Accounts Payable – Analyst
Purpose of Position:
The Accounts Payable Analyst will be a senior member of the Australian team, assisting with the end-to-end invoice-to-pay process. This will include monitoring and adhering to accuracy and compliance with company procedures and policies within the Accounts Payable financial transactions. This role will also assist with analysing vendor accounts, reconciling statements, AP process improvements, and providing reporting and auditing data where required.
Candidate Requirements
- Knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Payable (preferably within Australia or New Zealand)
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Knowledge of Oracle systems *(preferred but not essential)
- A degree (or similar) in one of the following subjects:
-Finance
-Economics
-Accounting
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proficient data entry skills
- Professional written and verbal English skills for interaction with Stantec employees, and external vendors.
Tasks
- Running periodical reports to ensure transactional data integrity, and to ensure timely payment to suppliers
- Monitor and analyse vendor statements for aging invoices, reconciling with current Oracle data, and escalating accordingly
- SOX principles compliance, and adhering to internal policies and controls
- Provide support and excellent customer service for helpful resolution of vendor queries and disputes
- Participate in audits as required
- Checking and validating invoices for correct coding, paperwork, and approvals in line with singing authority levels
- Complete all work in line with Stantec Core Values and in accordance with the Stantec Quality, Safety & Environment Systems and Project Quality Procedures
- Investigating outstanding bank transactions
- Closing out incorrect bank detail discrepancies
- Closing out aged creditors and outstanding transactions
- Cleansing the invoice queues from duplicate invoices etc
- Allocating daily validations via Oracle reporting
- Providing experience through process Improvements
- Monitoring team mailbox emails and delegate / respond accordingly
Candidate Requirements
- Knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Payable (preferably within Australia or New Zealand)
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Knowledge of Oracle systems *(preferred but not essential)
- A degree (or similar) in one of the following subjects:
-Finance
-Economics
-Accounting
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proficient data entry skills
- Professional written and verbal English skills for interaction with Stantec employees, and external vendors.
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