Assistant Accountant

The Company
My client is a privately owned NZ company that has a number of companies in the group, that cross the industries of import & distribution of food, food marketing and the sale of equipment related to the food industry. The company has continued to see growth in recent years and is very well run with well respected owners.

The Role
The role of Assistant Accountant will report to the Financial Controller and be an integral member of the finance team. My client is looking for a career focused individual who is looking to grow their career, pursuing their CA studies and will take on the following responsibilities:

• Assist with the preparation of month end for three businesses, including monthly journals, prepayments and accruals
• Prepare the indirect tax returns of GST, FBT and PAYE
• Prepare general ledger reconciliations
• Manage the fixed assets, including monthly deprecation and managing the additions and disposals
• Assist with cashflow modelling
• Assist with KPI metric reporting and analysis, partnering with the business thereon.
• Back up for AP, AR and payroll as required
• Assist with Stock takes
• Other ad hoc tasks as required.

Your profile:
To be considered for this role, we are looking for a professional individual who has begun their path to CA/CPA. You will be career driven and looking for a role where you can continue on the upward trajectory of your career but are willing to take responsibility for your learning and development.

Your attributes will include:

• Strong excel and IT skills
• Power BI experience would be a distinct advantage
• A team player where you are happy to contribute to all tasks as and when required within the finance team.
• A outgoing personality where you can partner the business
• An analytical mindset where you don't just prepare numbers but you take ownership of what they mean and learn to interpret them for non-finance people
• Prior experience in FMCG will be advantageous
• A working knowledge of preparing P&L's and Balance sheets.
• A Growth mindset
• Great communication skills

How to apply
Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact Tanya Beets or Vinze Quines in our Auckland office on 09-915-6700.

Job Reference No: 06900-0013273915

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