Accounts Assistant (AP)

About The Company NZ-owned and operated for over 25 years, this Kiwi market leader boasts a strong brand presence built on high-quality products and excellent customer service. Located on Auckland's North Shore, they offer a uniquely warm, stable, and collaborative environment. This is the ideal home for someone who loves what they do, takes pride in doing a great job, and is looking for a long-term, supportive place to settle in. About The Role Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will manage the day-to-day transactional flow, playing a critical role in optimising vendor relationships and supporting broader commercial business decisions. You will manage payment cycle activities efficiently, control expenses and maintain ledger integrity by processing, verifying and reconciling invoices. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role where you will proactively follow up queries, chase missing information, and keep processes running seamlessly. Key Responsibilities Creditors & Expenses: Complete accurate data entry of creditor invoices against purchase orders, manage PO exceptions, code expenses to departmental budgets, and pay sundry creditors on time. Vendor & Ledger Integrity: Reconcile supplier statements to the ledger, resolve discrepancies promptly, and maintain vendor master data (including phone verification of bank updates). Rebate & Key Accounts Support: Collect store sales data, calculate periodic rebates (monthly, quarterly, annual), process credit notes/invoices, and support procurement with supplier purchasing analysis. Accounting Month-End & Tax: Execute bank reconciliations, complete GST filings/journals, process fixed asset depreciation, and assist the Finance Manager with budget variance investigations. Stakeholder & Admin Support: Be the go-to person for billing queries from stores, suppliers, and internal team members with a clear, direct, and customer-focused approach. Benefits Free on-site parking at North Shore location Structured professional growth and skills development opportunities Work from home 1 day per week (between Tuesday - Thursday, once settled in) Subsidised health insurance for you and your immediate family Discount fuel card Supportive, social Kiwi team environment with high retention. Who You Are & What You Bring We are open to candidates with 1 - 2+ years of solid Accounts Payable / NZ Accounting experience, provided you bring high attention to detail, strong ownership, and a desire to perform well in a steady, reliable role. Excel skills are important; you’ll be confident with lookup formulas, pivot tables, and using spreadsheets to analyse data and catch discrepancies. You take initiative, proactively follow up with others to get answers, and close out queries quickly. We’re seeking a high level of accuracy, precision in data entry, and structured thinking. A straight-up communicator will work well here, polite, grounded, deadline-driven, and equipped with a good sense of humour! #J-18808-Ljbffr