Senior Management Accountant - New Zealand (Remote) - #35274

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Management Accountant to join a company that promotes collaboration, innovation, and career development within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Company Profile

Our client is a network of locally owned firms focused on fueling ambitious business owners. Each firm within the network values local ownership, local clients, and a local team. By sharing resources and expertise, they tackle challenges more effectively and continuously innovate, delivering value to every client.

Duties and Responsibilities

Business Services

• Take ownership of a portfolio of clients requiring monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• Independently prepare and review management reports, financial statements and tax compliance work.
• Analyse business performance and provide commercial insights and recommendations to clients.
• Develop a strong understanding of each client's business model, key drivers and performance indicators.
• Review and challenge accounting treatments relating to stock, gross profit margins, accruals, prepayments, financing arrangements and fixed assets.
• Review work completed by junior and intermediate team members and provide constructive feedback.
• Prepare annual financial statements and compliance requirements for companies, trusts and partnerships.
• Assist clients with budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management.
• Maintain strong client relationships and be a key point of contact for financial and accounting matters.
• Ensure client work is delivered on time and within budget.
• Know relevant questions to ask and how to ‘drill down’ on technical information.
• Ensure compliance and statutory obligations are met.
• Understand time and cost budget for a job and can advise on these.

Tax

• Prepare and review all forms of income tax returns.
• Calculate tax obligations for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals.
• Identify tax risks and planning opportunities.
• Research and apply tax legislation to client circumstances.
• Provide practical advice on routine tax issues and escalate complex matters as required.
• Review tax positions prepared by other team members.
• Experienced in the development of multiple scenarios for year-end tax planning purposes.

Leadership & Team Support

• Supervise the workflow of 1-2 team members.
• Review work and provide coaching and technical guidance.
• Assist with training and development of team members.
• Help allocate work and manage deadlines across the team.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and process efficiencies.
• Act as a technical resource for accounting, tax and management reporting queries.
• Foster a collaborative, positive and high-performing team environment.

Impact

• Take ownership and responsibility of your own work and that of the team.
• Make appropriate recommendations and provide good solutions to problems in a timely manner.
• Proactively seek out a diverse range of views and perspectives recognising that these can contribute to a new and better solution.
• Assess and analyse information to draw an accurate conclusion.
• Identify roadblocks early and can recommend a course of action.
• Have sound knowledge of role responsibilities and requirements and demonstrate technical competence.
• Understand how projects and activities impact the wider business.

Together

• Understand the various roles and responsibilities within the team.
• Instigate collaborative team working to improve relationships and effectiveness.
• Be able to earn and keep client’s and team’s trust.
• Build positive, constructive relationships inside and outside the business.
• Proactively share your knowledge with other individuals and teams.
• Provide timely and constructive advice to others.

Empathy

• Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Challenge the use of stereotypes and bias.
• Take others’ feelings into consideration.
• Demonstrate active listening and compassion.
• Make an effort to see situations from the various viewpoints of those involved.
• Anticipate and respond to the needs and demands of clients in a professional and timely manner.

Agility

• Prioritise and re-prioritise work as required.
• Help to drive forward change initiatives and projects.
• Respond positively to changes in role or industry, new ideas, approaches and perspectives.
• Demonstrate resilience in the face of setbacks.
• Minimise write offs or scope creep.
• Identify opportunities for value added services to existing clients.
• Encourage colleagues to undertake learning and development activities.
• Encourage curiosity and inquisitiveness in others.

Enjoy

• Don’t get bogged down in unnecessary detail.
• Proactively address areas to improve job satisfaction.
• Make suggestions for improvements to role, processes, procedures to improve workflow or work output.
• Set and achieve short term life and work goals.
• Encourage others to be creative in their thinking and approach.
• Respect the need to balance work and home life.
• Leadership
• Be proactive and take appropriate action to have a positive impact on your work and team.
• Recognise and celebrate the accomplishments of others.
• Show an understanding of the wider company strategy and business needs and understand your own impact on its success.
• Remain calm when faced with opposition.
• Inspire and motivate others to achieve.
• Build a wide range of skills to strengthen your effectiveness as a business advisor.

Other Duties

• Comply with all Health and Safety procedures as defined by the Health and Safety in Employment Act
• Comply with all Company policies and procedures
• Any other reasonable duties as and when required by the employer

Job Type: Contract

Employment Type: Full-time

Schedule

• Monday – Friday
• 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM PH time (The contractor may start earlier, but no later than 7:30 AM, and must complete 8 working hours.)

Location: NZ (Remote)

Industry: Accounting and Tax Services