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Financial Accountant

Christchurch, Canterbury
remote
Permanent
100000 - 125000 NZD / Yearly
The Company My client is an established and growing New Zealand business with a diverse operational footprint and a complex group structure. With multiple entities and evolving business requirements, the organisation places a strong emphasis on accurate financial reporting, effective cash management and continuous improvement across its finance function. Based in Christchurch, this is an opportunity to join a commercially focused business where you will work closely with senior leadership, contribute to the development of financial processes and play an important role in supporting the wider group's performance.The Role Reporting to the Financial Controller and Managing Directors, the Financial Accountant will be responsible for financial accounting across multiple entities within the group, alongside supporting cashflow management, improving financial processes and overseeing the work of the transactional finance team. This is a broad, hands-on role offering exposure to senior decision-makers and the opportunity to influence how the finance function operates. You'll combine strong technical accounting with team coordination, systems improvement and a practical approach to making processes more efficient. Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Managing month-end accounting across multiple entities, including financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and investigation of variances</li><li>Preparing financial information and management reports to support business decisions</li><li>Assisting with cashflow forecasting, monitoring liquidity and identifying potential funding requirements</li><li>Ensuring accurate financial records and compliance with relevant tax and statutory obligations</li><li>Managing intercompany transactions and reconciliations across the group</li><li>Supporting accounting requirements for various entities and ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and in a timely manner</li><li>Overseeing the transactional finance team's output, helping maintain accuracy, consistency and adherence to deadlines</li><li>Reviewing existing accounting processes and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and strengthen financial controls</li><li>Exploring and implementing technology, automation and AI tools to reduce manual work and enhance reporting accuracy</li><li>Working closely with senior leadership and internal stakeholders to provide financial information and resolve queries</li><li>Supporting the ongoing development of financial systems and processes across the business</li><li>Assisting with ad hoc financial projects and wider business initiatives as required</li></ul>This role will suit someone who enjoys variety and ownership, can manage complexity across multiple entities and wants to make a tangible contribution to the effectiveness of a growing finance function.Your Profile To be considered for this role, you will have a relevant tertiary qualification in accounting and be CA/CPA qualified or working towards your qualification. Experience in a multi-entity environment will be particularly valuable, along with the confidence to take ownership of financial processes and coordinate the work of others. You will ideally bring:<ul><li>A genuine interest in technology, automation and AI, with the initiative to explore how these tools can streamline workflows, reduce manual processing and improve the accuracy and efficiency of financial operations.</li><li>Experience working across multiple entities, including intercompany transactions and group accounting</li><li>An understanding of cashflow forecasting and broader financial management</li><li>Strong technical accounting capability, with experience across month-end reporting, reconciliations and financial compliance</li><li>A proactive, improvement-focused mindset, with the confidence to challenge existing processes and identify opportunities to work smarter.</li><li>Confidence coordinating or overseeing transactional finance activities, with the ability to maintain quality and meet deadlines</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, external stakeholders and finance colleagues</li><li>This opportunity would suit an accountant looking to broaden their responsibilities beyond traditional financial accounting, with exposure to group-level finance, team oversight and the opportunity to drive meaningful process improvements.</li></ul>Apply Today Please send your CV in Microsoft Word format by clicking the apply button. For a confidential discussion, contact Ryan Robson or Caroline Best in our South Island office on 03-563-1110Reference - 06900-0013392744By 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: <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. 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2026-10-29T03:21:19Z

