Accountant, Dunedin - New Year New Career!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Preparation & Filing of end of year financial tax returns, annual financial statements, INC, GST, FBT, DWT, RWT, Provisional tax, PAYE preparation & filing, Projections / Forecast, Assets Register & Depreciation, Communicate with third parties: banks, creditors, debtors, Maintenance of Records, Prepare monthly accounts / reports.

End of year tax returns for Small - Medium Businesses: Companies, Partnerships, Individuals, Trusts, Estates & Rental Property Investors.

Tax compliance.
Maintain Clients' business confidentiality.
IRD communication for clients.
Ensure high standards consistently met.
Maintain 'Pulse Accounting' business confidentiality.
Clear communication with Director & clients.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

3 years+ experience in a NZ Accounting office environment.
Must have excellent, proficient, sound knowledge of Xero. Position requires Xero certification. (We use cloud accounting almost exclusively for our clients.) WorkflowMax, Microsoft skills, Word & Excel.
Bank Reconciliation.
Excellent verbal and written skills.
Ability to liaise with a wide range of small business clients, give business advice in meetings, emails & phone calls.
Strong work ethic & ability to meet deadlines.
Attention to detail.
Self-motivated & works well independently.
Excellent time management.
Professional and well presented.
Customer focused with a "can do" attitude.
Must be able to hit the ground running, as will not be receiving training.

INCENTIVES:

Flexibility with great work & life balance.
Opportunity and variety.
Make a difference in the business growth.
Respected and appreciated for your efforts.
Spacious workplace with lots of natural light.
Free car park space.
Presently 24-26 hours permanent weekly part time hours available is flexible, with more hours when work load requires it.
Can start right away & hit the ground running.
Great unlimited coffee!

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.