Assistant Accountant

About the company

KPMG Private Enterprise New Zealand is part of a globally respected professional services organisation known for its emphasis on integrity, courage, excellence, and collaboration. The firm’s mission is to support prosperity across New Zealand, and that purpose shapes both client service and internal operations.

Role overview

This position is suited to a careful, proactive Assistant Accountant who can support the finance function and contribute to the accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of financial reporting. You will work with the wider finance team to maintain strong financial records and help keep essential accounting processes running smoothly.

The role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with figures, values accuracy, and wants to grow in a team-based, fast-moving environment.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in preparing monthly and annual financial reports to a high standard.
• Make sure the accounting support work behind financial and management reporting is completed accurately and within deadlines, including journals and general ledger review.
• Support cash flow forecasting by collecting, organising, and maintaining relevant financial information alongside the Financial Accountant.
• Help maintain tax compliance by preparing and lodging GST and FBT returns correctly and on time.
• Provide administrative and data support for budgeting from both a financial and management reporting angle.
• Carry out balance sheet reconciliations against agreed standards and escalate any differences to protect the quality of financial data.

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience with a strong grasp of financial and management accounting, including journals, general ledger work, and reconciliations.
• Capability to support both monthly and yearly reporting cycles.
• Understanding of tax compliance requirements, particularly GST and FBT.
• Exposure to cash flow forecasting and handling financial data.
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining data accuracy.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial information to assist decision-making.
• Good time management and the ability to meet reporting deadlines.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work well with stakeholders.
• A mindset focused on identifying and improving processes.

Benefits and perks

• Access to the firm’s annual incentive scheme.
• Opportunities for local and international secondments.
• Hybrid working that combines office, client, and home hubs where suitable.
• Ability to work from overseas and spend more time with friends and family outside New Zealand.
• Flexible leave options, including the option to buy extra annual leave.
• Gender-neutral parental support, including 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Paid membership to a professional association of your choice.
• Digital learning credentials through Microsoft and LinkedIn Learning, with tailored learning paths.
• Discounts and special offers on insurance, banking, and lifestyle products and services.
• Access to inclusion, diversity, and equity networks such as Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility, and Wahine groups.
• Opportunities to take part in Green Team activities supporting the firm’s carbon zero by 2030 goal.
• Invitation to join local social clubs and participate in social, sporting, cultural, family, and fundraising events.
• Paid time off for volunteering and citizenship activities.
• Health and wellness support, including free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, confidential counselling, an additional 5 days of wellbeing leave, and access to a wellbeing portal with guidance and resources.

Additional information

The recruitment process for this position is being handled directly by KPMG’s Talent Acquisition team. Agency partners will only be contacted if additional support is required.

KPMG encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds, including candidates living with disability, mental health needs, chronic health conditions, or those who identify as neurodivergent.

If you are disabled or neurodiverse and need accessibility support during recruitment, you can contact Emma at KPMGAccessibilityNetwork@kpmg.co.nz.

KPMG states that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and creates better outcomes for employees, clients, and communities. The organisation aims to be an employer of choice for everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation, or disability.