accountant.

I am seeking an experienced Accountant to join our Wellington-based finance team. In this role, you will provide high-level financial advice, monitor and report on financial results, and ensure strong financial management and internal controls across operations. You will work closely with leadership to support decision-making, budget processes, and long-term financial planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Advice & Decision Support: Provide ongoing guidance to internal stakeholders, conduct research and analysis to support strategic decisions, assist with vendor negotiations, and support annual budget processes and monthly forecasting.
• Financial Accountability & Reporting: Monitor, analyse, and forecast financial results; manage fixed asset registers; prepare month-end and year-end financial processes; and oversee tax obligations (such as PAYE).
• Entitlement & Trust Calculations: Accurately calculate complex financial entitlements (e.g., Weekly Compensation) and consolidate annual financial statements for managed trust funds.
• Reconciliations & Audit Engagement: Maintain accounting transactions across ERP and internal systems, resolve financial anomalies, manage audit queries, and support external audit engagements.

Key Requirements

• Experience: 3+ years of practical experience in a management accounting or finance role within a large organization or professional services environment.
• Education & Qualifications: Tertiary degree in Accounting (or equivalent practical experience). A CA-level qualification (or working towards it) is highly desirable.
• Systems Expertise:. Experience with major ERP systems (e.g., SAP or Oracle) or cloud accounting platforms (e.g., Xero)