Job Description
Experienced accountant to lead billing, month-end and clean-up. Needs strong Excel, sharp thinking, and confidence to work without a handover.
The company
This organisation is entering a phase of growth and refinement, with a strong focus on building reliable processes and improving financial visibility. With a pragmatic and forward-thinking CFO in place, finance is being positioned to provide clearer insights and stronger support to the wider business.
This contract role has been designed to provide critical support to the CFO while a permanent appointment is recruited. You’ll lead month-end, billing, and reporting activity, guide two junior team members, and bring structure and momentum to key finance processes during this transitional period.
What you will be doing
- Lead monthly billing and revenue recognition for a single, large, complex contract
- Own the month-end process end-to-end, including journals, accruals, balance sheet recs, and IRD filings
- Deliver variance analysis and budget insights, working across the business as needed
- Be the finance go-to for interpreting payroll reports (think unions, allowances, and overtime)
- Clean up messy workpapers and rebuild robust reporting templates
- Mentor and oversee two transactional finance staff
- Take ownership and run with tasks—there’s minimal handover, and you’ll be expected to find your way with support from a pragmatic and approachable CFO
- CA-qualified (or equivalent) with solid technical accounting capability
- Strong Excel skills (pivots, lookups, data manipulation)
- Experience with Dynamics 365
- Hands-on experience with payroll interpretation and headcount costing
- Comfortable working in a lean, pragmatic team
- Clear communicator who can push back when needed, work around ambiguity, and make sound calls
- Like variety and aren’t afraid of getting stuck in
- Are confident picking things up with limited hand over
- Want a role where you can make a noticeable impact from day one
We recognise that neurodiversity is critical to a healthy, successful workplace. Our role is to uncover and advocate strengths via a psychologically safe recruitment experience. So, if a typical recruitment process doesn’t bring out your best, let us know. We want you to shine, not shy away.
Next steps
Apply here with a CV in MS Word. You’ll need to hold NZ citizenship, residency, or have already secured a valid visa. Want to discuss your suitability further? Find me via our website.
We understand some job seekers choose not to apply if a role isn’t a 100% match. We’d encourage you to apply anyway or send us your details. If this isn’t right something else might be.
A bit about Rachel, who's recruiting this role
People that work with Rachel enjoy the extra time she invests in coaching and guiding them towards achieving their career goals. If you are wondering where to next for your career, or you’re not sure if this role is quite right for you, please get in touch. I look forward to working with you.
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