Assistant Accountant

• Month-end and financial accounting exposure
• Supportive and collaborative team
• Stable NZ Business, South Auckland

Take the next step in your accounting career with a role that offers ownership, growth, and broad exposure across finance.

The Company
Our client is a well-established New Zealand manufacturing business with a reputation for stability, quality, and strong financial processes. Due to continued growth, they are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team in a varied, hands-on role.

This position offers exposure to month-end reporting, reconciliations, fixed assets, and wider accounting responsibilities, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their accounting career.

The Role
This on-site role reports to the Senior Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the finance function across both transactional and accounting activities. You'll enjoy a mix of day-to-day responsibilities and project-based work while helping maintain strong financial controls and reporting accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with month end close activities, including journal preparation and uploads
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving outstanding items
• Performing daily bank reconciliations
• Managing fixed asset additions, disposals, depreciation, and reconciliations
• Supporting Accounts Payable, including invoice processing and supplier reconciliations
• Administering employee expense claims through Workday
• Assisting with GST, FBT, audit requirements, and other compliance activities
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements across the finance function

About You
To succeed in this role, you'll be a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in producing accurate work.
Ideally, you'll bring:

• 2+ years' New Zealand experience in an Assistant Accountant, Accounts Officer, or similar finance role:
• Relevant finance degree with a desire to build a long-term career in accounting
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent communication and relationship building abilities
• A high level of accuracy, accountability, and initiative
• A continuous improvement mindset

What's On Offer?

• Permanent opportunity with a well-known and stable NZ business
• Broad exposure across financial accounting and month-end processes
• Supportive and collaborative finance team
• A varied role combining BAU responsibilities with improvement projects
• Opportunity to continue developing your accounting career

Apply Now
If you're an Assistant Accountant or an emerging Accountant looking to broaden your experience across financial accounting, reconciliations, and month-end reporting, we'd love to hear from you.  Apply Online!