Assistant Accountant

**The Opportunity**:
**Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build your career, and a more sustainable world.**

**Veolia Australia & New Zealand (Veolia) is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water solutions, waste management solutions and energy solutions.**

**With the global expertise gained from serving the environment for more than 150 years, Veolia operates in more than 40 countries around the world, with well over a hundred sites and approximately 5750 employees in Australia & New Zealand.**

**We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance Team. Reporting to the Manager - Financial Accounting your main task will be to ensure all accounting records are processed and maintained, up to date, intuitive and user friendly for other users. You will be supporting all financial accounting aspects including but not limited to Inland Revenue compliance, statutory reporting, month end reporting, ad hoc reconciliations and projects.**

**A Veolia Career**:
**Veolia values employees and their health and wellbeing. All of our employees are entitled to**:

- ** Employee share plan where employees have the opportunity to purchase discounted Veolia shares**
- ** Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Assure which covers mental health, nutrition, financial, legal, coaching and career transition support**
- ** Southern Cross health insurance discount**
- ** Flexible Working Arrangements**
- ** Volunteer Day**
- ** Access to Global Training & Development within Veolia Group**
- ** Paid Parental Leave**
- ** Subsidised Gym Memberships**
- ** A study assistance policy for people working towards their qualifications**

**At Veolia we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect.**

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**We encourage people from all diverse backgrounds to apply.**

**What you'll be responsible for**:

- ** Process monthly bank reconciliations for all NZ business units**
- ** Ensure all trade debtor accounts are reconciled, and debtor aging is monitored and communicating with business units. Assist with collection where necessary.**
- ** Preparation of monthly GST, FBT, and NRWT returns for the NZ business to review stage**
- ** Support the Finance team in all payment aspects (and internal controls) including supporting the Accounts Payable team when required**
- ** Prepare and process standard month end journals and any other specific journals for monthly reporting**
- ** Prepare month end balance sheet workpapers under direct supervision of the reporting manager.**
- ** Assist with specific month end reports set by reporting manager for the teams reporting requirements;**
- ** Reconcile intercompany accounts each month, and review charges;**
- ** Work with Contract Managers to ensure data quality within relevant systems and accuracy of information;**

**What you'll need to be successful**:

- ** Tertiary qualified - accounting related, working towards obtaining CPA/CA**
- ** Minimum 2-3 years experience in the financial accounting process, reporting and an awareness of internal controls**
- ** Working knowledge of business operations, communications and how to work within a team**
- ** Proactive and self-motivated; able to prioritise tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines**
- ** Strong attention to detail and demonstrate ability to problem solve and use initiative**
- ** Experience with preparing NZ tax compliance (GST, FBT etc) and applicable IRD returns would be beneficial**
- ** Experience with spreadsheets, data filtering/analysis**
- ** SAP knowledge/experience or other ERP systems is preferable, but not a requirement