Accounts Payable Officer

About the Business:

Over 50 years since Roger Drake purchased his first supermarket in 1974, Drakes Supermarkets has now become the largest independent grocery retailer in Australia. While we've grown from one store to more than 60 stores across South Australia and Queensland, Drakes Supermarkets has retained the same values since day one.

Our mission at Drakes is to provide our customers with exceptional service, value for money, a great range and an outstanding shopping experience. To achieve this, we acknowledge that our customers are the most important people in our business.

What we offer you:

Become a valuable part of highly supportive diverse work culture, with more than 5,500 team members nationally, we're committed to creating an inspiring workplace at Drakes, which supports the development of great people.

• Attractive remuneration package
• 10% staff and family discount across all Drakes stores
• Wide range of corporate benefits including discounted gym memberships, banking, health insurance and much more
• In-depth onboarding and career progression opportunities
• Company funded qualifications
• Vehicle leasing opportunities
• Opportunity to work with leading growers and vendors in the State

About the Role:

Drakes currently have an opportunity for a motivated and accounts skilled applicant to join the Accounts Services Team as an Accounts Payable Officer.

Based at our South Australian Head Office in Torrensville, the successful candidate will report to the Account Services Team Lead, and will be responsible for maintaining a number of supplier payment processing and take an innovated approach to setting up the invoice cycles into our ERP system.

We are seeking candidates who demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience in a similar accounts role
• Good knowledge of accounts payable principles
• Sound knowledge of general accounting software and processes
• Excellent skills in prioritisation, organisation and time management which results in the ability
  
  to meet deadlines
• Effective verbal, written and numerical skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Effective communication skills and people skills with strong internal and external customer
  
  focus
• Confident, mature and professional attitude
• Ability to cope with changing work demands and a fast-changing environment
• Reliable, committed and trustworthy
• Competent in all Microsoft applications

How to Apply

If this sounds like you - apply via the SEEK link only and include a current resume along with a covering letter outlining why you would be the ideal Leader for this role.

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
• You must be an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident with full working rights to be considered for this role
• Recruitment Agencies - Thank you for thinking of us, however we do endeavor to fill this opportunity through direct channels at this time. If we find that we do need agency assistance, we will be in touch.