Central location
Large organisation
WFH 3 days per week

About the company:
My client is a large Central Auckland based organisation who pride themselves on supporting career growth. They offer great work from home flexibility and with this organisation the opportunities are many.

About the role:
In this role you will ensure group policies are up to date, that they meet the requirements of accounting standards and legislation, that they are understood by stakeholders and the team, and that they are adhered to in our financial reporting. You will ensure complex financial information is collected, processed, recorded, reconciled, and you will be involved in producing high quality, accurate and timely statutory financial reporting.

Duties:

• Prepare accurate, transparent statutory reporting on time.
• Mentoring more junior members of the team to build a high-functioning team. 
• Be a subject matter expert to the business on complex accounting areas such as provisions.
• Prepare accounting papers to support accounting positions.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, processes, and procedures.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations and journals for complex accounting areas.
• Respond to audit queries on more complex accounting areas.
• Critically evaluate the accounting for non-standard transactions and challenge where necessary.
• Complete any ad-hoc tasks or projects assigned from time to time or when required.

Skills & Experience:

• CA qualification or equivalent.
• Big 4 experience preferred.
• Post-CA qualified experience in finance area of a large organisation.
• A sound working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP system.
• An understanding of the systems controls in an ERP environment, reporting capabilities and integration of the general ledger with downstream and upstream systems.
• Experience in supervising more junior team members.
• Good accounting technical skills.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards, relevant legislation and generally accepted accounting practise.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

If you are looking for a challenging Financial Accounting position and the opportunity to work for a large and stable organisation, we encourage you to apply with your CV and a cover letter via Seek. Alternatively, you can contact Kayne Harrison on 021 469 750.
It is essential that you are based in New Zealand and have the legal right to work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.

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