Accounts Payable Team Leader

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• Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process in this full time, permanent position
• Manage and mentor the VMCH Accounts Payable team to enhance skills and drive performance
• Benefit from excellent not-for-profit salary packaging

About the role

We’re looking for a proactive Accounts Payable Team Leader to manage the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring financial stability and strong controls. In this role, you will mentor your team, lead audits, and drive process improvements while collaborating with key internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accounts Payable Oversight: Ensure compliant invoice processing, manage payment records, and review account reconciliations.
• Team Leadership: Recruit, train, and mentor team members, conduct performance reviews aligned with VMCH’s goals.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Procurement, IT, Finance, and other departments to enhance processes and communication.

About you

To be successful in this position, you will possess the following:

• Experience in leading and managing an accounts payable function or a comparable finance operations role within a medium to large, complex organisation
• Proven leadership skills with a team development focus
• Strong commitment to stakeholder satisfaction and regulatory compliance
• Experience managing process improvements and financial system upgrades
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with experience preparing and reviewing reconciliations and operational metrics to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Familiarity with Epicor, DocStar, ARM, or similar platforms or similar systems
• Tertiary qualification in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline (desirable)

Why VMCH?

Because the people we employ make it a great place to work! In addition, VMCH will provide you with:

• A rewarding and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional development and career progression
• A competitive salary plus salary packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay
• A flexible and family-friendly work culture, with wellbeing initiatives and paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program including employee, manager, career, conflict, nutrition and lifestyle, money, family, and legal assistance
• Discounted private health insurance, school holiday programs and car hire
• The opportunity to open a high-interest savings account with our banking partner
• We value diversity, champion inclusion, and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and with all abilities, to consider joining our vibrant community

About us

Here at VMCH our services are as diverse as the people we support. As a for-purpose organisation, love, joy, hospitality, and courage aren’t just words to us, they guide us in everything we do. While we’ve been around for over a century, we’re always moving forward. We stay true to who we are by supporting people and families to live their best lives, providing a place to call home and spaces to learn and grow.

If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

To work at VMCH, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, an Australian Criminal History Check, evidence of at least 3 Covid vaccinations and comply with Child Safety standards. You may also be required to supply an International Police Check.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies.