Accounting Specialist

We are looking for a detail-oriented Accounts and Finance Specialist to support a New Zealand-based client, working 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday to Friday. This role is designed to relieve the client’s accountant and management team from day-to-day financial administration, ensuring smooth, accurate, and well-structured financial operations.

This role suits someone who thrives in a structured environment, has strong attention to detail, and takes pride in maintaining clean and reliable financial records while supporting a high-performing remote team.

What you'll do

• Perform daily bank and credit card reconciliations across multiple accounts and business entities
• Reconcile payment gateway and POS transactions (e.g. card payments, online/e-commerce payments, buy-now-pay-later platforms, and digital wallets)
• Monitor incoming customer payments via bank transfer and prepare daily sales reports
• Manage bills and supplier payments, ensuring timely and accurate processing in line with internal financial procedures
• Reconcile statements and resolve discrepancies as they arise
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date financial records and documentation
• Update accounts receivable / overdue payment tracking as needed
• Support month-end processes and reporting
• Liaise with the onshore team on finance-related queries
• Guide junior staff on finance and admin tasks, helping prioritise workload
• Identify and suggest process improvements to enhance efficiency and compliance
• Support other finance and admin tasks as required

What We're Looking For

• Experience in bookkeeping, accounts, or finance administration, ideally supporting multiple accounts or entities at once
• Familiarity with cloud accounting software (e.g. Xero) and reconciliation or document management tools (e.g. Hubdoc)
• Comfortable working across multiple payment platforms and reconciling varied transaction types
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Good communication skills, with experience liaising with an onshore or remote team
• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and support less experienced team members
• Organised, process-driven, and comfortable with daily recurring reconciliation work

Work set-up: On-site