Accounts Payable

What you will be doing

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable to support the team with the processing and payment of invoices and reconciliation of suppliers' accounts.

The primary responsibility in this role is to ensure supplier invoices are valid, accurately recorded in Auckland Airport's accounts payable system and processed efficiently and accurately, including payment. The role will also undertake variance analysis including investigation of discrepancies of supplier accounts.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Logging invoices for Auckland Airport's procure-to-pay (P2P) system, Coupa

• Processing invoices in JDE (ERP system) for payment

• Follow-up of unapproved invoices in Coupa

• Ensure invoices relating to purchase orders are matched correctly for payment

• Prepare information for Electronic Funds Transfer for both domestic and foreign currencies

• Ensuring proper authorisation and timely processing of one-off payments

• Creating regular reports

• Regular reconciliations of accounts payable subsidiary ledger to general ledger and of all supplier statements

• Ensure all creditors' statements are received

• Assist in the identification and implementation of improvements to the accounts payable function

What you'll bring to the role

At Auckland Airport, we are a busy hive of activity, and a lot of what we look for is how you would align with our AKL values All In | Tātou tatou - How we feel, Know How | Kōkiri Tahi - How we think and Let's Go | Karawhiua - How we act.

Due to the high volume and complex nature of the business this role requires experience in dealing with large amounts of data with a strong eye for detail. Communication will be required with Auckland Airport employees and managers at all levels of the organisation and with external suppliers. Therefore, strong communication skills are essential.

To ensure your success in this role, you will need:

• Familiarity with a large financial system (JDE preferred but not essential)

• Working knowledge of P2P system

• Accounts payable experience

• Proven experience with Excel and Word

• Ability to work towards and meeting deadlines

• Proven ability to work in a high-volume invoicing environment

• Capabilities of working successfully as part of a team, with an ability to work under minimal supervision

About us

From the arrival of the Tainui Waka into the Manukau Harbour, Auckland Airport has always been a place of journeys. We stand proudly as the gateway to Aotearoa, welcoming travellers beginning their journeys, farewelling Kiwis to new destinations, connecting businesses and workers to new opportunities, and celebrating partners and investors who back us along the way. We have ambitions to be a global hub and a comprehensive development programme to deliver this vision.

With so many moving parts to keep the airport precinct running, it's our collaboration and passion that keeps everything together. This is what our culture and heritage have been built on. When you work with us, you'll share our ambition to be a great New Zealand business, and one that's making a strong contribution to the wellbeing of our communities and economy.

E mahi ana mātou mō Aotearoa. We are working for New Zealand.

Auckland Airport is more than just a business. It's a truly unique place with an important role to play in New Zealand's recovery. Together we're its custodians, knowing that the work we do has the power to create positive change for our customers, the community, the environment and for the prosperity of Aotearoa. We're all about creating a sense of place where everyone can thrive, and one where others aspire to work. We're a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome people from all walks of life.

Whiria te tangata. Our values weave us together. They're what we stand for, who we are and how we act.

Apply today

If this role sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. Click the "Apply" button now.

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously throughout the recruitment period, and appointments may be made before the official closing date of the advert.

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