About us
Established in 2012, Pinnacle Drinks exclusively partners with winemakers, growers, brewers and distillers to deliver some of the world's leading brands across the wine, beer and spirit categories.
About the business
Pinnacle Drinks exclusively supplies these brands to BWS, Dan Murphys, and the ALH Group. Whilst Pinnacle focuses on partnering first, owned facilities include a five-star James Halliday rated winery in the Barossa Valley (Dorrien Estate), vineyard & winemaking facilities in the Marlborough region (Isabel Estate), and a state-of-the-art packaging & bottling operation in South Australia (Vinpac International). The combined external revenues generated by the Pinnacle portfolio are in excess of $1.3bn with over $1bn of products at retail value through the EDG retail banners. This is a key pillar of the EDG strategy as it delivers above category average margins and accounts for over $350m GP.
Key purpose of the role
In this role the Accounts Payable and Receivable Lead will manage the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions for Pinnacle Wine Services and drive efficiency in AP and AR through process improvement and leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 in order to improve reporting and AR credit management & controls.
Business partnering with Procurement and External Sales the key responsibilities will include;
1. Ensure the timely payment of vendor invoices and reconciliation of vendor accounts
2. Preparation of the Payment Times Reporting information for Endeavour Group reporting
3. Drive the collection of outstanding accounts receivable with a focus on reducing overdue amounts to best in industry
4. Improve credit risk management / external sales balance to deliver the best financial outcome for the business
5. Leveraging the newly installed Microsoft Dynamics 365 to drive efficiencies and improve controls
6. Maintaining documented controls and process flows to identify efficiencies and meet internal control requirements
7. Manage master data processes for customers and suppliers
8. Compilation of AP and AR information for internal and external auditors, including explanation of movements in key accounts
9. Business partner the Sales and Procurement teams in effective management of customer and supplier relationships
10. Assist in the development of key metrics for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, and develop dashboard reporting for key stakeholders
About your skills and experience
Ideally you'll have a minimum of 10 years relevant experience in Accounts Receivable in addition to;
11. A minimum of 5 years experience managing teams in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
12. Good systems skills - D365 ERP & BI
13. Intermediate Excel or Google Sheets
14. Ability to work with large amounts of customers, suppliers and transactions, and evaluate to produce insights to improve business interactions
15. High level of accuracy & attention to detail
16. Ability to work with multiple stakeholders including senior leadership members.
17. Ability to remain focused under pressure and prioritise accordingly
18. Ability to see the big picture but get into the detail when required
19. Strong communicator and influencer both verbal and written
20. Facilitates an environment that motivates, empowers, and inspires commitment from employees