Senior Financial Accountant

• Full Time
• Application Closes 22 Nov 2024
• Auckland - Auckland
• Accountant and Auditor

Location is New Plymouth, Auckland and Wellington

Fixed Term, Full-time to cover parental leave up to February 2026

At TSB, you’ll be part of a profit for purpose organisation, that empowers and enables you to be your best and make a positive difference for the people you work with, and the communities you are part of.

About the role

This role’s primary focus is taking ownership of all general ledger activities and the timely and accurate completion of month-end.  Reporting to the Financial Controller, and working closely with a strong a collaborative team, you will get to put your technical accounting skills to use and develop a broad and deep understanding of TSB, its people, and data.

Who are you?

• You will have experience in accounting processes, general ledger activities, reconciliations, and financial analysis to complete month end      and assist with preparing financial statements and other regulatory reporting requirements.
• You will have proven financial control experience as the “keeper” of process documentation for all financial accounting, external reporting and tax.
• You will provide evidence of your knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) policy and      regulations, with the ability to provide tax advice that will ensure TSB meets it’s tax obligations.
• You are a great communicator who takes ownership of tasks, and confident to engage with multiple stakeholders.
• You enjoy identifying opportunities to enhance existing processes through continuous improvement. 

In this role, you can expect to:

• Take ownership of the month end activities, including approving journals and preparing balance sheet reconciliations
• Be accountable for general ledger activities, including analysing figures and understand key drivers
• Liaise and problem solving with the wider business on the flow of financial information
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders such as tax advisers, internal audit and IRD.
• Work with the finance team to continually review processes and identify improvement opportunities

We are looking for candidates who have:

• CA qualification (or equivalent).
• 5+ years’ experience in technical accounting or taxation.
• Advanced knowledge of financial accounting and reporting concepts and processes.

What’s in it for me?

At TSB, we’re small enough to really care about our customers but big enough to have great rates, innovative products, and digital solutions. We are looking for people to help us achieve our goal of being the easiest bank to deal with.  

We aim to create remarkable experiences for our people, who in turn create remarkable experiences for our customers. 

By working with us, you’ll be a part of a profit for purpose organisation.  We’re 100% owned by Toi Foundation, a philanthropic trust, and our annual dividends contribute to Toi’s transformational impact in our community.  

We believe that we all bring something unique to our workplace and when we are encouraged to be ourselves, TSB is stronger for it. That’s why we’re committed to supporting your wellbeing, creating space for you to be your best self, both in and out of work, and enabling you to make a meaningful difference in our communities.  

If you are ready to get stuck in as part of a collaborative team where you’re supported to be your best self…. Apply Now! 

The closing date for applications is 5.00 p.m., Friday 22nd November 2024