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Senior Financial Accountant
<table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507"><p><strong>The Company <br /></strong>A large, well-established New Zealand business operating across multiple divisions with a significant asset base and long-term stability. Privately owned and purpose-driven, with a collaborative finance team based in East Tamaki. This is a genuinely senior seat, positioned as 2IC to the Accounting Manager, with a direct report and real ownership of the group's financial accounting function.</p><p><strong>The Role <br /></strong>A hands-on, technically demanding position where you'll own the financial accounting function and run it largely independently across a complex multi-entity group:</p><ul><li>Lead end-to-end month-end and year-end close across multiple entities</li><li>Own and govern the balance sheet including lease accounting under IFRS 16</li><li>Prepare annual financial statements and manage the external audit process</li><li>Full NZ tax compliance; GST, FBT, RWT, and income tax</li><li>Group consolidation and financial reporting</li><li>Supervise and develop one direct report</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Your Profile <br /></strong>Ideally, you've done your time in Big 4 or mid-tier and have followed that up with a year or two in a commercial environment, you know the technical side and you're ready to apply it at scale</p><ul><li>CA/CPA qualified (or equivalent) essential</li><li>Experience in a large, complex business or group structure</li><li>Strong NZ tax knowledge across GST, FBT, and income tax</li><li>Advanced Excel; with an improvement and automation mindset</li><li>Large ERP experience an advantage</li><li>Resilient, curious, and a genuine team player</li></ul><p><strong>What's on Offer</strong></p><ul><li>$120,000 - $130,000 + KiwiSaver</li><li>CA Membership Fees</li><li>Medical insurance for you and family</li><li>Life insurance, on site gym and retail discounts</li><li>Flexible start and finish times with 1-day WFH once up to speed</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Apply Today</strong></p><p>Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button. Alternatively contact <strong>Vinze Quines </strong>in our Auckland Office at 09 915 6700.</p><p><em>Reference Number: </em><strong><em>06900-0013486332</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice:</em> <em><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&amp;data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&amp;sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&amp;reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/dmluemUucXVpbmVzLjE0Mzk1LjEwOTE4QHJoaW56LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
  • East Tamaki, Auckland
  • remote
  • Permanent
  • 120000 - 130000 NZD / Yearly
  • <table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507"><p><strong>The Company <br /></strong>A large, well-established New Zealand business operating across multiple divisions with a significant asset base and long-term stability. Privately owned and purpose-driven, with a collaborative finance team based in East Tamaki. This is a genuinely senior seat, positioned as 2IC to the Accounting Manager, with a direct report and real ownership of the group's financial accounting function.</p><p><strong>The Role <br /></strong>A hands-on, technically demanding position where you'll own the financial accounting function and run it largely independently across a complex multi-entity group:</p><ul><li>Lead end-to-end month-end and year-end close across multiple entities</li><li>Own and govern the balance sheet including lease accounting under IFRS 16</li><li>Prepare annual financial statements and manage the external audit process</li><li>Full NZ tax compliance; GST, FBT, RWT, and income tax</li><li>Group consolidation and financial reporting</li><li>Supervise and develop one direct report</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Your Profile <br /></strong>Ideally, you've done your time in Big 4 or mid-tier and have followed that up with a year or two in a commercial environment, you know the technical side and you're ready to apply it at scale</p><ul><li>CA/CPA qualified (or equivalent) essential</li><li>Experience in a large, complex business or group structure</li><li>Strong NZ tax knowledge across GST, FBT, and income tax</li><li>Advanced Excel; with an improvement and automation mindset</li><li>Large ERP experience an advantage</li><li>Resilient, curious, and a genuine team player</li></ul><p><strong>What's on Offer</strong></p><ul><li>$120,000 - $130,000 + KiwiSaver</li><li>CA Membership Fees</li><li>Medical insurance for you and family</li><li>Life insurance, on site gym and retail discounts</li><li>Flexible start and finish times with 1-day WFH once up to speed</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Apply Today</strong></p><p>Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button. Alternatively contact <strong>Vinze Quines </strong>in our Auckland Office at 09 915 6700.</p><p><em>Reference Number: </em><strong><em>06900-0013486332</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice:</em> <em><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&amp;data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&amp;sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&amp;reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/dmluemUucXVpbmVzLjE0Mzk1LjEwOTE4QHJoaW56LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
  • 2026-08-11T04:05:43Z

Senior Financial Accountant Job in East Tamaki, Auckland | Robert Half