Graduate / Assistant Accountant

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Stratco Full time

**Be part of a growing and innovative leader in Manufacturing**:

- ** Enjoy career progression with a company focussed on development**:

- **Work in a supportive environment with competitive remuneration & benefits**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

Stratco is seeking a motivated and professional Graduate Accountant to join our dynamic finance team in Christchurch. Reporting directly to the Management Accountant, you will be responsible for supporting accounting and administrative functions, ensuring smooth financial operations across Stratco NZ.

This role will be ideal for a recent Graduate or someone with up to two years of commercial accounting experience looking to advance their career.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Support accounts payable and receivable functions
- Perform bank reconciliations
- Manage sundry creditor accruals and debtor journals
- Prepare daily operating reports
- Assist with PAYE, GST, and FBT returns
- Contribute to sales reporting and fixed asset maintenance
- Support stock-taking and valuation processes
- Provide additional assistance to the Management Accountant and the finance team as needed

**ABOUT YOU**
- Degree qualified in accounting
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to customer service
- Proficient in MS Excel; experience with MYOB Cloud and Oracle is advantageous
- Detail oriented, organised, and able to meet deadlines
- Eager to learn and grow within a supportive finance team

**ABOUT STRATCO**

Stratco is a privately owned Australasian innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of quality building and home improvement products. With manufacturing facilities and professional trade representation throughout Australia and New Zealand, Stratco has supplied a comprehensive range of products to the building and construction industries and home improvement markets for over 75 years.

**OUR PHILOSOPHY**

Whilst manufacturing is our foundation, our team is our future. Stratco recognise and champion diversity as a cornerstone of our current and future success. We know through experience that diverse perspectives and backgrounds foster a more creative and productive work environment. Enabling a culture of equality is not only the right thing to do but also the smartest choice. Our approach to diversity is quite simple - it centres on embracing everyone. Stratco places a concerted effort to elevate the representation and influence of women within our organization.

At Stratco, Safety is paramount, and we take every measure to ensure our team members** ‘Return Home Safe’.**

**APPLICATION PROCESS**

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you Should you be successful in progressing to the next stage of the recruitment process you will be invited for an interview to discuss the role in more detail.

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