Job Description
Company Profile
Our client is a network of locally owned firms focused on fueling ambitious business owners. Each firm within the network values local ownership, local clients, and a local team. By sharing resources and expertise, they tackle challenges more effectively and continuously innovate, delivering value to every client.
Job Overview
This is a great opportunity for a Management Accountant to join a company that promotes collaboration, innovation, and career development within a dynamic and supportive environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Business Services
- Prepare monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly management accounts for a portfolio of clients.
- Prepare accurate and timely management reports, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cashflow reporting.
- Analyse financial performance and identify key business trends, risks and opportunities.
- Understand and accurately account for stock movements, gross margins, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and financing arrangements.
- Investigate unusual variances and raise queries with clients where appropriate.
- Prepare annual financial statements for companies, trusts, partnerships and sole traders with limited assistance.
- Complete and independently self-review compliance work, including workpapers and reconciliations.
- Prepare budgets and basic forecasts with assistance.
- Maintain strong client relationships and communicate financial information in a clear and practical manner.
- Prepare workpapers in a logical and clear manner.
- Manage workflow and time budgets effectively to meet deadlines.
- Use live recording of time on timesheet (entering time as you go) and understand how to achieve productivity targets
Tax
- Prepare all forms of income tax returns.
- Prepare GST returns and assist with GST-related queries.
- Calculate tax obligations for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals with limited assistance.
- Conduct tax research and apply relevant legislation to client situations.
- Identify tax planning opportunities and escalate more complex matters to senior team members.
- Understand the interaction between financial reporting outcomes and tax obligations.
Impact
- Take ownership and responsibility of your own work and that of the team.
- Make appropriate recommendations and provide good solutions to problems in a timely manner.
- Proactively seek out a diverse range of views and perspectives recognising that these can contribute to a new and better solution.
- Assess and analyse information to draw an accurate conclusion.
- Identify roadblocks early and can recommend a course of action.
- Have sound knowledge of role responsibilities and requirements and demonstrate technical competence.
- Understand how projects and activities impact the wider business.
Minimum of 3–5 years of relevant experience in public practice accounting
- Hands-on experience with New Zealand accounting and taxation
- Experience preparing management accounts and annual financial statements.
- Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals, including stock, margins, accruals and prepayments
- Experience working with clients across various industries; experience with importing goods, inventory management, and goods-in-transit is preferred
- Proficiency in Xero or other cloud-based accounting software
Job Type: Direct Employment
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM PH time (May start earlier, but no later than 7:30 AM, and must complete 8 working hours.)
Industry: Accounting Services
