Accounts Payable Coordinator

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Part-time | 20–30 hours per week | Gisborne

Looking for a finance role with flexibility, ownership and room to grow?

Aratu Forests is a well-established Gisborne forestry and asset management business with a long-term focus. We manage a significant, sustainable forestry estate and are proud to be part of the local region. Our team is values-led, practical and collaborative, with a genuine commitment to investing in our people and continuously improving how we work.

We are seeking a proactive, detail-focused Accounts Payable Coordinator to manage our accounts payable function and support our wider finance team.

This role is ideally 20–30 hours per week, worked across four or five days, with flexibility around how those hours are structured. There may also be scope to work from home during some school-holiday periods by arrangement.

The opportunity:

This is an Accounts Payable role with more to offer. You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day AP process while contributing to wider finance activities and identifying ways to improve how work gets done.

Your work will include:

• Processing and coding supplier invoices accurately and on time

• Managing approvals, payment runs, supplier records and queries

• Supporting bank reconciliations, journals, month-end tasks and reporting

• Helping maintain sound financial controls and compliance requirements

• Providing practical support to the wider team as needed

We’re looking for someone who takes initiative, notices what needs doing and follows through. You’ll be organised, accurate with numbers, confident communicating with suppliers and colleagues, and comfortable working independently.

Grow with us

This role can develop with the right person. If you are studying toward an accounting qualification—or would like to—Aratu Forests can offer mentoring, practical experience and support to build your accounting career.

What’s on offer

• Flexible part-time hours, spread across four or five days

• Potential work-from-home flexibility during school holidays

• A role with autonomy, variety and scope to grow

• Mentoring and support for accounting study or career development

• A supportive local business with a long-term outlook

If you’re looking for a flexible finance role where your contribution will be valued and you can develop your capability over time, we’d love to hear from you!

Applications will be managed by People Plus Ltd on behalf of Aratu Forests. If you would like to discuss this opportunity before formally applying, please email Amber: [email protected]

Closing date is 5pm, Friday 11 September.