Accounts Payable Officer - AUSAO
Application Deadline: 8 May 2026
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Villawood - Hybrid
Compensation: $70,000 - $80,000 / year
Description
Who We Are:
You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there’s more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.
We put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what’s inside that counts - whether that’s an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.
Diversity Matters:
We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.
We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!
Key Info:
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Job title: Accounts Payable Officer
Role type: Full Time, Permanent
Reports into: GM, Finance
Location: Hybrid / Sydney, NSW
Ideal starting date: As soon as possible
About the Role:
Lush makes handmade cosmetics from fresh, ethically sourced ingredients. We fight animal testing, back campaigns we believe in, and make products people genuinely love. We’re independently owned, unapologetically opinionated, and serious about doing things the right way.
Our AUSAO finance team keeps the engine running across retail, digital and manufacturing operations in Australia and Aotearoa (NZ). We’re a team that is actively modernising how we work, and we’re looking for people who want to be part of that, not just process transactions in the background.
This is a hands-on AP role covering end-to-end invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations and compliance across our AUSAO entities. But more than the task list, we’re looking for someone who brings real care to their work. Someone who takes pride in a clean reconciliation, knows when to pick up the phone, and genuinely wants to understand the business they’re supporting.
If you’re the kind of person who gets a quiet satisfaction from a beautiful spreadsheet and would rather book a call to get the right answer than guess, this role is for you.
We strongly encourage including a cover letter with your application.
Key Responsibilities
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Process end-to-end accounts payable including supplier invoices, payment runs and vendor maintenance across AU and NZ entities
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Prepare and execute weekly EFT payment batches, manual payments and foreign currency transactions
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Manage landlord and supplier payments in line with contractual terms, including split cost allocations across stores
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Perform monthly bank and general ledger reconciliations, investigate variances and drive resolution
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Manage supplier aging reports and ensure payments are made in line with agreed terms
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Process and verify employee expense claims, corporate credit cards and petty cash
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Maintain accurate supplier master data including bank details, GST registration and payment terms
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Raise and manage intercompany recharges across AU, NZ and UK entities
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Support month-end and year-end close activities
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Build relationships with finance peers in the UK and globally to share knowledge and bring better ways of working back to the local team
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 2+ years in an accounts payable or finance operations role (internal applications with less may still be considered)
- Great with numbers and takes pride in accuracy and detail
- Comfortable working with modern accounting SaaS systems and eager to contribute when those systems change and evolve
- Clear and confident communicator both in writing and in person
- Proactive about building relationships, comfortable reaching out to people across the business and globally to get things done
- Organised and self-directed with a natural ability to prioritise in a busy environment
- Happy to put together a clear summary, a slide or a simple report to get a point across
- Experience with MYOB, Xero or a comparable accounting system
Our Perfect Match Is:
- Passionate about working in a business with a real mission and products they can get behind
- Someone who leads with kindness and empathy in every interaction, whether that’s with a supplier, a colleague or someone in the global team
- A natural problem solver who asks good questions rather than making assumptions
- Tenacious about building relationships, comfortable reaching out cold if that’s what it takes to get the right answer
- Service-oriented by nature, they think about the people relying on them to get things right
- Curious about how global finance teams work and excited to bring ideas back to the local team
- Detail-oriented, reliable, and genuinely easy to work with
- Able to work from our Villawood office at least 3 days a week
Benefits
- Generous 50% discount on Lush products
- Progressive, people-focused workplace
- Profit-based bonus
- Opportunity to shape the department you work in
- Paid day off for your birthday
- Employee assistance programme
