Accounts Payable Coordinator

at  annecto

WE HAVE AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR A COMMERCIALLY SAVVY AND EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR TO LEAD OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TEAM IN DRIVING AN OPTIMUM, ROBUST AND END-TO-END ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FUNCTION.

• Seeking experienced Accounts Payable team lead full-time permanent position
• Fast growing, for-purpose Aged Care and NDIS provider with over 70 years of local presence
• Purpose driven organisation with strong emphasis on community impact.
  Annecto’s origins trace back to the 1950s, when a group of parents from the Western suburbs of Melbourne decided to create their own safe spaces for their children living with disability. Over the years, Annecto has continued to grow and develop its services in disability and aged care, leading the way with in-home services and independent living. Today, Annecto works across multiple regions and states of Australia and works closely with communities across Victoria, NSW, ACT and Queensland. Annecto supports not only the individual, but the community as a whole to be healthier, self-determining and more autonomous based on the original culture of that community.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Annecto is seeking a commercially savvy and experienced Accounts Payable Coordinator to lead our Accounts Payable (AP) team and function. Reporting to the Group Finance Manager, this position will coordinate the daily operations and drive strategic objectives of the accounts payable cycle, leveraging your expertise to design, implement, and manage robust processes and procedures that elevate the AP function to new heights.
The position will be based in our Footscray office with work from home arrangements and flexibility to work from our other Annecto offices, with a minimum of 2-3 days in the office required. This position is classified at Level 5 under the SCHADS award.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and develop the AP team, including capability building and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as an AP subject matter expert, aligning services with operational outcomes and collaborating with operational managers.
• Align AP team objectives with finance department goals.
• Ensure compliance with invoice/contract requirements, internal authorisations, and ABN/GST checks.
• Oversee accurate coding, reconciliation, and timely payment of invoices.
• Support month-end closing deadlines and assist the AP team during this period.
• Provide support for the purchasing function.
• Foster effective communication across the AP team, finance department, and other organisational areas.
• Prepare monthly AP balance sheet reconciliations and analyse Aged Creditors reports.
• Lead system improvements, including policy documentation, change management, and workflow optimisation with our finance system Technology One.
• Undertake finance projects, audits and perform ad hoc tasks as needed.