Assistant Accountant

Full job description

1 position

Permanent

Full time 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)

Based in Wellington

Ko wai mātou | About Us

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school. We provide personalised and authentic learning programmes through distance education from early childhood level to NCEA Level 3, including to young adult and adult learners.

Our vision is to enable our ākonga to achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities.

Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this position

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team based in Wellington. As Assistant Accountant you'll be working closely with our Accountant and the wider Finance team to deliver financial services across Te Kura and interacting with our external stakeholders and audit team.

This role requires:

CAANZ Membership, or with relevant tertiary qualification and working towards membership

At least two years financial accounting experience

Accounting practice and systems

Knowledge of Taxation, specifically GST, FBT and WHT

Providing financial management and services across a variety of audiences

The ability to plan, priortise and organise work.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

The successful candidate will have:

A solid background in accounting, with experience in financial management.

Possess analytical and problem solving skills, and proficiency in financial systems are essential.

Have a CAANZ qualification or working towards attaining CAANZ qualifications, have expertise in Microsoft excel functionality.

Have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex financial information to non-financial audiences.

Hei whakautu | In return

Te Kura will provide you with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment and work in a team that offers genuine work flexibility as part of an organisation that makes a difference to ākonga (students) across New Zealand.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

If you've nodded your head whilst reading this and thought ‘this is me!' click that apply button, we want to hear from you!

Applications must be lodged via our career's portal, and you must have the right to reside or work in New Zealand.

Please note that we will be shortlisting candidates as we receive applications and may close the vacancy if suitable candidates are identified prior to the closing date. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

E hiahia mōhio anō ana koe? | Like to find out more?

For more information, please contact Michelle Snyman Financial Accounting Lead

For any issues with the application process, please contact jobs@tekura.school.nz

Applications close at 5pm Monday 22 September 2025