Overland Footwear Group (Merchant 1948 and Mi Piaci)

Accounts Payable Officer

Overland Footwear Group (Merchant 1948 and Mi Piaci)  •  Auckland, NZ (Hybrid)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

About Us

With a history spanning three generations, the brands of Overland Footwear have become household names and a trusted source of premium leather footwear. Born from a respect for quality leather and the art of shoemaking, we continue to bring well-made, modern footwear to New Zealanders — combining form, function and fashion, with heritage at our core. For us, it all starts from the sole.

About the Role

We're looking for an Accounts Payable Officer to join our Finance team at Overland Footwear Group. Supporting our New Zealand and Australian operations, you'll play an important role in managing accounts payable processes, ensuring invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in accuracy and enjoys building strong working relationships across the business.

What you'll be doing

  • Manage end-to-end accounts payable processing, ensuring invoices are accurately coded, approved, and processed within agreed timeframes.
  • Prepare and complete scheduled payment runs for New Zealand and Australian entities, including overseas payments.
  • Review supplier statements, investigate discrepancies and follow up on invoice irregularities.
  • Maintain accurate supplier records and payment details within the system.
  • Reconcile and process company credit card transactions, including BNZ Visa, NAB Visa and AMEX.
  • Ensure all payments are supported by the appropriate documentation and authorisations, with remittances sent to suppliers following payment runs.
  • Review and process employee expense claims, ensuring supporting documentation and approvals are in place.
  • Prepare and distribute monthly sales reports to relevant retail malls, ensuring reporting is accurate and submitted on time.
  • Provide support across the wider Finance team and assist with ad hoc tasks as required.

What we're looking for

  • Previous experience in an Accounts Payable or similar finance administration role.
  • Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when processing financial information.
  • Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills and confidence liaising with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
  • A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify and follow up on discrepancies.
  • Comfortable working independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience using accounting or ERP systems.

What's it in for you

  • A free pair of shoes every season
  • Generous discounts across all Overland brands
  • Central location with free parking and close proximity to public transport
  • A hybrid working model to balance work and life
  • Referral bonuses when you bring great people onboard
  • Regular office & team events
  • Supportive, down-to-earth leadership
  • Access to EAP for extra support
  • A brand with real history - and exciting things ahead!
Overland Footwear Group (Merchant 1948 and Mi Piaci)

About Overland Footwear Group (Merchant 1948 and Mi Piaci)

We’re a New Zealand family owned and operated footwear retailer and manufacturer, built on a passion for shoes and people. Our positive, supportive & fun values-based culture has seen us win multiple awards; we’ve been a finalist in the NZ Best Workplaces awards for the past 15 years and overall winners for 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 & 2019!

We have 40+ stores across Australia and New Zealand and a team of 400+ passionate people who live our purpose, ‘Inspiring Soles’ daily. Our much-loved brands Merchant 1948, Mi Piaci, Overland and Deuce have a reputation for beautifully designed, curated quality footwear collections and for creating warm and engaging in-store customer experiences

We focus on offering a positive and empowering environment; creating a sense of belonging where our people can develop, grow, feel valued, connected and are recognised. With our talented and high performing teams there’s always something for us to celebrate, big or small we celebrate it all!

We’re big on communicating & feedback with all team encourage to be giving feedback and open to receiving it. Working with us you can expect to know what’s going on and be listened to!

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
, NZ
Year Founded
Unknown
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