We are looking for a skilled accountant to join the finance team and take on the accounts receivable and month end functions. Reporting to the CFO, you will be part of a small team focused on delivering to both internal and external customers.
Note:This is a fixed-term 40 hour role to cover parental leave Dec 2025 – July 2025.
This role covers a variety of tasks including, not limited to:
Financial Administration & Support
- Preparing end of month management accounts and journals
- Reconciling balance sheet accounts at each month end
- Reconciling of inter entity balances
Accounts Receivable & Credit Control
- Generating, processing, & dispatch of customer invoices
- Invoicing and liaising with customers, trade agents, sales and hospitality to resolve any queries & ensure prompt payment is made
- Reconcile daily sales from across the organisation to cash, Eftpos, and credit card transaction to bank statements
Inventory
- Monthly reconciliation of café and events inventory to general ledger
- Monitoring against benchmark percentages for cost of sales
- Training of retail and hospitality staff in best practice stock take procedures
Payroll (Back-Up)
- First level review of the payroll
- When the payroll accountant is away, preparing and processing the weekly payroll
- Verifying master file data in order to maintain and update payroll information
- Compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and non-taxable wages and reporting on this
- Completing all IRD filings in relation to payroll and ensuring compliance with legal obligations
- Preparing payroll journals
What you’ll need to be successful | Ō Pūkenga
- 4yrs+ proven experience and working knowledge of general accounting functions
- Accounts receivable and collections experience
- Strong organisational skills, including the ability to plan, set clear objectives and meet deadlines.
- Payroll experience including NZ employment law
- Experience in Xero or a similar accounting package
- Qualification as a chartered accountant or part qualified accountant preferred
- Experience in the tourism or culture and heritage sectors is desirable.
- A positive and solutions-focused mindset
Why you’ll love working here | Nau mai ki Waitangi
Waitangi Treaty Grounds are an iconic location and an amazing place to work. As a people-focused organisation, we offer a supportive workspace for employees to thrive and develop in the beautiful Bay of Islands.
In this role, you have the opportunity to work from home for 1 day a week
If you are on your Chartered Accountancy journey we can support and mentor you towards this qualification.
What’s next | Te ara ki tua
If all this sounds good and you think you might like to join the team, we would love to hear from you!
Interested applicants, please upload your Cover Letter and CV addressed to Anita Woodfield by 05 Nov 2025
