Finance Officer - Accounts Payable, BAS & Payroll

This is a remote position.

Finance Officer - Accounts Payable, BAS & Payroll Remote |

If you’re a high-performing finance professional who thrives on high-volume accuracy, Australian compliance, and working directly with a scaling South Australian solar leader that values strategic impact over simple task completion — keep reading.

This isn’t a role for a generic data entry clerk waiting for instructions.

This is a focused, outcome-driven position where you’ll own the day-to-day Accounts Payable execution, assist with Australian payroll runs, draft BAS/GST coding, and serve as the operational engine behind clean, audit-ready books.

Why This Is a Dream Job

You’ll be working directly with an established, scaling South Australian business (Solar Power Direct) who:

• Champions Innovation: Operates a future-of-work, global-impact team that prioritizes AI-adaptive operators.
  

• Values Your Growth: Provides hands-on exposure to Australian payroll processing, BAS/GST compliance, and access to an assigned Success Manager (CSM) for professional coaching through your first 90 days.
  

• Respects Your Expertise: Integrates you into an established, supportive finance team (working alongside a Senior Finance Officer and Group Finance Manager) with clear escalation paths and strategic support.
  

• Builds Stability: Operates with a proven history of collaborating with Filipino professionals and is looking for a dedicated, long-term team extension.
  

You’ll get career transformation, high-level visibility, and genuine ownership of a high-volume function — without being stuck in a dead-end administrative rut.

What You’ll Be Owning This is a core execution role covering Accounts Payable management, payroll administration, and ledger reconciliation. You aren't just keying numbers; you are verifying source documents, maintaining vendor trust, and driving internal financial accuracy.

• You’ll take the lead on:
  The Accounts Payable, BAS, GST, Payroll for SPD and PMEC.
  
  

• High-Volume Accounts Payable: Entering, coding, and matching supplier invoices to purchase orders in Xero with top-tier accuracy.
  

• Vendor Relationship & Dispute Resolution: Serving as the primary point of contact for suppliers, reconciling vendor statements, and investigating billing discrepancies.
  

• Payroll & BAS Support: Preparing weekly/fortnightly payroll runs (timesheets, leave balances, penalty rates) and drafting initial BAS calculations with transactions correctly coded for GST purposes.
  

• Ledger Maintenance & Month-End Support: Reconciling bank statements, commissions, rebates, and inventory to maintain clean financial data.
  

• AI Workflow Integration: Leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT/Claude) to summarize supplier communication threads and streamline standard vendor follow-ups.
  

• End-to-End Project Execution: Collaborating with senior finance leadership to ensure audit-ready files and smooth month-end closes.
  

Requirements

This Role Is a Great Fit If You:

• Are an AU Compliance & Payroll Specialist: You have direct, hands-on experience processing Australian payroll and preparing/coding BAS for GST.
  

• Are a Xero Power User: You are genuinely comfortable operating in Xero at pace, handling end-to-end AP, reconciliations, and coding.
  

• Are an AI-Adaptive Operator: You actively leverage modern AI tools to speed up routine admin and written communications.
  

• Have proven, solid experience in high-volume bookkeeping, accounts payable, or Australian tax/finance operations.
  

• Are High-Accountability: You double-check your work by habit, catch discrepancies proactively, and don't need to be chased for updates.
  

• Communicate with elite fluency and professional confidence in written and spoken English.
  

What Success Looks Like

After 60–90 Days:

• The Brand is Fortified: Day-to-day AP processing, supplier matching, and inbox management run seamlessly with minimal errors.
  

• Production is Seamless: You are independently preparing weekly/fortnightly payroll runs and drafting BAS-ready GST coding for senior review.
  

• Impact is Measured: Vendor disputes are resolved promptly, and bank, commission, and rebate reconciliations carry zero outstanding items past 5 business days.
  

• Trust is Earned: Senior finance leaders rely on your execution so they can focus on higher-level reporting and controls.
  

Final Word If you’ve ever thought: "I am a world-class finance professional who understands Australian compliance and high-volume workflows—I just want a client who is organized and values my technical depth," this is that role.

Let’s build long-term success — together.