Senior AR/AP Officer

About the role

The Senior AR/AP Officer is responsible for accurate, timely and well-controlled Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processing across all of our respective entities and their activities. The role supports cash collection, debtor follow-up, supplier payment preparation and reliable transactional finance outcomes. Working closely with Finance, Project teams, customers and suppliers, this role manages AR invoicing, collections, reconciliations, AP invoice processing, exception follow-up and payment query resolution. The role is hands-on, detail-focused and central to improving the overall Procure to Pay process through stronger workflows, automation and system discipline.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare AR invoicing and send to clients

• Manage AR collections and complete debtor follow-up

• Process client/supplier onboardings

• Reconcile customer accounts and investigate billing differences

• Support customer query resolution and maintain accurate debtor records

• Process AP invoices and follow up PO exceptions

• Follow up receipt exceptions and monitor payment queries

• Monitor AP workflow status

• Reconcile supplier statements and prepare AP payment runs

• Resolve payment queries and reconcile AR/AP/GST ledgers

About you

• Demonstrated experience in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable or a similar transactional finance role

• Strong understanding of AR invoicing, collections and debtor follow-up

• Experience completing customer account and supplier statement reconciliations

• Strong knowledge of AP invoice processing, PO matching and receipt exception follow-up

• Experience preparing AP payment runs and resolving supplier payment queries

• Confident using ERP systems, workflow tools and Microsoft Excel

• Strong attention to detail, communication skills and follow-up discipline

• Accurate, organised and proactive with strong follow-up discipline

• Comfortable working with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders in a busy civil construction environment

About us

CRE Group is a leading civil construction and material processing contractor operating across Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland. Our company continues to grow rapidly, with projects diversified across civil construction, bulk earthworks, remediation works, landfill construction, and crushing & screening services. We are committed to delivering excellence in our industry, driven by our core values of culture, respect, and excellence. Our people are collaborative, hardworking and supportive.