Accounts Payable Officer

Accounts Payable Officer

Company: Iluka Resources
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Central Business District)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid / Flexible Working Arrangements
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive salary and bonus structures; exact amount not specified

Iluka Resources is a leading global critical minerals company with a proud 70-year history and an exciting future ahead. As a major producer of zircon and high-grade titanium dioxide feedstocks, including rutile and synthetic rutile, Iluka also holds a significant position in the rare earths sector.

Iluka's products are essential to a wide range of industries and everyday applications, including technology, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer goods. As global demand grows for the materials that enable a smarter, safer, and more sustainable future, Iluka is uniquely positioned to play a critical role in supplying these high-quality minerals to the world.

About the role

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a fast-paced environment? Do you have excellent attention to detail? With Invoice processing largely automated, the role focuses on resolving exceptions, processing and releasing payments (including foreign currency payments), responding to internal and external enquiries, maintaining the integrity of vendor and payment data, and driving continuous improvement across accounts payable processes.

We have an opportunity for an Accounts Payable Officer to join our Team. Reporting to the Treasurer, you will be accountable for the efficient operation of Iluka's Accounts Payable function. This is a permanent, full-time position based at our Corporate office in Perth.

Working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Review and resolve invoices the processing bot cannot complete, such as price, quantity or receipt mismatches, and missing purchase orders
• Monitor bot performance and exception queues, identify recurring failure patterns (supplier formats, coding rules, master data gaps) and raise fixes with the process owner and IT
• Prepare, review and release scheduled payment runs in SAP while providing payment forecasts and reporting to Treasury
• Management of the Parked Report
• Sorting incoming invoices and enquiries delivered to the Accounts Payable mail boxes
• Processing of vendor invoices into SAP in preparation of payment
• Follow up on processing discrepancies - parking and blocking of invoices
• Providing a high standard of customer service support and advice, when dealing with queries (from vendors and site personnel)
• Provide data for Payment Times Reporting Scheme obligations and monitor payment performance against supplier terms, including small business terms
• Support internal and external audit by providing samples, evidence and walkthroughs of accounts payable controls
• Keep procedures, work instructions and bot exception guides current, so that any team member can cover the role

About you

To be successful for this role, you will have:

• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in a similar, high volume, accounts payable role
• Excellent time management and problem solving skills, with attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in using ERP systems (preferably SAP) and Excel
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Strong safety values

Our offer to you

• Flexible working arrangements, hybrid working and flexi hours
• Be supported through an inclusive and collaborative culture
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for Primary Caregivers
• Ability to Purchase Additional Annual Leave
• Competitive Salary and Bonus Structures
• Company share matching scheme
• Access to a state-of-the-art Gym in our Perth building, free of charge!

You will be supported, empowered, included, and encouraged to be the best version of yourself.

If you share our values of Integrity, Respect, Courage, Accountability and Collaboration; and you have the skills and experience to help us to succeed and deliver sustainable value, apply now.

Full working rights in Australia are required for you to be eligible to apply for this role.

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