About this role
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