In Australia, the Simplot Company's core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to major retail and foodservice customers in Australia and New Zealand. The Simplot Global Food business includes 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, serving retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, with 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Globally, the J.R. Simplot Company employs 15,000 people, driving innovation and excellence across diverse industries.
Within the Australian market, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating meals that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Aussie life for generations, and include Leggo's, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.
Culture and Benefits
At Simplot, we are fuelled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:
- Respect for Resources
- Spirit of Innovation
- Passion for People
We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.
Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.
The Perks
- Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging Health and Wellbeing programs
- Diverse Leadership Development Programs and Professional Development Support
- Employee Reward and Recognition Program
- Bonus incentives and discounted Health Insurance
- Sensory Club Program – Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our Culinary cooking sessions
- Novated Car Leasing Agreements
- Income Protection Insurance
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Simplot values the creativity and meaningful relationships that grow through face-to-face connection while also recognising the importance of flexibility for our team members. Our hybrid work environment includes four days in the office, with Wednesdays as our dedicated ‘Connect Day' bringing everyone together to strengthen our successful culture of innovation and collaboration.
About our Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an AP Process Lead to join Simplot on a 2-year contract and play a key role in our global ERP transformation.
Based at Chifley Park, Mentone and reporting to the Global AP Process Lead, this newly created role has been established to provide dedicated local leadership for the Accounts Payable workstream as Simplot prepares for its first major SAP S/4HANA deployment in Australia.
Working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, IT and Change Management, you will help bridge local business requirements with global process design, ensuring successful implementation outcomes and setting the foundation for future deployments across the Asia Pacific region.
What you will do
As the AP Process Lead, you will lead the Accounts Payable workstream within Simplot's global SAP S/4HANA transformation, partnering with stakeholders to deliver fit-for-purpose processes, systems and ways of working.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partnering with business stakeholders to understand requirements and design future-state Accounts Payable processes.
- Leading process design, build and implementation activities aligned to global standards.
- Collaborating with Finance, Procurement, IT, Change Management and implementation partners to deliver project outcomes.
- Supporting system integration, testing and issue resolution to ensure business requirements are met.
- Contributing to training, change adoption, cutover, go-live and hypercare activities.
- Identifying data, reporting and process requirements to support effective and efficient operations.
- Driving continuous stakeholder engagement to ensure local needs are represented and aligned with Simplot's global process framework.
About you
You are a collaborative and commercially-minded finance professional with proven experience in Accounts Payable and process improvement within a complex business environment. You thrive in transformational settings, enjoy working across multiple stakeholder groups, and have the ability to translate business requirements into practical process and system solutions.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- A degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- 5+ years' experience in Accounts Payable, Finance Operations, Shared Services or a related process-focused role.
- Experience working within ERP environments, with exposure to SAP/S4 HANA viewed favourably.
- Strong process improvement, problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to understand end-to-end business processes.
- The confidence to facilitate workshops, influence stakeholders and drive outcomes across cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication and change management skills, with the ability to support and engage users through periods of transformation.
- Experience in manufacturing, FMCG or other complex operational environments will be highly regarded.
Most importantly, you are a proactive relationship builder who can balance local business needs with global priorities, bringing people together to deliver successful outcomes in a large-scale transformation environment.
If this sounds like you, then please apply online now.
Applications close Friday 18th September. Simplot reserves the right to commence recruiting activity prior to closing date.
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Job Requisition ID: 26945
Travel Required: Less than 10%
Location(s): GF Chifley Business Park Office - Mentone
Country: Australia
Simplot is an equal opportunity employer and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. If you feel you would be a great addition to our team please apply online today, we would love to hear from you. If you require technical assistance, please email us at [email protected]
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