Assistant Accountant

A bit of background 

This role offers a work environment that has pretty much zero corporate stuffiness.  Yet the business is sound and growing, with separate entities that include their retail, manufacturing and freight divisions. 

This is a workplace where you can go in and just be yourself – and where the senior management are nearby and ready to hear your ideas.   

The manufacturing plant produces a quality product for the agricultural sector.  So, this has meant that even in lockdowns their business kept pumping – providing some continued sense of normality and income to their team. 

In an ever-changing market, and with increasing regulation impacting their sector, they are forward focussed and continue to improve in their processes and delivery. 

Part of that outlook has led to the creation of this role, which will report to the team’s CFO.  Along with an Accounts Manager, the three of you will all work quite closely.

Duties 

Some accounting roles promise variety – yet don’t have the aspects of manufacturing and costing that can really expand an Assistant Accountant’s day-to-day capabilities.   

There is very little that this role doesn’t touch on. 

For example: 

• Daily production analysis and reporting

• Reconciliations of manufactured stock

• Reporting of raw product usage

• Product costing analysis

• Collating inventory stocktake data

• GST, provisional tax and employee deductions

• PNL

• General financial reporting and admin

Hours of work 

This role is full-time, 40-hours per week (Monday to Friday)

What you need to have 

If you haven’t worked in a manufacturing business, that’s okay.  The company’s accounting team is led by a very hands-on CFO, who is keen to share their knowledge.   

It is possible that they will put more weight on your readiness to learn and contribute to a friendly team atmosphere – than in you having every skill on Day One that the role requires. 

If you would like to be considered, it would be great if you have the following: 

• A friendly, helpful personality

• Competent MS Excel – perhaps around intermediate level

• A solid grounding in core accounting functions – such as GL, accounts payable and receivable, statutory returns and PNL – with the aptitude to grow what you know

• Product costing or manufacturing may be an advantage.  However, as noted above, your outlook and readiness to pitch in with a team spirit might win them over

Apply now  

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Please note: 

In lieu of a formal closing date, screening and shortlisting of candidates may commence as applications are received. 

You must be currently available and legally entitled to work indefinitely in New Zealand at the time of making application for this job.