17 July 2025
Assistant Accountant

 July 17, 2025 
Consult Recruitment NZ > 17 July 2025Assistant Accountant

17 July 2025
Assistant Accountant

About the Company
Join a well-known Kiwi brand based in Parnell. Their purpose-led culture is energised, fun, and values-driven and they’re looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their collaborative finance team. This role will start with a strong focus on Accounts Payable, but offers variety and the chance to broaden into month-end and other accounting tasks. CA support is available.

About the Role
This is a full-time, permanent Assistant Accountant position with a strong Accounts Payable focus to start. You’ll be joining a close-knit, agile team with a pitch-in culture. The business offers CA mentorship. With flexibility around start times this is a fantastic opportunity to grow your technical accounting skills in a brand you can really get behind.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Process and code invoices, gain approvals, and take through to batch payments
  • Complete supplier and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Support month-end tasks: journals, accruals, and reporting
  • Assist with Accounts Receivable where needed
  • Contribute to AP system improvements and process efficiency
  • Pick up ad hoc duties across the finance function, the team works fluidly
So who are you and what is your profile?
You’re a detail-oriented, technically minded accounting professional with experience in AP or an Assistant Accountant role. You’re comfortable with invoice processing and reconciliations, and you’re looking for a role that offers growth, support, and purpose.

You’ll be well suited if you:
  • Have a strong grounding in AP and basic accounting functions
  • Are working toward your CA (or considering it) and want mentoring support
  • Enjoy working collaboratively in a team that backs each other up
  • Bring a curious, upbeat, and can-do attitude
  • Are confident with accounting systems and like to improve processes
This role is handled by Zoe Lynch at Consult, please click the link below to apply as it helps us manage applications.
   
Applicants for this position should be currently living in New Zealand & have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit. Unfortunately, we cannot consider your application without this.

Studies have shown that women and people from under-represented backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles where they don't match the job description criteria exactly. If you're excited about this role, but your experience aligns less than 100%, we encourage you to apply.
  • Full time - Permanent role
  • Parnell location
  • CA support available

Apply For This Job
Share Link:

Scam Alert: We have been made aware of an increased number of scammers on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp posing as Consult Recruitment employees. We will never contact you on these platforms about job opportunities. Please do not respond to anyone who does, and inform us at info@consult.co.nz.

Scam Alert: Beware of scammers on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp posing as Consult Recruitment employees. If you're contacted on these platforms about job opportunities, please don’t reply and inform us here.