• Job TypePermanent
• PaySalary required commensurate with the position
• Reference8668185

Comments

My candidate is a versatile and experienced accountant with over nine years of work experience in various roles such as accounting, finance, procurement and audit, locally and overseas. Their most recent work experience includes serving as the head of finance for a utilities company, where they manage a team of three direct reports, implementing and maintaining financial and administrative controls, preparing and filing financial statements, and identifying and rectifying the issue of overstated working capital. They also worked as a senior financial accountant for a healthcare provider, where they were part of a systems integration project and reported directly to the CEO. They also managed the accounting, financial and management reporting of a conglomerate, where they worked closely with an external tax team, oversaw the procurement and inventory departments, and helped identify and investigate asset misappropriation fraud. They are a qualified accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

My candidate is looking for their next role within the commercial sector where they have found they highly enjoy the ability to positively affect business outcomes, and thrive on having a team to develop. 

Professional qualifications/key skills

• CPA member since 2019
• Bachelors of Business, Accounting completed 2019
• Experience with direct reports
• Financial and Management accounting
• End to end payroll

Education and Qualifications

Auckland Institute of Studies

Bachelor of Business, Accounting (Academic Merit Scholarship)

Completed 2019

CPA Australia 

Associate Member

Since 2019

CAANZ

Provisional membership

Work Experience

Utilities Company

Management Accountant / Acting Finance Manager

2021 to Present

• Managing a team of 3 direct reports.
• Working with the Board of Directors and General Manager in implementing and maintaining financial and administrative controls
• Monitoring of banking facilities and daily cashflows
• Preparing and processing payrolls (weekly, fortnightly & monthly basis)
• Review and authorisation of payments
• Preparation and filing of financial statements. Final review by Chartered Accountants
• Regular filing of GST returns, year-end tax returns and PAYE
• Responsible for monthly management reports, profit and loss by business unit, company balance sheet and commentary, including annual budgets
• Comply with all relevant statutory and legal requirements. Supervision of any accounts and administration staff

Medical Provider

Senior Financial Accountant (Contract)

2021

I was of a project team that was responsible for implementing a systems integration project. We completed the project in two months.

• Ongoing propriety audit while approving payments.
• Ensuring financials are prepared in accordance with NZ IAS and NZ IFRS
• Projections on business plans including projected P&L, Capex budget and cashflow

Multi-Interest Group

Senior Accountant

2019 to 2021

• Managing the accounting, financial and management reporting of the group which includes six
• F&B/entertainment outlets and two management companies.
• 5 direct reports and responsible for ongoing proprietary audits.
• Experience of working closely with the Deloitte tax team in relation to tax returns and financial statements.
• Oversight of the procurement and inventory departments, payroll processing, monitoring of cash flow and filing of GST returns.
• Key Achievements
• I helped identify and investigate asset misappropriation fraud resulting in cost savings of $200 thousand for the Group.
• I initiated and helped drive a complete restructure of the purchasing department and implemented controls.

Simon Lawrence

Team Manager

Hays Senior Finance

T: +64 (0) 21 240 2620