About us

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.

We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

The Opportunity

We now have an exciting opportunity available for an Accounts Payable Officer to join our Finance team in our Adelaide office on a Maximum Term (10 months) Full Time basis.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Team Leader, you will be responsible for the timely payment of a high volume of supplier invoices, including multiple entities and foreign currencies. You will need to maintain regular communication with other departments while being accountable to our policies and procedures at all times. As a collaborative team member, you may also be involved in training APA employees on APA Purchase to Pay policies and I-procurement system, supplier management and credit card administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage accurate payments to all suppliers within terms while adhering to policies and procedures
• Ensure that all payments are prepared, created and approved before the cut off time
• Provide support and advice to all stakeholders for the APA purchase to pay process
• Daily and monthly reporting and cash-flow forecasting for treasury
• Manage approver roster across multiple entities & banks

Your background

• Proven working experience within similar role and previous exposure to a high-volume Accounts Payable environment
• Competency in Oracle or similar ERP Accounts payable system
• Ability to work autonomously on problem solving issues as they arise without Supervisory assistance
• Ability to identify and prioritise workloads to ensure daily schedules are completed on time
• Being accountable for providing accurate information to internal and external customers

About the Team

Financial Transactions Business Unit (BU) is delivering high volume finance transactional processes and activities, such as accounts receivable and payable (AR/AP) services, supplier standing data management, purchase order management. Within the Financial Transactions Business Unit the Accounts Payable (AP) team is responsible for providing high quality service throughout the purchase to pay process.

We are in an exciting phase and are looking for someone nimble and accountable to join our team.

Working at APA

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work–life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

Sound like your kind of career? We’d love to hear from you.

Role closes on Monday 4 March 2024 at 8:00am. Role Reference number: 5660.

PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.