Assistant Accountant

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Are you an avid learner wanting to grow in the accountancy field? This is a great opportunity to be part of a supportive and collaborative team that will help kick start your accounting career.

Te tūranga - The role The Finance Unit is part of The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's critical group to ensure banks financial operations are efficient and represent value for money.

The role of the Assistant Accountant is to undertake accounting tasks to ensure that the outputs of the Finance Unit are met, especially in the compilation and reporting of financial information.

Ō pūkenga - About you You're an excellent communicator, with the ability to build relationships across multiple business groups.

You are proactive in your approach and you have a willingness to take personal responsibility for the quality of your work.


Some of your responsibilities include:

  • Prepare financial accounting tasks during monthend, such as accounting journal entries, balance sheet accounts reconciliations, fixed assets and financial reporting for cost centres and projects.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders and team members to work on various finance reporting requirements.
  • You will work alongside the Management Accountant Team, to provide sound financial advice and accounting support.

You'll bring:

  • Tertiary qualification in accounting.
  • Attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
  • Experience with GST, FBT and NRWT tax legislation and compliance issues would be an advantage.
years' experience in bookkeeping, accounts payable or accounts receivable would be an advantage.

  • Experience in TechOne or similar accounting software would be an advantage.


Ngā painga - What we offer We have a broad range of responsibilities and great opportunities to match people across all stages of careers.

We encourage an inclusive and positive workplace culture. We support flexible working and work-life balance.

Our benefits include additional leave options, a wellness package, working from home equipment subsidy, generous parental leave provisions, learning and development opportunities, and access to numerous social, networking and sporting activities.

It's an exciting, pivotal time to join one of our teams. Our breadth of work is growing and evolving to take on the challenges of our changing world. For us, it's still about people. Join us and add your voice to the conversation and influence decisions that improve lives and livelihoods. We're central, but we look up and out. It's not just about the OCR. There's much more here.

Ko wai matou - Who we are We're kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand's financial ecosystem - enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders.

We do all we can to support, a sustainable, productive and efficient economy built on integrity, innovation and inclusion. We're building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work - reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti and Tikanga.
So come join us if you're wanting that something more

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