This is a temporary accounts role to start, with the strong possibility for the role to go permanent if this person performs well.

We need this person to have intermediate excel skills. This is non-negotiable. 

Please read down for more of the skills required. 

Accounts Assistant Responsibilities:

The purpose of the role is to:

• Process day to day transport order transactions post operational execution;

• Prepare accurate and timely customer invoices and carrier payment schedules per standard operating procedures;

• Liaise with customer sites, accounts staff, carriers, other suppliers, internal operational and other staff to ensure no transaction processing delays and errors;

• Develop and maintain good relationships with operational and finance staff of customers, carriers and other internal and external stakeholders.

Revenue and Margin Coordinator Responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to:

• Process day to day transport order transactions post operational execution;

• Prepare accurate and timely customer invoices and carrier payment schedules per standard operating procedures;

• Liaise with customer sites, customer accounts staff, carriers, other suppliers, internal operational/customer services and other staff to ensure no transaction processing delays and errors (taking ownership and accountability to follow through on processing delays by chasing relevant internal/external information required in support of timely receipting of customer payments);

• Oversight of finance portals to ensure reconciliations and payments are processed correctly;

• Take accountability to investigate and escalate when processing transactions if margins on laneways/consignments do not meet expectations (ie loss making or low margins);

• Assisting month-end balance sheet, and by-customer margin, reconciliations and related investigations to support control and monitoring of financial performance, including root-cause investigations, trends analysis, and insights on by customer AR/AP;

• Taking ownership, and having accountability for, issues on customer, and related carrier, accounts;

• Develop and maintain good relationships with operational and finance staff of customers, carriers and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure prompt payments, and/or prompt follow-up and management of outstanding invoices; and

• Providing daily financial support to your stakeholders.

Experience/Knowledge Required

• Knowledge and/or experience in transport order transaction processing business systems and processes

• Experience in managing accounts payable or receivable functions with significantly higher transactions volume and value

• Demonstrated customer service focus, including the ability to adapt service level and style to meet the differing needs of customers (and carriers)

• Experience in working with multi-faceted customer and supplier environment to carry out day to day responsibilities

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the principles of working capital management

• Exposure to Xero and good/intermediate excel skills is advantageous Exposure to forestry industry transport environment would be an advantage.