Assistant Accountant – Accounts Payable - New Zealand Jobs Opening

September 23, 2024

Tatua

Hamilton

FULL TIME & OTHER

Assistant Accountant – Accounts Payable

Are you a new Graduate or graduating soon, and looking for your first step on a Finance career ladder?

Or are you looking for a change of role, or a return to work after a career break, and have some finance experience already?

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company is a manufacturer and marketer of specialist high value dairy-based ingredients and consumer foods.

We are seeking an Assistant Accountant - Accounts Payable Officer to join our finance team. To be successful in this role, you could have Accounts Payable experience, ideally with knowledge in an automated Accounts Payable environment. Or alternatively, maybe you’re a finance graduate looking for your first step on the career ladder and have the passion and enthusiasm to learn quickly.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, your primary focus will be the accurate processing and reconciliation of accounts for the monthly payment cycle.

In the role you will be responsible for:

Timely and accurate matching of invoices to purchase orders
Accurate coding and authorisation of non-purchase order invoices
Reconciling invoices and credit notes to Suppliers statements and following up and clearing missing or unmatched invoices
Handling any queries via phone and email and maintaining excellent relationships with suppliers
Weekly and monthly payment runs, including foreign currency
Balance sheet reconciliations for the Accounts Payable accounts
Ongoing improvement of Accounts Payable applications, including Xtracta and Approval Plus.

We are seeking applicants who:

Are self-motivated with creative problem-solving skills and an ability to “think outside the box”
Enjoy building working relationships to drive commercial understanding, and have excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Possess an outstanding attention to detail
Have strong user knowledge of MS Excel and general accounting functions.

Tatua is situated east of Morrinsville, approx. 25-30 minutes from Hamilton City and Cambridge. Applicants for this position must have the required documentation to allow them to work in New Zealand.

What we offer:

Subsidised medical insurance
Life, Disability & Income Protection Insurance
Development & training opportunities
Additional parental leave
Comprehensive Wellbeing Package: Workstation assessment, annual health screenings, free flu vaccines, EAP services, onsite wellbeing committee
Discounted staff products
Free onsite secure parking