Accounts Assistant

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day.

We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.


We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver 'Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

Account Assistant, it starts with you

  • Based at Royal NZ Police College
  • Band D (Salary from $62,670)
  • Permanent/Full time
  • Nationally Advertised Vacancy
  • JR
About the role

The purpose of the Finance Group is to enable us to deliver Our Business within budget.

Within the Shared Service team, which provides financial support services nationally to NZ Police, there are three main functions of the role:
Payment processing, General Ledger reconciliations and clearing, Credit Card / Debit administration.


The main purpose of the role is ensuring all Departmental, Crown and Trust bank accounts are reconciled monthly and all reconciling items are promptly cleared, and all payments are made in a timely manner.

The Accounts Assistant ensures that Police adhere to Finance Policy, performance standards and accounting rules.

The role may also involve providing end to end UAT acceptance testing when required as our systems are up graded.

Shared Services is a very proactive team and being able to contribute to continuous improvement to meet operation requirements is a great asset.


Key Accountabilities:

  • Monitor Departmental, Crown and Trust bank accounts
  • Prepares the monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Operate the Corporate Online banking, ensuring all payments are made in a timely manner
  • Manage Credit Card / Debit processes and administration of the systems that support these functions
What you'll bring


Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe.

Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police.

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.


  • Knowledge and experience in reconciliations of bank accounts and general ledger accounts
  • Knowledge and experience in journal processing in a large
  • Experience with SAP would be ideal however similar large computer systems will mean you bring transferrable skills.
  • Resolution of queries and investigative problem solving
  • Able to organize and coordinate multiple tasks
We're looking for a motivated individual with a strong attention to detail and methodical way of working.

You will need to converse with staff from all aspects of the organization so clear and concise communications is a must.


This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is "to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business".

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About us

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Working Flexibly

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We're open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

How to apply

Applications close Thursday 2nd March 2023.
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