Accounts Officer (6 month contract)

ACG Sunderland is seeking a capable, proactive and detail oriented Accounts Officer to join our tight knit school community in Henderson. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, variety, and being the finance “go to” person within a school environment.
Reporting to the NZ Head of Finance, this role will working closely with the Principal and broader finance team. The role will manage the day to day financial operations for the school and the associated Early Childhood Centres. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial processing, strengthening controls, and providing insights that support informed decision making.
This is a 6 month contract with an ASAP start. The role is located in Henderson, Auckland and is 5 days a week in the office. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manage Accounts Payable end to end ensuring accurate coding, approvals and timely payment runs.
• Full ownership of Accounts Receivable including JDE contract billing, debtor follow ups and weekly aged debt reporting.
• Prepare month end journals including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and coding corrections.
• Complete all bank and balance sheet reconciliations within required timeframes.
• Maintain the fixed asset register including capitalisation and depreciation schedules.
• Provide financial insights to support budgeting and forecasting.
• Support regional and group finance initiatives, compliance activities and audit readiness.
• Deliver excellent service to parents, staff, suppliers and internal teams.
• Identify and support process improvements and automation initiatives.THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
• Experienced in end to end AR and AP preferably within a multi entity or contract based billing environment.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and month end processes.
• Confident with Excel including lookups, pivots and reconciliation based analysis.
• Experience using an ERP such as JDE or similar.
• Registered Accounting Technician (AT) - strongly preferred.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
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ACG Sunderland is hiring a detail‑oriented Accounts Officer to manage day‑to‑day finance operations, including AP/AR, reconciliations, month‑end tasks and financial insights across the school and Early Childhood Centres.This 6‑month contract role, based in Henderson with an ASAP start, suits someone experienced in end‑to‑end accounting who can work closely with school leadership while strengthening financial processes and controls.

ACG Sunderland, part of ACG Schools, is an independent, coeducational school located in Henderson, West Auckland. We prepare our students for a lifetime of learning, equipping them with the academic, sporting and cultural skills they need to become balanced and independent global citizens.
ACG Schools is proud to be a member of Inspired Education Group. Inspired is a leading global premium schools group educating over 95,000 students across an international network of over 121 schools on 6 continents.