About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Payable professional to join our Group Finance team at our Adelaide Head Office. This is a senior operational role that plays a critical part in supporting our finance function across multiple operations, ensuring the accurate and efficient management of supplier payments while contributing to cashflow management, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This position will be based at our Adelaide CBD head office.

Reporting to the Group Treasury Lead, you will oversee the end-to-end accounts payable function across multiple entities and jurisdictions. Working within Perilya's centralised finance model, you'll partner closely with Treasury, Procurement, and site-based finance teams to ensure payment obligations are met efficiently, accurately, and in line with company governance requirements.

This role offers the opportunity to influence process improvements, support business-wide financial initiatives, and contribute to the performance of a global mining organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounts payable cycle across multiple entities and operations.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and audit readiness of accounts payable records.
• Coordinate payment runs and provide visibility of payable commitments to support treasury and cashflow forecasting activities.
• Monitor and reconcile high-volume and high-value transactions, including contractor and capital expenditure payments.
• Ensure compliance with Delegations of Authority, internal controls, and statutory obligations.
• Support month-end activities including reconciliations, accruals, and reporting requirements.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Accounts Payable team members.
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement, automation, and system optimisation.
• Support broader Finance and Treasury projects as required.

About You

You are a highly organised finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, timely outcomes. You bring strong technical accounts payable expertise, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

To be successful, you will have:

• Certificate IV, Diploma in Accounting, Bookkeeping, or a related qualification.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior or full-function Accounts Payable role.
• Experience working within a complex, multi-entity business environment.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable controls, reconciliations, and compliance requirements.
• Experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Pronto or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Experience that will be highly regarded:

• Mining, resources, or heavy industry experience.
• Exposure to multi-currency and international payment environments.
• Treasury, cashflow forecasting, or liquidity management experience.
• Participation in finance transformation, automation, or process improvement projects.

Why Join Perilya?

• Adelaide CBD-based corporate office.
• Work with a respected Australian mining business with international operations.
• Be part of a collaborative and high-performing Group Finance team.
• Opportunity to contribute to strategic finance and treasury initiatives.
• Career development and continuous improvement opportunities.
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