Join the Hermès Adventure

Hermès is an independent house founded in 1837. It has always nurtured a family spirit while keeping an open mind. The house takes a committed and responsible approach, putting people at the heart of its model to create the highest quality objects. Its designers, artisans and sellers come from different backgrounds and work together to build the Hermès dream, injecting their expertise and exacting standards into each stage of the process. Driven by the desire to transmit, our teams also strive to reinvent themselves every day, with you.

So, saddle up and join the Hermès adventure!

The Opportunity

The Accounts Payable Assistant is responsible for the Accounts Payable function including payments preparation and posting, whilst also supporting the Finance Team with period-end closing activities. The role requires to interact independently with both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Vendors Data Management: Create/Modify Vendor Database, Resolving AP inquiries from vendors
• User Data Management in procurement platform: Create/Modify User Database, Resolving AP inquiries from users.
• PO and Invoice processing via online platforms. Systems: Coupa and SAP.
• Maintaining correct coding (General Ledger Accounts, Analytical Structure allocation, Tax Code) for invoices in accounting system.
• Process weekly payments and prepare remittances for vendors
• Process employee expense claims and checking T& E thresholds/procedure
• Month-end task: PO Accrual checking/Aged payable report/Actual spending follow-up.
• Ad-hoc finance related tasks as required

About You

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Tertiary qualifications in accounting or finance
• Already completed or working towards completion of CA or CPA qualification
• Minimum 1 years' experience in a similar role
• Strong work ethic and willingness to contribute to individual and team objectives
• High attention to detail
• Strong capability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to independently communicate with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Flexibility to adapt and eagerness to learn
• Advanced MS office (particularly Excel)
• Experience in SAP and Coupa highly desirable

Application

In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:

• What is your motivation to apply for Hermès?
• What do you know about Hermès?
• If you were an Hermès piece, what would you be and why?

Eligibility

To be an eligible candidate for this position, we kindly ask that you have full working rights within Australia.

Our Commitment

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès Australia, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès Australia we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves.

At Hermès, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, colour, religion, sex, age, nationality, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law."A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 23 200 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in nearly 300 stores around the world"