Temp-perm Accounts Officer position based in Wellington CBD

Your new company

This public sector organisation based in Wellington CBD have sadly had a resignation in their team and are therefore looking for a new Accounts Officer to join their close-knit and friendly team.

Your new role

This role reports into the Finance Manager and will see you working closely alongside a second Accounts Officer. In a nutshell, this position is responsible for ensuring financial transactions are promptly, accurately, and efficiently undertaken and recorded in the financial system. The focus of the role will depend on the successful candidate's strengths. Ideally the focus of the role will be AR however duties can easily be realigned if you would rather focus on AP. Duties may include:

• Delivering accurate and timely accounts receivable / accounts payable services
• Following up with customers for overdue payments
• Reviewing vendor and customer accounts
• Processing accruals, preparing reconciliations and reporting
• Following up on any discrepancies found from reconciliations
• Managing the company credit cards and expenses using FlexiPurchase

What you'll need to succeed

In order to be considered for this role you must be ordinarily resident in Wellington and must also be able to start on short notice (2 weeks maximum). You will be customer centric with the ability to self-motivate and act on initiative and will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• Relevant work experience dealing with financial transactions
• Sound understanding of financial systems, processes and controls
• The ability to solve problems, meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Strong general computer skills, including sound spreadsheet and office package skills
• Excellent communication, facilitation, influencing and interpersonal skills

What you'll get in return

This role is offering a great hourly rate of up to $35 per hour depending on experience. The organisation is based in central Wellington with excellent transport links plus they also offer flexibility to work from home a couple of days a week.

What you need to do now

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