Continuous Improvement Manager - Accounts Payable and Receivable

Bapcor Limited is Asia Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment, service, and solutions. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and operates in a competitive environment succeeding based on superior customer service, innovation, and extensive product range.

Bapcor’s core business spans the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering trade, retail, networks and service. Our businesses – including Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline, BNT and JAS – are inside cars, on four-wheel drives and all over trucks.

As an ASX listed company with nearly 900 stores and sites across Australia, New Zealand and Asia, our aspiration is to drive sustainable growth and be obsessive about the customer. Our 5,000+ team members are serious about safety, inclusion and being there for what matters most.

We are looking for an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager to lead transformation and process excellence across our Shared Services function, with a particular focus on Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Reporting to the Head of Shared Services and leading a team of four, you will develop and deliver the AP and AR transformation roadmap, identifying opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls, improve service delivery and increase automation.

This is a hands-on transformation role where you’ll take improvement initiatives from discovery through to implementation. You’ll work closely with Finance, Technology, Operations and Shared Services teams to redesign processes, introduce new technologies and ensure changes are successfully adopted and sustained.

You are a commercially minded continuous improvement professional who enjoys getting into the detail, challenging existing ways of working and turning improvement opportunities into measurable outcomes.

Highly Regarded

- Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline.
- Lean, Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement methodology experience.
- Experience with RPA, OCR, e-invoicing and workflow automation.
- Experience developing business cases, cost-benefit analysis and measuring ROI.
- Background within a large, multi-entity or complex Shared Services environment.

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver the AP and AR transformation and continuous improvement roadmap aligned to Shared Services priorities.; Analyse and redesign end-to-end AP, AR and related finance processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, standardisation and control.; Lead automation and digitisation initiatives, including workflow automation, RPA, OCR, e-invoicing and finance system enhancements.; Manage improvement and technology projects end-to-end, from discovery and requirements through testing, implementation, stabilisation and benefits realisation.; Develop dashboards, KPIs and performance insights that enable AP, AR and Credit leaders to identify opportunities and improve service performance.; Partner with Finance, Technology and business stakeholders to strengthen financial controls, improve data quality and address audit findings.; Lead change management and stakeholder engagement, ensuring new processes, systems and ways of working are understood, adopted and embedded.; Lead, coach and develop a team of five, building capability and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and customer service.

Requirements

Strong experience within Shared Services, Finance Operations, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable or Credit.; Demonstrated experience leading continuous improvement, transformation or process excellence initiatives.; Strong end-to-end process analysis and re-engineering capability.; Experience delivering digital automation and finance technology improvements.; Exposure to ERP transformation, system migration or finance systems implementation.; Strong analytical capability and experience using data and KPIs to identify and measure improvements.; Proven project and change management capability.; Demonstrated experience leading, coaching and developing teams.; Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across Finance, Technology and Operations.

Benefits

A competitive salary; Staff discounts across Bapcor business; Long established, secure and growing business with career development opportunities; A great team, culture and inclusive workplace; Trade businesses include Burson Auto Parts and BNT.; Retail & Service businesses are Autobarn, Autopro, Car Parts, Sprint Auto Parts, Opposite Lock, Midas, ABS and the Shock Shop.; Wholesale businesses include AAD, Bearing Wholesalers, Baxters, Roadsafe, JAS Oceania, HCB, Diesel Distributors, Federal Batteries, Premier Auto Trade, and many more.