Accounts Payable Officer
- Employer
- Swatch Group Australia
- Location
- Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Nov 14, 2024
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- Job Role
- Accounts Payable
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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About The Swatch Group
Swatch Group is a diversified multinational holding company active in the manufacture and sale of finished watches, jewellery, watch movements and components. It is the world's largest watchmaking group and supplies nearly all the components required for the watches sold by its 16 individual brands some of which include Glashütte Original, OMEGA, Longines, Tissot, and Swatch.
Its production companies supply movements and components to third-party watchmakers in Switzerland and around the world. Swatch Group is a key player in the manufacture and sale of electronic systems used in watchmaking and other industries. It is also a leader in the field of sports event timing.
The Role
Reporting to our Financial Accounting Manager, this role is responsible for the overall performance of the Accounts Payable function of the company. This includes the delivery of accounting services, the processing of all matters relating to creditors accounts, ensuring the timely payment of third parties, staff expenses and Swatch Group invoices.
As a person who is working across all our brands and departments, we require a candidate who has exceptional customer service skills, works well in a busy, fast paced environment, is able to meet tight deadlines and can multi-task.
This role requires 5 days on site in our Richmond Head Office.
Key Responsibilities
Skills and Experience
How to Apply
Please click APPLY to submit your application.
Swatch Group is a diversified multinational holding company active in the manufacture and sale of finished watches, jewellery, watch movements and components. It is the world's largest watchmaking group and supplies nearly all the components required for the watches sold by its 16 individual brands some of which include Glashütte Original, OMEGA, Longines, Tissot, and Swatch.
Its production companies supply movements and components to third-party watchmakers in Switzerland and around the world. Swatch Group is a key player in the manufacture and sale of electronic systems used in watchmaking and other industries. It is also a leader in the field of sports event timing.
The Role
Reporting to our Financial Accounting Manager, this role is responsible for the overall performance of the Accounts Payable function of the company. This includes the delivery of accounting services, the processing of all matters relating to creditors accounts, ensuring the timely payment of third parties, staff expenses and Swatch Group invoices.
As a person who is working across all our brands and departments, we require a candidate who has exceptional customer service skills, works well in a busy, fast paced environment, is able to meet tight deadlines and can multi-task.
This role requires 5 days on site in our Richmond Head Office.
Key Responsibilities
- Processing invoices
- Assist managers, coordinators of other departments and site clerical staff with the proper handling of documentation relating to purchases
- Preparation of payments (EFT, BPAY & Foreign Currency) on a weekly basis for third party suppliers and staff expense claims
- Preparation of intercompany payments on monthly basis as well as the AP Ledger
- Processing manual journals for reclassification and month end accrual entries
- Enter data from invoices into SAP
- Perform all vendor reconciliation on a monthly basis
- Ensure correctly authorised and properly coded
- Process retail cash float reconciliation on a timely basis
- Processing urgent payment requests (including foreign currency transactions)
Skills and Experience
- Appropriate tertiary qualification in Accounting or a related discipline
- Proven Accounts Payable experience in a high-volume environment
- EFT payment experience
- Experience with high volume staff expense payment and validation according to company policy
- Experience with accruals and reconciliations
- Basic understanding of debits and credits as well as General Ledger accounting codes is essential
- SAP and strong excel skills would be highly desirable
How to Apply
Please click APPLY to submit your application.
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