Responsibilities and tasks (assisting both Auckland and London offices):

AP and AR

• Process supplier invoices via Xero / Expensify / ApprovalMax.

• Prepare payment runs in a timely manner.

• Manage credit card reconciliations and spending.

• Work with suppliers to manage our account as and when necessary.

• Process client invoices.

• Credit control; communicate with clients and colleagues as needed to proactively minimise late payments and follow up with them where required.

• Work with clients to settle any account queries.

Cash, tax and reporting

• Manage daily cash-forecasting looking one month ahead, monitoring and explaining variances.

• AR reporting to Executive team.

• Prepare and submit GST and VAT returns (working with tax advisors).

• Prepare and submit PAYE returns.

• Support in preparation of annual Corporation Tax returns.

• Prepare informative financial reports, analysis and commentary for management and board reporting purposes.

Financial Accounting and month-end

• Process month-end journals (including inter-company, accruals and prepayments) .

• Assist with various other month-end close activities (including rolling the spreadsheets / files).

• Produce and review the P&L - identifying and correcting accruals and prepayments and identifying and investigating variances.

• Produce and review the balance sheet- identifying and investigating movements.

• Manage balance sheet reconciliations (including, but not limited to: bank, AR, AP, payroll, fixed assets, accruals and prepayments) and investigate variances as they occur.

• Manage the fixed asset register.

• Forecast and report on capex spend.

• Support in various reports that feed into the board pack.

• Manage payroll and payroll processes through iPayroll, including leave entitlements and employee pay queries.

Adhoc / other

• Regularly update and maintain all accounting systems.

• Ensure all details in our systems are up to date.

• Improve financial processes, controls and reporting wherever possible.

• Support or lead integration of new systems where required.

• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.

• Manage subscriptions.

• Supply financial information to co-workers and stakeholders as required.

• Be the go-to person for maintenance, supplies, equipment, groceries and other ad hoc items.

• Assist the Finance Director and Exec team where required.

About you:

• 2+ years' accounting experience.

• Accounting knowledge (ideally a qualification or studying towards one).

• Strong understanding of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow).

• Strong understanding and execution of reconciliations.

• Intermediate/advanced Excel and Powerpoint.

• Xero experience advantageous.

• Interest in AI and where we can leverage it to our benefit.

• High attention-to-detail.

• Strong communication.

• Proactive.

• Highly organised.

  
  

Office location: Hobsonville Point.

For these roles you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand and be based in Auckland, New Zealand. We will not be recruiting from overseas for this role, and you will not be able to work from outside of Auckland or offshore.

Please note that a video submission and other types of assessments will form part of the interview process.

Please be aware that we have a dog-friendly office, in case you have allergies.