Accountant

Accountant | Full time | Onsite | Growth opportunity in a fast-growing, innovative firm.

Norling Law is a specialist commercial litigation and dispute resolution firm based in Albany on Auckland's North Shore. We act in high-stakes, technical, and often urgent commercial disputes and we've built a reputation for being strategic, sharp, and commercially-focused.

We are award-winning, growing, and continually improving how a law firm can operate. Our team culture is high-performance and commercial, but also collaborative, supportive and genuinely enjoyable. We take the work seriously, but we also celebrate wins, look after each other, and have fun doing meaningful work.

To support our continued growth, we are seeking an Internal Accountant to take ownership of our internal finance function, help develop better financial insights, and contribute to smarter business decisions across the firm.

You will replace the accountant that has been in this role for 5 years at the firm.

You will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely financial operations, including:

• Xero processing and bank reconciliations.
• Managing payables & receivables.
• Fortnightly payroll.
• Trust accounting and Actionstep trust reconciliation.
• Billing, WIP reporting and analysis.
• GST, PAYE, and IRD correspondence and compliance.
• Supporting monthly management reporting and cashflow reporting with external accountants.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, monitoring of performance and improvements to financial processes.
• Producing custom reports and financial insights as required from time to time (e.g., team performance, matter profitability, cashflow projections, etc.).
• Partnering with leadership to interpret financial data and support decision-making.

Must have:

• Intermediate to Senior accounting experience.
• Strong capability with Xero.
• Experience managing AP, AR, and payroll.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work autonomously and communicate confidently.

Ideal / Advantageous:

• Experience with Actionstep.
• Experience with Hubdoc.
• Familiarity with ANZ Direct.
• Exposure to Power BI or dashboard/report creation.
• Professional services environment experience preferred.

You'll thrive in this role if you are:

• Professional, polished, and reliable.
• Commercially-minded: you want to understand the numbers, not just process them.
• Comfortable improving systems and suggesting better ways of working.
• A positive, collaborative contributor to a strong team culture.
• Someone who enjoys working at pace and being trusted with responsibility.

This is a key role in the business and is expected to grow with the firm.

As we continue to scale, there is a clear pathway for the right person to step into a Finance Manager or leadership-level role, helping shape:

• Firm-wide financial strategy
• Performance dashboards and analytics
• Internal process design
• Finance operations capability across the organisation

If you're motivated by growth, you will not be "stuck doing the same tasks" here. You will be in the room, contributing to how the business evolves. If you are not motivated by growth, then the role will still fit, but it will remain the day to day and the additional leadership functions will continue to be outsourced to our external accountant.

• We are a fast-growing, innovative firm that embraces smart systems and continuous improvement.
• We invest in our people, training, development, and internal progression.
• Collaborative, warm, and fun team environment (no egos, no silos).
• Modern office in Albany with parking provided and no city commute.
• We genuinely celebrate wins: firm lunches, retreats, and recognition.

You'll feel proud of the work you do, the team you're part of, and the impact you have.

If you're ready for a role where your work matters and you want to grow inside a high-calibre, modern professional firm, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply via Seek with your CV and a cover letter and include some detail about why the role appeals to you, why the firm appeals to you and the type of work you enjoy doing and why.