demonstrated experience in accounts payable processes within a large or multi-site organisation where attention to detail was paramount.
• Proven track record of supporting end-to-end procure-to-pay workflows using advanced SAP skills (preferably SAP S/4HANA).
• Strong understanding of finance operations including invoice processing, purchase order management, payment runs, reconciliations, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal skills enabling you to communicate clearly with colleagues across departments as well as external suppliers or vendors.
• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams while also being dependable when working independently on assigned tasks.
• Familiarity with Australian taxation standards such as GST along with experience supporting audits or financial closes.
• Previous exposure to construction, mining, manufacturing or utilities sectors would be highly regarded but not mandatory.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply, please click "Apply" or contact Ryan Frampton on 07 3032 2277 or ryan.frampton@robertwalters.com.au for a confidential discussion.