05th December, 2025
About the Opportunity
This is not a "maintenance mode" role - it's a rare chance to shape the AP landscape, tidy historical processes, and have your work seen and valued across the business.
A growing, values-led FMCG organisation is bringing its Accounts Payable function back to Melbourne after years of offshore management. They're ready for someone who wants to step in, take ownership, and build a best-practice AP function that genuinely makes an impact.
About the Role
Reporting to a genuinely supportive Financial Controller, you'll manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable process and be the go-to person for suppliers, stakeholders, and everything AP. You'll play a critical role in ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timely processing, while contributing directly to month-end outcomes, audit readiness, and data integrity.
You'll also take the lead on Payment Times Reporting - a crucial part of this organisation's compliance and governance responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for but not limited to the following duties:
- Manage end-to-end Accounts Payable processes
- Process supplier invoices accurately and efficiently in SAP ByDesign
- Reconcile statements, investigate discrepancies, and maintain clean data
- Prepare and submit Payment Times Reporting data
- Support month-end tasks and deadlines
- Maintain accurate records for audit and compliance
- Liaise with suppliers to resolve payment and invoice issues
- Collaborate with finance, procurement, and operational teams
- Prepare weekly AP review files for the Financial Controller and CFO
About You
You bring more than skills - you bring energy.
You will thrive here if you:
- 'Know your stuff' in Accounts Payable - ideally within FMCG, would be advantageous
- Have exposure to Payment Times Reporting
- Love accurate data, reconciliations and deadlines
- Are confident in Excel, systems, and proactive problem-solving
- Value relationships and communicate well across the business
Culture fit:
Personality matters. This team is supportive, diverse, calm where needed, and fun where it counts. They want someone curious, resilient, emotionally mature - but with enough spark and humour to enjoy the ride. As they put it, they "love a little bit of crazy."
About the Company
You'll be joining a successful Australian-born FMCG organisation that has experienced significant growth, now supplying products into multiple major retailers and international markets. They are proudly values-led, commercially minded, and expanding into new territories - including the US.
Their values centre around transparency, collaboration, courage, empowerment, and innovation - and they don't just pin them to the wall. They hire, lead, and make decisions through them.
The finance team is well-structured, supportive, and highly regarded, and you'll have genuine visibility with both the Financial Controller and the broader leadership team.
How to Apply
If you're ready for a role where you can bring ideas, create impact, and genuinely enjoy the people you work with - I'd love to hear from you.
Apply now with your CV, or reach out to Tiarne McDonald for a confidential chat if you'd like to explore whether this is the right next step for you.
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