Assistant Accountant

The Company
My client is an iconic company operating in the private sector, known for their superior quality of service. This business has a proud history and continues to see significant expansion across the whole of New Zealand. The company has a culture where people are professional and driven but at the same time, the business retains the proud family feel. This is a contract position to assist during a busy period and a period of extended leave.

The Role
You will report to the Finance Manager and be a part of the wider team of 5, who are responsible for a complete divisional unit within the business.

You will be strong on excel as you will be reconciling multiple GL's, assisting with month-end closing, generating reports and processing and overseeing Accounts Payables amongst other duties.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of the sundry invoices and pre-payments
• Assisting with and overseeing the Accounts Payables; including processing, reviewing and supplier reconciliations
• Reconciling multiple GL's
• Assisting with month-end tasks such as journals, accruals, pre-payments
• GST, FBT and PAYE
• Generating multiple reports, including inventory reports and end of month stock reports
• Ad-hoc assistance with various reports and analysis

Your profile:
To be considered for this role we are looking for a driven individual who wants to be part of a proud company with a view to adding and contributing to the growth of this business.

You will have experience working in a similar volume-based environment and be able to cope in a dynamic and changing environment.

You will have a questioning mind where you like to derive outcomes and you will need to have strong communication skills, as well as being happy to roll up your sleeves and help the wider finance team where needed.

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

Job Reference No: 06900-0013293948

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