Osborne Park | Full Time | On Site | Parking Provided
Abacus Educational Suppliers is a long-established Australian supplier of educational curriculum resources, supplying schools, educators and families across Australia. We are seeking an experienced and reliable Purchasing / Accounts Payable Officer to join our team full-time at our Osborne Park office. This is a varied hands-on role with a strong focus on purchasing, supplier coordination and inventory-related administration, together with accounts payable and general office support responsibilities within a small team environment.
About the Role
This position is full-time, Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm and is office based.
Key responsibilities include:
- Local and overseas purchasing
- Processing and managing purchase orders using the company WMS
- Liaising with suppliers regarding pricing, lead times, stock availability and delivery schedules
- Monitoring and expediting backorders and resolving supply issues proactively
- Maintaining accurate supplier and pricing data
- Accounts payable processing (including overseeing the end-to-end process incorporating purchase orders, receiving dockets and supplier invoice matching/3-way matching)
- Organising trade finance payments for overseas suppliers and understanding/working with FX (foreign currency) transactions
- Monthly supplier statement reconciliations
- Payment scheduling and processing, including assistance with cash flow projections
- Assisting customers with delivery enquiries
- Assisting with end of month accounting tasks including journals
- Reconciling sales clearance accounts including PayPal, Braintree and merchant facilities
- Maintaining office and staff amenity supplies
- General administrative and adhoc office duties
- Assisting walk-in customers from time to time
Skills & Experience
The successful applicant will ideally have:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar purchasing/accounts payable role
- Using MYOB
- Working with stock or warehouse management systems (WMS)
- Overseas purchasing, FX or trade finance highly regarded
- Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail
- Good organisational and time management skills
- The ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Strong communication skills and a professional manner
- A willingness to assist across different areas of the business when required
What We Offer
- Stable full-time position
- Supportive small team environment
- Variety in the role
- On-site parking provided
- Osborne Park location
If you are organised, reliable and enjoy a varied role within a practical business environment, we would like to hear from you.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience.
Pay: $32.00 – $36.00 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Osborne Park WA 6017: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
- Purchasing Officer: 2 years (Preferred)
- Accounts Payable: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
