Accounts Team Leader - Accounts Payable Supervisor
 
A high-growth organisation is seeking an experienced Accounts Team Leader to take ownership of a critical function within a progressive, commercially minded finance team.
This role offers the opportunity to lead with confidence, influence process and outcomes, and operate with real autonomy. It's well suited to a proven team lead - or a high-performing senior AP professional - ready to step into a broader, more strategic leadership role.

The Role

Reporting to senior finance leadership, you will be accountable for the end-to-end Accounts Payable function, acting as both a hands-on leader and a trusted operator. You'll oversee day-to-day performance while ensuring strong governance, continuous improvement, and a high standard of service across the business.

This is a role with genuine visibility and scope - where your judgement is valued and your ability to lead, refine, and uplift a function is truly empowered.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the end-to-end Accounts Payable portfolio across multiple entities
• Set direction and maintain accountability for invoice processing, coding, approvals, and compliance
• Own and manage weekly payment cycles, including international payments and cashflow coordination
• Build strong internal and supplier partnerships, resolving queries efficiently and professionally
• Ensure integrity of data through daily and monthly bank and supplier reconciliations
• Maintain compliance with GST and statutory requirements
• Oversee AP inboxes and workflows, ensuring service levels and deadlines are consistently met
• Contribute to month-end close, audit support, and expense processing
• Act as a point of leadership continuity, supporting capability uplift and team coverage

About You

• Strong experience owning the full Accounts Payable function end to end
• Prior people leadership experience, or clear readiness to step into a team leadership role
• Solid understanding of payment runs, reconciliations, and month-end processes
• Confident operating autonomously, setting priorities, and driving outcomes
• Clear communicator with a calm, solutions-focused leadership style
• Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Join a high-growth, forward-moving business
• Work under hands-on, supportive leadership that values accountability and trust
• Enjoy genuine autonomy and ownership within your remit
• Opportunity to shape processes and lift capability as the organisation scales
• Competitive remuneration of $110,000-$115,000 + super

This role will appeal to someone seeking a step up into a more managerial, ownership-driven position, without losing connection to the operational heartbeat of finance.


Please reach out to elle.borissow@perigongroup.com.au for a confidential conversation & further details on this opportunity.