Accounts Officer

About Seqwater

Water is essential for life. At Seqwater, we’re not just delivering water—we’re driving innovation, growth and transformation to secure the future of water across South East Queensland.

As one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city in Australia, our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges and north to Gympie.

As we enter an exciting period of expansion, we're embracing new technologies and sustainable practices to meet the growing needs of our region. We work collaboratively across our organisation and with our stakeholders, constantly striving to enhance the quality of service we provide. As we modernise our systems and invest in smarter water grids, we remain focused on delivering the highest standard of service, always with the future in mind.

Our transformation is about more than just infrastructure—it’s about people. Our team of dedicated professionals are united by a shared passion for creating lasting, meaningful outcomes for the communities we serve, and this is reflected in Our Vision, Water for Life, Our Promise - Safe for Life, and Our Values of integrity, respect, care, and courage that shape everything we do.

You’ll be working on some of the most high-profile water infrastructure projects in the industry, helping to secure Water for Life for generations to come.

About Your Opportunity

As an Accounts Officer (Accounts Payable), you will play a key role in supporting Seqwater's transactional finance operations through the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and financial data. Working in a high-volume environment, you will be responsible for maintaining financial records, performing reconciliations, resolving invoice discrepancies, and ensuring transactions are processed in accordance with established policies and procedures.

This role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong data entry skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy. The position contributes to the efficient delivery of Accounts Payable services and supports month-end finance activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Accurately process high volumes of supplier invoices and other Accounts Payable transactions in accordance with approved procedures and delegations.
• Review invoice information, identify discrepancies, and work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to resolve routine issues.
• Perform supplier statement reconciliations and assist with month-end reconciliation activities.
• Maintain accurate financial records, supplier data and supporting documentation.
• Support banking and payment processing activities as required.
• Ensure all transactions are processed accurately, efficiently and within required timeframes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and efficient delivery of Accounts Payable processes and services. 

About you

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a structured, high-volume environment where accuracy, organisation and customer service are key. You may come from an accounts administration, finance support, transactional services or data processing background and take pride in delivering quality outcomes and maintaining accurate records.

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Experience in an accounts administration, finance support, transactional services or similar administrative role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with experience maintaining records and processing data in a high-volume environment.
• Exposure to accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking activities, invoicing or payment processing.
• Well-developed customer service and communication skills, with the ability to respond professionally to customer and supplier enquiries.
• The ability to follow established procedures, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

This position will be offered on a full-time 12 month fixed term contract, with a salary range from $79,536.21 - $90,334.74 (dependant on experience) plus 12.75% superannuation.

Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.

For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au   We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/(link is external)

If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you! 

To apply

Submit your cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.

Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Wednesday 12th August 2026

For further information please email enquiries to ***********@seqwater.com.au

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.