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Group Accounts Payable Manager

Michael Page
Adelaide Full-day Full-time

Description:

As Group AP Manager, you will be responsible for building a high-performance culture, and driving transformation. This is not just about managing day-to-day processes - it's about setting the vision for AP excellence and delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, compliance, and service delivery.

Your remit will include:

  • Strategic Leadership: Define and execute a roadmap for AP that aligns with organisational objectives and supports the broader P2P cycle. Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and championing best practice. The role oversees a team of 10 FTE.
  • Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to standardise processes, reduce complexity, and embed automation. Identify inefficiencies and implement solutions that deliver cost savings, improve turnaround times, and enhance user experience.
  • Performance Uplift: Create and implement reporting and dashboards that provide accurate, timely insights - both at a glance and analytically - to enable data-driven decision-making.
  • Change Management: Drive cultural transformation within the AP team, fostering agility, accountability, and collaboration. Manage ERP optimisation projects and harmonisation across multiple systems.
  • Operational Excellence: Oversee end-to-end AP processes, ensuring compliance with SOX, PTRS, and internal controls. Strengthen governance frameworks to mitigate risk and prevent fraud.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships across Finance, Procurement, and Operations, ensuring AP is seen as a reliable, value-adding partner to the business.



This role requires a leader who can balance strategic vision with hands-on execution, moving seamlessly from resolving operational challenges to influencing at executive level.

Requirements:

  • Extensive AP leadership experience - you know AP inside out and understand its role in the P2P cycle
  • Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in complex, multi-site environments
  • Strong knowledge of financial controls, compliance, and ERP systems
  • Resilience, integrity, and professionalism - able to manage multiple priorities at pace
  • Ability to work cross functionally and business partner

Conditions:

  • We will be looking to shortlist by early Jan so please apply ASAP
  • Circa. $145,000 including super with potential flex up
  • Excellent WFH flexibility
  • Impact at scale: Shape AP across APAC with executive visibility and support
  • Transformation mandate: Drive process improvement and cultural change
  • Global exposure: Work within a NYSE-listed organisation undergoing shared-services modernisation
  • Career growth: Opportunity to leave a measurable legacy in efficiency and governance
22 Dec 2025;   from: michaelpage.com.au

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