Accounts Payable Officer

• Permanent opportunity (full time)
• Varied and busy AP role within a small and supportive team
• Salary packaging ($18,550) and generous leave benefits

The Perkins is seeking an experienced and organised Accounts Payable Officer to ensure the efficient and timely payment of all creditor invoices. This position is offered on a full time permanent basis, located at our state-of the-art medical research facilities in Nedlands.

About this role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Accounts Payable (AP) Officer will be responsible for processing invoices in line with agreed timeframes, while supporting the broader goals of the Finance team through a collaborative and flexible approach. This role also offers the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Finance department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Receiving and processing all accounts payable invoices, ensuring appropriate approvals are in place.
• Accurately coding invoices and scanning paper-based documents into the accounting system.
• Coordinating and scheduling payments for approved invoices.
• Processing payment runs through the accounting system and managing funds transfers via the banking portal.
• Assisting with various support tasks, including handling remittances and finalising payment runs.
• Creating and processing purchase orders for applicable invoices, ensuring proper documentation.
• Preparing necessary paperwork for credit notes or foreign invoices, ensuring proper authorisation.
• Performing regular reconciliations of creditor statements, resolve creditor queries, and updating creditor details as required.
• Processing corporate credit card acquittals, collecting receipts from cardholders, and ensuring all documentation is correctly recorded and reconciled.
• Assisting with the preparation of documentation for external audits and other financial reporting requirements.

This role would suit someone with prior experience in an Accounts Payable or finance support role.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Demonstrated understanding of accounting processes.
• Previous experience in a similar position, facilitating accounts payable processes.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage tasks independently and meet deadlines while working effectively as part of a team.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in completing tasks and maintaining financial records.
• Proactive approach to service delivery, demonstrating effective communication, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Commitment to providing exceptional client service and maintaining a high standard of professionalism.
• Experience using accounting software and Microsoft Office 365.
• Satisfactory National Police Certificate.

If this sounds like the right fit, we can offer you:

• Flexible working options
• A supportive and passionate team
• The opportunity to make a positive impact in a community-focused organisation with global reach
• The ability to salary package up to $18,550 annually, meaning you can legitimately pay less tax and increase your tax-home pay
• Generous leave benefits, including:
• 3 days paid extra leave at the end of the year
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• 2 days of paid cultural and community engagement leave

Are you ready to make a difference?

To apply, please submit your cover letter addressing the selection criteria and your resume. Only applications submitted via Seek will be considered.

To view a copy of the position description, click here. Enquiries can be directed to Tiffany Gunner, People Partner, on (08) 6151 0852 or email people@perkins.org.au.

About the Perkins

The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, affectionately known as ‘the Perkins’, is Western Australia’s leading medical research facility, investigating the diseases that most impact our families including the hardest to treat cancers, heart disease, diabetes and rare genetic diseases. At the Perkins, we support WA’s best medical researchers to beat the world’s toughest diseases to give you and your loved ones the best chance to live longer, healthier and better lives.

So many of us have been touched by the diseases we’re investigating, which adds a deeply personal element to our work. We are proudly Western Australian and are collaborative in our approach to discovering medical breakthroughs that have a global impact.

To find out more about the Perkins, please visit https://www.perkins.org.au.

At the Perkins, we value, embrace, and celebrate the strength of our diverse experiences, thoughts, and beliefs. We are committed to a safe, equitable and inclusive culture where every person can innovate and thrive. This enables us to deliver pioneering research that improves global health outcomes.