Accounts Payable Team Leader

Accounts Payable Team Leader

Head Office – North Melbourne

Full Time, Permanent role

About us

Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania

Your new role

Reporting to the Senior Manager Finance, the Accounts Payable Team Leader is responsible for leading the accounts payable finance function. This includes:

• Managing the day-to-day and monthly accounts payable functions, including: team workload, petty cash, invoice approval system, invoice processing, reconciliation of supplier statements, resolving creditor queries and GST.
• Participating in monthly processing and reporting timetables, including processing of journals and supporting data.
• Analysing expenditure data, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and identify spending trends or anomalies.
• Conducting regular reviews of creditor activity and statement reconciliations, to identify cost-saving opportunities, duplicate payments, and optimization strategies for vendor credit terms.
• Driving a customer-centric shared services culture, establishing and monitoring Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure timely, accurate processing for all internal programs and external partners.

We are looking for candidates with the following

• Demonstrated experience supervising an accounts payable function or transactional cell within a centralised shared services or high-volume processing environment.

• Strong experience in a similar direct team leadership or supervisory role. Prior operational experience working within a Not-for-Profit (NFP) environment.

• Proven capacity to monitor team workloads, manage performance, and enforce clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to support diverse internal program managers and external partners.

• Advanced technical proficiency utilising modern ERP platforms (e.g., Epicor) alongside business intelligence and visualisation software (e.g., Power BI).
• Strong analytical capability to extract data, evaluate vendor spend structures, identify duplicate patterns, and construct actionable management reports.

What we offer

We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

• Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.
• Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and have an internal training program for all staff. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.

This sounds great! How do I apply?

For a copy of the position click here. Follow the online application process, submit your resume and a brief cover letter (maximum 1 page) detailing why you are interested in the role.

Applications close Sunday 09 August 2026 at 5pm.

We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences, our Inclusion Statement may be accessed here. We encourage applications from First Nations people, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at *********@wintringham.org.au

Successful applicants may be required to undergo a NDIS Worker Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to both parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

Successful candidates will be required to comply with the Wintringham Health and Immunisation policy including having one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as the 2026 Influenza Immunisation before commencing employment, and must provide evidence.