Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

To deliver expert support in the management of investment accounting and tax functions, ensuring accurate and efficient processing of financial transactions, compliance with relevant tax regulations, and optimal reporting for Apex NZ clients. This includes the meticulous handling of investment portfolios, adherence to complex tax laws, preparation of detailed financial reports, and strategic tax planning to enhance client outcomes and meet regulatory requirements.

What you will be doing:

• Preparation of monthly accounting and portfolio valuation packages for Clients, trustees and any other third parties
• Assist with the Annual audit process – liaise with Clients and their external auditors to agree the format and content of financial statement templates and rollover and prepare templates, accordingly, testing as required
• Annual financial statements – prepare, with accuracy and timeliness, annual financial statements for Client's Funds that are compliant with NZ IFRS and liaise with Client external auditors through the audit process
• Assist with any further regulatory requirements such as KiwiSaver Statistical Returns & the FMCA requirements of the Fund Updates and Disclose Register
• Ensure awareness of new Exposure drafts and IFRS developments relevant to financial services and fund management and assist with implementing any relevant changes
• Mandate monitoring specific to Client's investment mandates as required
• Assist with the regular review of taxable income and expenses within the portfolios
• Assist the Investment Accounting Manager in supporting the operational team with investment income tax expertise, tax reconciliation and filing
• Assist in ensuring the internal Procedures and Process documents are maintained up to date for the Accounting and Reporting team
• Assist with Fund set ups, GL maintenance and other static data reviews
• Work with other teams in Operations, gain an awareness of their roles and where they are relevant to your own to ensure you increase your knowledge of investment securities, products and Fund Administration.
• Undertake other duties as reasonably required including assistance with Projects and IT testing

Skills Required:

• Qualified Accountant with at least two years of relevant experience in the Financial Services industry
• Keen to learn and be part of a team that achieves to tight deadlines
• Well organized with good communication skills to enable working efficiently with auditors and clients

What you will get in return:

· A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;

· Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;

· Training and development opportunities

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.