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Accounting Clerk
<p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>Our client is an industry leading business operating in the beauty and fragrances space based out of Ellerslie. Their new offices are easily accessible via the motorway and public transport links with on site and street parking available. They are a growing business that is experiencing some change amongst the finance team. They have a member of their team stepping away from the business and therefore require a contractor to come onboard to assist during this period. Contract is for a minimum of 2-3 months.</p><p><br /><strong>The Role</strong> <br />In this role you will be working in a small, close knit accounting team reporting to the Financial Controller. You will be responsible for the day-to-day accounts payable function with the ability to manage some accounts receivable tasks for the business. You will be critical to the success of this Kiwi business and your responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Processing moderate volumes of accounts payable invoices using Xero</li><li>Completing all supplier reconciliations</li><li>Allocating and receipting incoming payments</li><li>Investigating and querying any invoice discrepancies</li><li>Maintaining excel spreadsheets</li><li>Three-way matching of purchase orders</li><li>Daily bank reconciliations</li><li>Responding to all supplier queries via phone and email inbox</li></ul><p><strong>Your profile:</strong></p><p>You will have proven experience in an Accounts Payable and Receivable position, where you have really taken ownership of the function, whether that be in a team or sole-charge capacity. You will also be deadline driven with excellent communication skills. Experience with Xero is desirable but not essential. You must be competent with Excel and be able to perform VLOOKUP's and pivot tables.</p><p>Working within a supportive and collaborative team and being responsible for your own ledger, you will be someone who can work well with others, whilst being results-orientated with a high level of attention to detail.</p><p><strong>How to apply</strong><br />Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact <strong>Ollie Harris</strong>, <strong>Jarrad Carmichael</strong> or <strong>Kelsey Llewellyn</strong> in our <strong>Auckland</strong> office on <strong>09-915-6700.</strong></p><p><br /><strong>Job Reference No: 06900-0013294818</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><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/T2xsaWUuSGFycmlzLjA0NzQ4LjEwOTE4QHJoaW56LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
  • Ellerslie, Auckland
  • remote
  • Temporary
  • 28 - 34 NZD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>Our client is an industry leading business operating in the beauty and fragrances space based out of Ellerslie. Their new offices are easily accessible via the motorway and public transport links with on site and street parking available. They are a growing business that is experiencing some change amongst the finance team. They have a member of their team stepping away from the business and therefore require a contractor to come onboard to assist during this period. Contract is for a minimum of 2-3 months.</p><p><br /><strong>The Role</strong> <br />In this role you will be working in a small, close knit accounting team reporting to the Financial Controller. You will be responsible for the day-to-day accounts payable function with the ability to manage some accounts receivable tasks for the business. You will be critical to the success of this Kiwi business and your responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Processing moderate volumes of accounts payable invoices using Xero</li><li>Completing all supplier reconciliations</li><li>Allocating and receipting incoming payments</li><li>Investigating and querying any invoice discrepancies</li><li>Maintaining excel spreadsheets</li><li>Three-way matching of purchase orders</li><li>Daily bank reconciliations</li><li>Responding to all supplier queries via phone and email inbox</li></ul><p><strong>Your profile:</strong></p><p>You will have proven experience in an Accounts Payable and Receivable position, where you have really taken ownership of the function, whether that be in a team or sole-charge capacity. You will also be deadline driven with excellent communication skills. Experience with Xero is desirable but not essential. You must be competent with Excel and be able to perform VLOOKUP's and pivot tables.</p><p>Working within a supportive and collaborative team and being responsible for your own ledger, you will be someone who can work well with others, whilst being results-orientated with a high level of attention to detail.</p><p><strong>How to apply</strong><br />Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact <strong>Ollie Harris</strong>, <strong>Jarrad Carmichael</strong> or <strong>Kelsey Llewellyn</strong> in our <strong>Auckland</strong> office on <strong>09-915-6700.</strong></p><p><br /><strong>Job Reference No: 06900-0013294818</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><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/T2xsaWUuSGFycmlzLjA0NzQ4LjEwOTE4QHJoaW56LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
  • 2025-09-09T04:20:36Z

Accounting Clerk Job in Ellerslie | Robert Half