Financial Accountant

• The Company We are partnering with a well-established organisation seeking a technically strong Financial Accounting & Controls Lead to join their finance team. The company is a large well known MNC company with significant brand and operations in NZ, reporting to regional HQ in Singapore and global headquarters in Germany. Although the business is large, the company in NZ has a lovely family feel where people look out for one another. The business is based in Ellerslie, can provide a hybrid working culture (4/1) and flexibility. Parking for this role is available on site. The Role This is a newly evolved opportunity for a Chartered Accountant who enjoys getting beneath the numbers, strengthening controls, and driving best-practice financial governance. Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will play a key role in enhancing the integrity and quality of the organisation's financial reporting framework. While you won't be responsible for preparing every reconciliation yourself, you will own the quality, completeness and effectiveness of the balance sheet reconciliation and control environment. You will provide technical leadership across financial accounting processes, challenge existing practices, and work closely with both internal stakeholders and shared service teams to ensure strong governance and compliance standards are maintained. Key Responsibilities Lead the review and oversight of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely resolution of outstanding items
• Evaluate, strengthen and document financial controls across the business
• Identify control gaps and drive remediation activities
• Support audit readiness and ensure compliance with accounting standards, policies and governance requirements
• Provide oversight and quality assurance of accounting activities performed through shared service functions
• Act as a technical accounting subject matter expert for the wider finance team
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, control effectiveness and reporting quality
• Build strong relationships across finance and operational teams to embed a culture of accountability and control
• Your Profile This role will suit someone with a strong technical accounting foundation, ideally gained within a Big Four or mid-tier audit environment, who is looking to move into a position that combines financial control, process improvement, governance and business impact. You will be a naturally inquisitive finance professional who enjoys understanding how processes work and identifying opportunities to improve them. You will bring: CA, CPA or equivalent accounting qualification
• Experience gained within a Big Four or mid-tier audit firm and/or a complex corporate accounting environment
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial control frameworks
• A questioning mindset with the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Continuous improvement experience and a focus on process excellence
• The ability to balance strategic oversight with a hands-on approach when required
• What's in it for You? Highly visible role with broad exposure across the finance function
• Opportunity to influence and improve the control environment of a large organisation
• Strong career development potential and succession pathway
• Collaborative and supportive finance leadership team
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Chance to utilise both your technical accounting expertise and commercial judgement

If you're a technically strong Chartered Accountant looking for a role that moves beyond traditional financial reporting and allows you to drive meaningful improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Today Please submit your CV in Microsoft Word format by clicking Apply Now. For a confidential discussion, contact Megan Alexander at Robert Half Auckland on 09 915 6700 Reference Number: 06900-0013533269

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