Assistant Accountant

Based in South Taranaki

About the business and the role:
Monkeytoe Group is an Australasian company with offices in Melbourne, Auckland, Hawera, Wellington and Christchurch. They have over 90 staff members with over 50 of these being based in Hawera. They focus on designing, supplying and installing Aluminium Structures, Egress systems and Mounting Platforms for the New Zealand & AUS markets. Their clients range from Architects and Builders nationwide or ones like NZ Refinery in Whangarei and the Aluminium smelter on the Bluff. 

Job Description:
In this newly created role and in line with Monkeytoe’s growth your role will be to support the Finance Manager and Finance Section in delivering all financial responsibilities.  Also to ensure Finance Function acts as a strong business enabler to all in internal company functions & Group companies.

Key tasks include:

• Cashflow Management
• Balance Sheet Management including accruals.
• Financial Reporting
• Tax Management
• Creditor Payments and Settlement Management
• CAPEX and Fixed asset register maintenance/management
• Intercompany Reconciliation Management
• Insurance & Trade Credit renewals/claims
• Group Shared Services (Finance)
• Company Project and Business cases
• Fleet Vehicle Management
• All other Tasks as requested by the Group Finance Manager

You will be involved with full month end close processes to produce monthly financial statements, support all balance sheet reconciliations monthly – debtors, creditors, bank, stock, fixed assets, intangible assets, tax, provisions and accruals, loans, retentions, equity, intercompany, leases and all other assets & liabilities

Desired skills and experience:
Having a relevant Accounting Tertiary Degree and some experience in accounting roles is required. With Monkeytoe’s success and growth strategies we are looking for a team player who is open to change and transformation and further development of your skills with mentoring from their Finance Team.

You will have the ability to successfully build rapport and engage with people across functional and external parties and you will also bring a great attitude with you, be hungry and motivated and have a passion to grow, develop and contribute to the company.


What is in it for you…….
Monkeytoe Group are a highly attractive company to work for as they live by their values with everyone taking ownership of their roles and taking a family approach to their work and work as a team to achieve on delivery.  They genuinely care, and have low staff turnover backing this up.

You will also be coming into the business at a time where further expansion and growth is high on the agenda. You will also not be burdened by red tape bureaucracy, as Monkeytoe pride themselves on the ability to make decisions quickly.

This is a genuine opportunity to work for a highly successful company with a huge future in front of them and one for you to grow your career further within.  Come and join them on their future success journey!

Taranaki also provides a fantastic family location with affordable housing and a highly sought after outdoor lifestyle with Lonely Planet rating it as the 2nd top region in the world to visit as well as consistently topping the highest region in NZ for sunshine hours per annum.

Only those with the current legal right to work in New Zealand will be considered for this position.
 
Please apply to this advert in strict confidence or contact Bruce confidentially on 021 247 7311 for further information.

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