Accounts Payable Administrator | Merivale

The Role

Merivale has over 90+ restaurants, pubs, bars. To keep these venues running in top shape it requires a lot of moving parts. This is where our Accounts team steps in, and we are searching for a new Accounts Payable Administrator.

As an Accounts Payable Administrator, you will be responsible for the end-to-end Accounts Payable function, with additional support across the finance operations. You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely payments, maintain positive stakeholder relationships and contributing to process improvements in a dynamic, multi-entity environment 

Your Responsibilities are:

• End-to-end Accounts Payable processes, including accurate entries of high-volume invoices (c. 25,000 per month across the team) and facilitating timely domestic and international supplier payments
• Accurate expense coding across multiple business entities
• Maintenance of internal systems including AP approval matrix and supplier master data
• Management of supplier relationships – onboarding, responding to queries and frequent statement reconciliations
• Investigating & resolving internal and external finance-related queries
• Performing reconciliations for bank accounts, corporate credit cards and staff reimbursements
• Contributing to system upgrades and new process rollouts
• Assisting with other ad-hoc requests, analysis and reporting as required

The Essentials

• Minimum of 2 years Accounts Payable experience at similarly sized high volume environment
• Experience with large ERP and expense management systems. SunSystems, Basware and Concur experience highly regarded.
• Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, particularly during busy periods

The Reward 

Joining us means becoming part of a diverse team of nearly 5,000 people who are passionate about creating amazing experiences for our guests – and having fun while doing it! 

We also offer: 

• Competitive salary. 

• Paid parental leave and flexible return to work support for new parents. 

• Amazing discounts at 90+ venues. 

• Career progression opportunities and development through leadership programs and supported technology education tools. 

• Access to our employee assistance program which provides free and confidential health support. 

• Employee referral program. 

• Free lunch in venue each day.