Purpose of the Accounts Payable Clerk role

As an Accounts Payable Clerk at Achieve Australia, your primary goal is to assist with the processing of large volumes of invoices. In this role, you will be responsible for the processing of financial transactions to suppliers efficiently and effectively. Working in a team environment, the role reconciles invoices and uses a variety of software packages to load, pay and report on transactions.
This is a full-time role on a 6 months contract.

Why Join Team Achieve?

Achieve Australia takes deliberate steps to hire people from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences. We believe this diversity of people makes Achieve a great place to work and better able to deliver quality services to the people we support. We are passionate about inclusion for everyone – our staff and the people we support. We encourage people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities and those who identify with a disability to apply for our roles. Your unique skills and ideas are highly valued by us. Achieve is committed to providing equal opportunities for all.

At Achieve Australia, we put the people we support at the centre of everything we do. As a ‘for purpose’ organisation, we're more than just a workplace. We are a community passionate about bringing inclusion to life for people with disability.

What reasonable adjustments can we make to our recruitment process to welcome you?

We want to meet the best candidates for our jobs. Please email [email protected] using the subject line: Accounts Payable Clerk enquiry via EthicalJobs or call us on 02 9066-5550 to discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make so you can take part in our recruitment process and/or visit one of our sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring and maintenance of Accounts Payable inbox
• Verifying invoices received.
• Review and process employee expenses and reimbursements.
• Processing credit notes and supplier refunds.
• Mapping/trouble shooting Document Capture.
• Setting up new suppliers.
• Supplier statement reconciliations.
• Weekly EFT/BPay payment run.
• Performing month-end accounting procedures and producing weekly, fortnightly, monthly, and quarterly reports as required
• Assisting accountants with bank reconciliation for major banks.
• Maintaining records of documents processed for ready access and for producing various reports according to operating procedures.
• Obtaining authorisation for payment from appropriate personnel, allocating expenditure to the correct budget account and arranging for the drawing of cheques and other forms of payment.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Sound knowledge of accounting procedures related to accounts payable.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain spreadsheets, carry out data analysis and reconciliation procedures.
• Demonstrated strong administrative, organizational and procedural skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work to tight timelines.
• Initiative and integrity.
• Team player with effective communication skills
• Experience in Dynamics 365 Business Central is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong intermediate/advanced Excel skills.

Achieve Australia has been supporting people with disability for 70 years. Be part of our proud tradition.

Achieve is a registered NDIS provider delivering integrated clinical, health, social, and disability services. Join us in providing exceptional support services in accommodation, community participation supported employment, and support coordination. We operate across Greater Sydney and the Northern Rivers regions in NSW.

What Sets Us Apart

Our Commitment

At Achieve, it's more than a job. Our dedicated staff make a positive difference to the people we support each day and in turn, we support our staff. We value our team in an environment where everyone can proudly be themselves. We embrace diversity, recognising the richness that different life experiences, languages, and cultures bring to our clients and to Achieve as an organisation.

Great employee benefits

• Salary packaging options mean you keep more of your take home pay before tax.
• Car leasing is another salary packaging option.
• Free personal and financial counselling for you and your family.
• Range of paid leave and flexible work arrangements.
• Support for a healthy lifestyle, including fitness memberships and wellness programs.
• Regular training and support to succeed in your role.
• A strong record of promoting from within.

Do you need more information?

Role description – If you would like a copy of the role description, please email our team on [email protected] 

About Achieve: click here to visit the Achieve Australia website to learn more about us.

Do you have any questions about this role or need any support applying for the role? email [email protected] or call 02 9066-5550 and we will be in contact with you.

Achieve Australia is committed to safer recruitment practices, which safeguard and promote the welfare of the people we support, and staff are expected to share this commitment. To achieve this, your application may be subject to pre-employment checks including reference checks, a Police check, NDIS Worker Check, Working with Children check, right to work in Australia check. Please note criminal history does not immediately affect employment opportunities.

How to apply:

To register your interest, please click ‘Apply Now’ and provide a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.