Accountant

Preconstruction, VDC and safety teams support every project from bid to closeout. Self-perform crews of carpenters, ironworkers and laborers number in the thousands. Start time is 6:30 a.m., and crews work 10-hour days in summer.

About the role

We have an immediate opening for an Accountant in Auckland. This role supports the annual audit and works with AP, payroll and FP&A every month. We work hybrid out of Auckland, usually three days in, two days remote.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Assist with year-end audit requests and prepare supporting schedules
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for accruals, prepaids and allocations
• Investigate P&L variances and explain them to the Controller
• Help FP&A with actuals and variance data for budget reviews
• Track prepaid expenses and amortization schedules
• Record fixed asset additions and run monthly depreciation
• Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite or Sage Intacct

What you need

• 3-5 years of general ledger or public accounting experience
• Organised and accurate under deadlines
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants

Salary range: $68,000-$92,000 per annum

Benefits

• Health insurance
• KiwiSaver contributions
• Five weeks annual leave after the first year
• Annual bonus
• Employee assistance programme

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Northern Construction.