Assistant Accountant

Christchurch, Canterbury
remote
Permanent
85000 - 95000 NZD / Yearly
The CompanyMy client is a growing New Zealand business with operations across multiple entities. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking finance team that values development, process improvement and the use of technology to support business success.This role offers the opportunity to work alongside an experienced Financial Controller and Financial Accountant, providing valuable mentorship, broad business exposure and a strong platform for ongoing career development.The RoleThe Assistant Accountant will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day finance function across multiple entities. This is a hands-on position offering exposure to month-end processes, reconciliations, process improvement initiatives and emerging finance technologies.You'll take ownership of key accounting functions while working closely with the Financial Controller and wider business to ensure accurate and timely financial information.Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Taking ownership of the accounts payable function, including overseeing AI-assisted processing and ensuring prompts and workflows are operating effectively</li><li>Managing bank reconciliations and ensuring transactions are accurately recorded</li><li>Preparing and maintaining intercompany reconciliations across multiple entities</li><li>Assisting with month-end processes, including journal preparation, reconciliations and reporting support</li><li>Supporting the accuracy and integrity of financial records across the group</li><li>Assisting with management reporting and ad hoc financial analysis as required</li><li>Identifying opportunities for process improvements, automation and greater use of AI within the finance function</li><li>Assisting with the ongoing development and enhancement of finance systems and controls</li><li>Assisting with ad hoc financial projects and wider business initiatives as required</li></ul>This role will suit someone who enjoys taking ownership, is naturally curious about technology and wants to continue developing their technical accounting skills in a broad and varied position.Your ProfileTo be considered for this opportunity, you'll have previous accounting experience and be looking to continue building your career within a supportive and progressive finance team. This role would suit an Assistant Accountant or ambitious Accounts Officer ready to take the next step.You will ideally bring:<ul><li>A relevant accounting qualification, either completed or in progress</li><li>Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy</li><li>A willingness to learn and take on increasing responsibility</li><li>Experience with reconciliations and transactional accounting processes</li><li>Confidence working with accounting systems, ideally including Xero</li><li>An interest in technology, automation and AI, and how these tools can improve finance processes</li><li>A proactive mindset with a desire to identify smarter and more efficient ways of working</li><li>Strong organisational and communication skills</li><li>The ability to work effectively within a team while taking ownership of your responsibilities</li></ul>Why Apply?<ul><li>Genuine opportunity for career development and progression</li><li>Work directly with an experienced Financial Controller who is committed to mentoring and development</li><li>CA mentorship and support for ongoing professional growth</li><li>Broad exposure to a multi-entity environment</li><li>Opportunity to work with modern finance technology, automation and AI tools</li><li>Varied role with the chance to make a meaningful contribution to the finance function</li><li>Supportive and collaborative team environment</li></ul>Apply TodayPlease send your CV in Microsoft Word format by clicking the apply button. For a confidential discussion, contact Ryan Robson or Caroline Best in our South Island office on 03-563-1110 Reference - 06900-0013534233By 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: <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. 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2026-10-29T20:56:00Z

FP&A Analyst

Christchurch, Canterbury
remote
Temporary
120000 - 150000 NZD / Yearly
<table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507">The CompanyOur client is a well-established New Zealand organisation with a broad network of stakeholders and a complex commercial operating environment. The business plays an important role in connecting different parties across its sector and continues to evolve its systems, reporting and financial capability to support future growth.This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team at a time when there is genuine scope to improve how financial information is modelled, presented and used across the business.Based in Christchurch, this is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity covering a period of parental leave.The RoleYou play a key role across financial planning, forecasting, modelling and performance reporting. This is a broad FP&A position that will suit someone who enjoys working with complex data and financial models and can turn that information into clear, meaningful insights for senior stakeholders.The business operates within a multi-layered commercial environment, meaning the modelling required is more complex than a traditional FP&A role. You'll take ownership of forecasting, support the annual budgeting process, develop dashboards and present financial insights to senior managers across the organisation.There is also an exciting systems component to the role, with the business looking to implement Power BI. Experience using Power BI will be highly regarded, while experience supporting an implementation would be particularly beneficial.Key responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Owning the forecasting process and providing regular re-projections across the business</li><li>Supporting the annual budgeting and wider financial planning process</li><li>Developing and maintaining complex, multi-layered financial models</li><li>Analysing financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities and key business drivers</li><li>Developing dashboards and performance reporting for senior management</li><li>Presenting financial insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders</li><li>Translating complex financial information into clear and commercially relevant insights</li><li>Building and enhancing reporting tools to improve visibility of business performance</li><li>Supporting the development and implementation of Power BI and broader business intelligence capability</li><li>Partnering with stakeholders across the organisation to improve financial understanding and ownership of performance data</li><li>Identifying opportunities to improve financial planning, reporting processes and data quality</li><li>Supporting wider finance and data improvement initiatives as required</li></ul>This role will suit someone who enjoys getting into the detail, understands how the numbers fit together and can then step back and communicate the story clearly to senior stakeholders.Your ProfileTo be successful in this role, you'll be an experienced FP&A or commercial finance professional with strong financial modelling capability and a genuine interest in using data to support better decision-making.You will be someone who takes ownership of the data and is confident partnering with the business rather than simply producing reports.You will ideally possess:<ul><li>Strong financial modelling and Excel capability</li><li>Experience building and working with complex financial models and multiple layers of data or stakeholders</li><li>Proven experience owning or leading forecasting processes</li><li>Experience supporting budgeting and financial planning activities</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail</li><li>The ability to translate complex financial information into clear and practical business insights</li><li>Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills</li><li>Experience supporting or implementing Power BI would be highly regarded</li></ul>This is a great opportunity for an experienced FP&A professional who enjoys complex modelling, working closely with senior stakeholders and improving the way a business uses financial data. Apply TodayPlease send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact Ryan Robson on 03-563-1110. </td></tr></tbody></table>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: <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. 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2026-10-02T01:02:09Z

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