Carlins Automotive Auctioneers is a national, industry leading Automotive Auction House with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Established in 1960, Carlins is now part of the Eagers Automotive Group.

A fantastic opportunity has become available in our Melbourne (Brooklyn) office for an experienced Accounts Officer to join our friendly admin team. This role is a mix of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and experience in both fields is highly desirable.

You will be part of a small finance and administration team and full training and mentoring will be provided.

You will be required to work on-site at our office in Brooklyn Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm.

Your daily tasks will be varied, and may include, but not be limited to:

Processing the bank statement and bank rec daily

Banking of any cheques received

Managing the debtors each day, through both emails and phone calls, and providing the management team with regular debtors reports

Supporting the admin team including being willing to help with the front desk and other admin roles where required

Refunds, journals & payments

Assisting customers including taking payments by eftpos

Managing the release of vehicles by checking whether payment has been received against ledgers

High volume entry of vehicle repair invoices as well as sundry invoices

Importing and/or authorising daily outgoing payments

Assisting to chase up outstanding PPSR's

Other admin duties as directed by management

The successful candidate should possess the following skills:

Solid experience with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable including bank recs

Experience within the automotive industry will be extremely highly regarded

Willing to be a team player and “wear many hats” within our small team

Comfortable calling a large debtor base

Comfortable with high volume and accurate invoice entry

High attention to detail and accuracy in work

Self-motivated, high initiative and able to work unsupervised

Ability to prioritise and handle a varied workload time-effectively, without fuss, and to a high standard

Experience using Eclipse will be highly regarded but not essential

Exceptional communication skills

A friendly disposition and good work ethic

A positive, "can do" attitude

Excellent communication and customer service skills

In return we offer you:

A professional, flexible and fun work environment with wider opportunities for high achieving employees to grow their career

A competitive range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including (but not limited to) paid parental leave, flexibility, and onsite parking

An opportunity to be a part of a national company, where you have access to a wide network across multiple locations

A top-of-the-line Employee Assistance Program with leading provider, TELUS, where employees have access to their service on all areas of life (mental health, health and nutrition, financial advice, family and relationships and stress management)

Lastly, extensive employee benefits that include discounts on Private Insurance (BUPA and Medibank) and extensive reductions on Vehicle purchasing, parts and maintenance!

Salary commensurate with experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to continue your career in an accounts role; or within the automotive industry.

We are an equal opportunity employer and would love to hear from you if the above details resonate with you!