Accountant, Finance (Accounts Payable)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The key responsibilities for this role are:

• Manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable function, including insurer settlements, vendor payments, employee claims, and intercompany payments.
• Oversee insurer Statement of Account (SOA) reconciliations, resolve discrepancies, and ensure timely settlement of insurer balances.
• Prepare and execute monthly and ad hoc payment runs, ensuring compliance with approval authorities, internal controls, and payment timelines.
• Manage vendor and insurer relationships, including payment enquiries, disputed balances, notices of cancellation, overdue accounts, and other settlement matters.
• Perform accounts payable reconciliations, maintain accurate accounting records, and ensure timely resolution of aged or outstanding items.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including accruals, AP schedules, ageing analysis, cashflow reporting, and audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with GST, regulatory requirements, company policies, and financial control standards.
• Support process improvements and system updates to enhance accuracy, efficiency and visibility of payables management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline.
• Minimum 4 to 6 years of relevant finance or accounts payable experience, preferably within insurance, insurance brokerage, financial services or a professional services environment.
• Experience in managing end-to-end AP processes within a finance function. Good understanding of accounts payable processes, invoice processing, payment preparation, reconciliations and month-end closing activities.
• Experience working with accounting or ERP systems and handling high-volume transactions will be advantageous.

Skills

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy when working with financial data and tight deadlines.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and confidence in preparing reconciliations, schedules and reports.
• Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to follow up on outstanding items and resolve queries tactfully.
• Organised, proactive and able to prioritise competing tasks while maintaining a strong sense of ownership.
• Collaborative team player who can work effectively with finance, broking, operations and external stakeholders.