Accounts Payable Administrator - 6 month fixed term

Accounts Payable Administrator - 6 month fixed term

The University of Auckland is a great place to work! We have a collaborative and inclusive environment and offer many benefits not offered by other organisations.

The Shared Transaction Centre (STC) is the University of Auckland’s centralised ‘Purchase to Pay’ and ‘Accounts Receivable’ center. It is responsible for all purchasing, billing, and revenue collection activity for faculties and most service divisions.

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Administrator to join the Shared Transaction Centre for a 6-month full time agreement which requires an immediate start. Supporting the Accounts Payable Team Leader, to work with internal and external stakeholders, maximise automation financial processing, administrative efficiency and improve service delivery across the organisation.

Key accountabilities for this position include :

• Large supplier account reconciliations
• Requisition requests
• High volume invoice processing
• Match exceptions resolutions
• Receipting escalations
• Supplier maintenance
• Co-ordination and execution of foreign and domestic pay runs, working with Treasury, signatories, and the banks.
• Identify technical roadblocks and opportunities, and suggesting improvements
• Financial Delegations / Sensitive Expenditure
• Processing Travel / expenses and reimbursements
• Accurately matching invoices to Purchase Orders
• Escalation of issues to the advisory team for internal / external customers
• Managing the accounts payable function for your portion of the ledger
• Weekly and monthly payment runs
• Other Ad Hoc duties

This is a 6-month Fixed term role (37.5 hours per week) role. Remuneration : $58,000 pa to $63,900 depending on level of experience.

About the Team

We are a team that works well together in a happy, friendly, and supportive environment. This is a busy role and while we are target oriented, we have fun getting there.

About you

The ideal candidate will be comfortable handling a large volume of invoices, possess a keen eye for detail, and have robust problem-solving skills, in addition to having sound NZ Legislation knowledge and a relevant tertiary degree

What we offer

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare, and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment.

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