Accounts Payable Officer

6 days ago


Lismore, Australia Lismore City Council Full time

Since the 2022 natural disaster events, the Council has continued to showcase our collective strength in partnership with the community to lead the recovery efforts. Our journey has taken us far; today, Lismore is starting to thrive again. It’s time for people who live, work, and play in the region to enjoy and celebrate all the things we love about Lismore, to Back Lismore. We are inspired by our community and motivated to continue our mission.

**Our Flood Restoration Portfolio (FRP)** is the principal delivery agency for restoring the Councils’ and Community assets. Over the coming months, the team will grow exponentially, offering exciting opportunities for personal and professional development as we deliver many rebuild and transformation projects for our community.

**Are you ready to be part of something extraordinary?**:
We seek a commercially astute, proven, dynamic, and energetic **Accounts Payable Officer** to proactively manage the Accounts Payable process, including the timely and accurate processing and payment of all compliant and approved creditor invoices. You can showcase your technical claims knowledge by reviewing and managing complaints effectively, particularly where government funding arrangements are involved. These arrangements require technical review, policy interpretation, and a sound understanding of claims management.

**What we can offer you**:

- Enhance your existing skill set within an innovative and fast-paced project environment.
- Great remuneration.
- Full-time position until December 2026.

**What we trust you to deliver**
- Work closely with the Finance Manager to review and revise processes and claims.
- Process invoices for payment (including credit notes) and pay close attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and payment processing.
- Identify and resolve invoice-related issues with Suppliers, Requisitioners, and Council staff.
- Assist in ensuring all payments align with the terms and conditions stipulated by funding bodies and administering agency requirements to ensure maximum claims reimbursement.
- Prepare and collate all necessary information to support and process creditor payments, including importing electronic files for upload to ensure accurate and prompt payments.

**What you'll need to be successful**
- Strong understanding of Finance systems and processes.
- Be accepting of new ideas and embrace change.
- Be highly professional in your actions and conduct.
- Be outcome-focused.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Proactive, highly motivated, and flexible.
- Highly organised and attentive to detail
- Strong data entry skills.
- Experienced with MS Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

**Additional details**:

- This position is a full-time (70 Hrs per fortnight), term-based appointment until 31 December 2026.
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Program.
- Flexible work options within operational requirements.
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
- A series of pre-employment evaluations may include, but are not limited to, health assessments, validation of qualifications and licenses, criminal history verification, psychometric assessments, and reference checks before employment.

**This recruitment exercise may be used for future vacancies, and within six months, a merit list for future opportunities may be established.



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