About the job

You may not have heard of Bapcor, but you will know our brands.

Our businesses – including Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline, BNT and JAS – are inside cars, on four-wheel drives and all over trucks.

We are an ASX listed company whose business spans the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering trade, retail, networks and service.

In joining our team, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive business with more than 900 locations and 5,000 team members across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.

We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment where our people can thrive and do their best work.

We’re also passionate about our delivering for our customers, and living our values of:

• We do the right thing
• We are in it together
• We give a damn
• We get it done
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Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Shared Services, this is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving the strategic direction, performance and continuous improvement of a large, national credit team. Leading 4 direct reports and a team of approximately 40 indirect reports, you'll play a key role in strengthening credit governance, minimising risk, improving cash flow and supporting business growth.

You will lead the ongoing centralisation and standardisation of credit operations across Bapcor's diverse portfolio, ensuring efficient, scalable and robust processes that support both customers and the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Bapcor's national Credit & Accounts Receivable function, creating a high-performing, customer-focused team culture.
• Develop and implement group-wide credit policies, collection strategies and credit risk frameworks that support growth while mitigating risk.
• Drive the ongoing transformation and standardisation of credit processes across multiple business units and ERP systems.
• Monitor and manage credit exposure, bad debt risk, working capital performance and collections effectiveness across the Group.
• Develop and maintain meaningful management reporting, dashboards and performance metrics to support decision-making and governance.
• Ensure strong financial controls, compliance, segregation of duties and fraud prevention processes are maintained across the function.
• Partner with Finance, Operations and Business Unit leadership teams to identify process improvements and optimise customer credit management.
• Lead key strategic projects, including credit centralisation initiatives, credit limit reviews and Shared Services transformation activities.
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