Accounts Payable Team Leader

Company Description

You may not have heard of Bapcor, but you will know our brands.  

Our businesses – including Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline, BNT and JAS – are inside cars, on four-wheel drives and all over trucks. 

We are an ASX listed company whose business spans the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering trade, retail, networks and service. 

In joining our team, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive business with more than 900 locations and 5,000 team members across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. 

We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment where our people can thrive and do their best work. 

We’re also passionate about our delivering for our customers, and living our values of: 

• We do the right thing 

• We are in it together 

• We give a damn 

• We get it done 

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader to lead a team of seven Accounts Payable Officers supporting our Burson business. 

Reporting to the Group Accounts Payable Manager, you will take ownership of day-to-day AP operations, ensuring invoices, reconciliations, payments and supplier queries are managed accurately and efficiently. 

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys developing people, improving processes and getting involved in operational delivery when required. You will also play an important role in strengthening controls, reducing manual effort and supporting the continued evolution of our Accounts Payable function. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Seven Accounts Payable Officers, setting clear priorities and driving accountability for quality, service and productivity. 

• Oversee day-to-day AP operations including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, payment preparation, query resolution and workload management. 

• Monitor aged items, blocked invoices, unmatched transactions and payment exceptions, proactively resolving issues and minimising backlogs. 

• Coordinate month-end AP activities, ensuring reconciliations, cut-offs and outstanding items are accurately completed within required timelines. 

• Ensure compliance with AP policies, Delegations of Authority, segregation of duties, payment controls and audit requirements. 

• Act as the first point of escalation for complex supplier and stakeholder queries, building strong relationships across the Burson network and Shared Services. 

• Lead process improvement initiatives that simplify ways of working, improve efficiency and support AP automation and standardisation. 

• Maintain current processes and work instructions while ensuring changes are effectively communicated, implemented and embedded across the team. 

Qualifications

You are an experienced Accounts Payable professional who combines strong technical AP knowledge with a genuine passion for leading and developing others.

You will bring:

• Strong end-to-end Accounts Payable experience within a high-volume environment.
• Previous experience leading, supervising or coaching an AP or transactional finance team.
• Hands-on knowledge of invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, payment runs and month-end activities.
• Experience using ERP, workflow or invoice automation systems.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and high attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
• A proactive, improvement-focused approach and willingness to remain hands-on when the team needs support.

Highly regarded:

• Experience within a large, multi-entity or Shared Services environment.
• Exposure to AP transformation, automation or process improvement initiatives.
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or Business.

Additional Information

Why join Bapcor? 

At Bapcor, we focus on what matters most for our customers, team members and the communities we serve. We go the extra mile to get the job done and always live our values. 

In joining our team, you can access: 

• Diverse career opportunities within the Bapcor Group 

• Discounts across Bapcor products and services, including our Retail and Trade brands 

• Industry leading policies to support your work/ life balance (gender neutral parental leave, purchase leave, volunteer leave etc…)  

• Paid birthday leave  

• Wellbeing support  

• Novated leasing and more 

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, gender identity, abilities and backgrounds, providing a recruitment experience that’s fair, free from bias and accessible. If you need to inquire about reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email careers@bapcor.com 

No Recruitment Agencies Please! 

While we understand that recruitment agencies would love to offer their support, we kindly request all agencies to refrain from contacting us regarding this job posting. All applications should be submitted directly by candidates.