Payments Controller

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!

With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.

Our Commercial Operations team offer our Co-op a pick n mix of solutions across commercial finance, store ownership, funding, financial planning & management, data analysis & reporting, accounting & transactional services including payroll, AR & AP & master data solutions.

Joining our growing Accounts Payable Team, you’ll be responsible for ensuring all vendors are paid on time, accurately and in alignment with Foodstuffs Vendor terms.

You’ll be the senior team member and as such will need to guide and provide support to the team, ensuring all payments and vendor reconciliations are completed accurately and within timeframes.

Supporting the Payment Officer, you’ll ensure payment runs are performed accurately, communicate with the wider business to mitigate any negative impacts to cashflow and provide data and reports.

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits

With a strong knowledge of accounting systems and process (ideally including SAP), you’ll have worked in a team leadership role within Accounts Payable and will be comfortable in and advanced level of Excel.

We’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don't meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we’d still love to hear from you!

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz so we can support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Accommodations could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.