Assistant Accountant

2 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Role Type**: Full-time, Permanent

**Location**: Wellington

**Salary Band**: $60,331 - $81,624 depending on skills and experience
- Are you working towards a CAANZ qualification (or equivalent)?
- Looking to kick off your accounting career in government?
- Come and join our growing team to develop your skills and work amongst a diverse workforce

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role
An opportunity is available for an Assistant Accountant to join our Financial Accounting team. This role provides an opportunity to join a supportive team and gain experience in financial accounting and external reporting for a government department. In this role, you will be responsible for GST/FBT and other statutory returns, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets register and monthly reporting to the Treasury.
Mōu - About You
You will have had some experience working in a finance team and are looking for an opportunity to develop your career.
You are someone who is technically astute, proactive, likes the details, and gets along well with and enjoys helping others. By working with us you will get experience in public sector accounting and exposure to a broad range of activities that the Ministry oversees, and this aspect of it will ensure you encounter new and interesting accounting concepts and challenges. Your role also fills a critical position within the team and will ensure you develop healthy disciplines and awareness of internal controls and their significance
You will be proactive and able to build strong and effective working relationships with an assortment of stakeholders. You will have the ability to translate technical accounting knowledge into everyday language.

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- A tertiary qualification and are currently working toward membership of a professional accounting body
- A good understanding of accounting principles and practices
- Experience in gathering, organising, and communicating financial information
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience and working knowledge of a FMIS. Technology/Finance One experience would be an advantage.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
As a TeTiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori,
whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations. We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki - guardianship of our natural resources.
To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here

**Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua**: - Benefits of working at MPI
- Career and development opportunities
- A challenging and varied role, interacting with the wider business
- Paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
- Up to three additional (MPI holidays) leave days

See the benefits of working at MPI
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply
Applications close midnight Monday 14 November


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