Assistant accountant

Place of work Mount Violet
Contract type Full-time
Start date -
Salary -

Job details

Job description, work day and responsibilities

Join our team as an assistant accountant

Are you ready to take the next step in your accounting career? We have an exciting opportunity for an assistant accountant to become a key part of our dynamic Wellington office. In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with our senior financial accountant and the wider finance team, contributing to the accuracy, compliance, and efficiency of our firm’s financial operations and information systems.



The role

Reporting to the senior financial accountant, you will play a key support role within the financial operations team responsible for providing financial and management accounting services to the firm. You will assist with the day-to-day transactional accounting needs of the business as well as liaising with internal teams to ensure the firm's financial reporting and tax compliance requirements are met on a timely basis.

This is a great opportunity for an aspiring CA/CPA working towards their qualification. You will be an integral part of a supportive and collaborative team whilst working in an exceptional New Zealand law firm.


Your main responsibilities will include:

Monitor and manage daily cashflows
Process fortnightly payroll journals into 3E financial management system
Perform month end duties including processing accruals, prepayments, payroll and cost allocation
Reconcile balance sheets and ensure accuracy of general ledger
Assist with the maintenance of fixed asset register
Assist with financial statements and audits
Assist with GST, FBT and statistical returns.
What matters to us


We value people who bring a different perspective, who are passionate, curious and innovative.


To be successful in this role, you will also ideally have:

A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
2 years+ professional accounting experience gained in NZ (working towards CA/CPA qualification)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and financial management systems
High level of attention to detail and accuracy in all areas of work
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Effective time management and organisational skills in a fast-paced environment
A positive, 'can do' attitude, self-motivation, initiative and excellent communication skills.

What we offer

A career with us gives you the opportunity to work with a wide range of people that are motivated to help shape the future of business in New Zealand. We offer a range of benefits that enable you to be the best you can be, such as opportunities for ongoing professional and personal development, flexible working practices, health insurance benefits, social events, charity initiatives and wellbeing-focused programmes.


About us

We are a full-service commercial law firm with three offices, 46 partners and over 300 permanent people. Our culture and the focus on collaboration is the foundation of who we are and in joining us, you will feel valued, connected and supported. You will work in a collaborative environment where you can grow while feeling balanced in your personal and professional life. We bring the highest quality approach to everything we do and measure our success by the exceptional experiences we provide. Our purpose is to empower our people to be extraordinary and in turn, help our clients achieve extraordinary things.


To apply

If this sounds perfect for you, then we encourage you to apply for this role. Please apply by sending your CV and short cover letter directly to us by clicking on the 'Apply' button.


We look forward to you joining our team and being part of our success.


Together we grow, Ka tipu tahi tatau.

Buddle Findlay is recruiting directly for this role and will only be accepting direct applications at this stage.

 
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Company address

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Mount Violet
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Company Name: Buddle Findlay
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Offer ID: #1177418, Published: 1 day ago, Company registered: 3 months ago

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