Accounts Payable Team Leader

About Us

Sigma Healthcare is proudly powering pharmacy!

Together with Chemist Warehouse, we have Australia’s largest pharmacy network, with trusted brands including Chemist Warehouse, Amcal, Discount Drug Stores and Ultra Beauty. We are powered by our dedicated people and our leading full-line pharmacy wholesale and distribution business, delivering medicines and healthcare products to pharmacies across Australia.

With Chemist Warehouse now operating across multiple countries outside Australia, we continue to expand our reach as a Top 50 ASX-listed organisation.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to join our Finance team and help lead the day-to-day Accounts Payable operations that support our growing business.

Based in Preston and reporting to the Accounts Payable 2IC & Retail Lead, this role will see you lead and support onshore and offshore Accounts Payable team members, while ensuring invoices, payments and reconciliations are processed accurately and within agreed timeframes.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong Accounts Payable or finance operations experience who enjoys leading people, improving processes and working in a role where accuracy, service delivery and stakeholder relationships are key.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will:

• Lead day-to-day Accounts Payable operations across onshore and offshore teams

• Ensure invoices, payments and reconciliations are processed accurately and on time

• Oversee supplier payments in line with trading terms and internal deadlines

• Support 3-way matching processes for stock and non-stock invoices

• Act as an escalation point for vendor queries, disputes and payment issues

• Coach, support and develop Accounts Payable team members

• Allocate workloads and ensure key tasks are prioritised during busy periods

• Prepare weekly and monthly Accounts Payable reports as required

• Track key performance indicators including processing times, error rates and aged payables

• Identify process gaps, risks and improvement opportunities

• Support governance, compliance, audit requirements and internal controls

About You

You’ll bring strong Accounts Payable or finance operations experience, along with the confidence to lead a team in a busy, high-volume environment.

To be successful, you will ideally bring:

• Strong experience in Accounts Payable, finance operations or a similar role

• Leadership, supervisory or team coordination experience

• Strong experience using SAP S/4HANA

• Strong organisational, planning and time management skills

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• The ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

• Confidence working with internal stakeholders and external vendors

• A practical, solutions-focused approach

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, with advanced Excel skills highly regarded

• Experience with SharePoint will be viewed favourably

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys leading from the front, building strong relationships and supporting a team to deliver accurate, timely and consistent Accounts Payable outcomes.

Why Join Us?

Grow your career with purpose – Access a wide range of learning and development programs, including our internally designed leadership pathway to support your long‑term growth. Be part of a purpose-driven organisation making a difference in healthcare, working with a collaborative and supportive team.

Be rewarded for your impact – Enjoy annual salary reviews linked to your performance, recognising the value you bring to the team.

Flexibility that works – Work from home one day per week, while staying connected with your team at our vibrant Preston Support Office four days a week. We’re committed to supporting our people through life’s important moments. Alongside our formal flexibility policies, we recognise that some circumstances, such as returning from parental leave or managing personal wellbeing may require additional consideration. In these situations, we work collaboratively on case‑by‑case arrangements to provide the support needed while balancing the requirements of the role and team.

Paid parental leave – We support growing families with six weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers and one week of paid parental leave for secondary carers.

Exclusive savings – Access generous employee discounts across a wide range of products with our partnership with Flare, including company-wide corporate offers on healthcare premiums with Bupa Healthcare, banking benefits with Comm Bank and novated leasing.

Support when you need it – Tap into confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services for personal or professional support.

Take advantage of our subsidised and convenient onsite canteen for varied and affordable meals, coffee, confectionary and bakery items.

Easy commuting – Enjoy our complimentary shuttle bus connecting nearby train stations to the Preston Support Office, making public transport travel simple and stress‑free.

Apply Now

If you’re an experienced Accounts Payable or finance operations professional who enjoys leading teams, improving processes and supporting accurate service delivery, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help power the future of pharmacy with Sigma Healthcare.

Please note: As part of our recruitment process, successful candidates will be required to complete a National Police Check.