Senior Accountant

We’re not just another workplace we’re a team of like-minded people striving to make a realdifference to the lives of as many Kiwis as we can. Trust is what makes us who we are. We’re passionate and committed to doing the right thing by caringfor each other, our customers and our communities. We know you’re brimming with potential and so arewe. Let’s continue our journey together. Trust is what makes us who we are. We're passionate and committed to doing the right thing and caring for each other and our customers. We work together to support our people and communities when they need us most, and that includes you. We know you're brimming with potential and so are we. Let's continue our journey together. What you'll be doing: We have a fantastic opportunity for a self-motivated individual with outstanding technical and interpersonal skills to join our Finance team as a Senior Accountant. In this role you will be reporting to the Financial Controller where you will be providing financial accounting and reporting services to internal and external stakeholders. Your keen eye for detail will ensure that compliance with external financial reporting requirements is met and you will be monitoring the financial health of the business. Ideally, you are a CA qualified accountant and will have ideally operated in a similar role in the past, demonstrating your broad understanding of accounting standards, financial systems, complex modelling, regulatory obligations and stakeholder management skills. Your excellent communication and influencing skills as well as your business acumen, you will have the ability to make the most of your financial and analytical skills to drive improvements and truly add value to our business. Your day to day will be filled with: Contributing to finance deliverables to achieve business goals Providing accurate, complete and timely reporting of financial results Ensuring that our reporting meets the latest financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements Ensuring that levies and other financial regulations are met Solvency and capital deliverables Owning the general ledger and ensuring that balance sheet reconciliations performed by the team are accurate and complete Supporting with reinsurance activities Oversight/review of financial accountant tasks A bit about you: You're the kind of person that has a love for working with numbers, with an analytical mind with the ability to think laterally to find solutions to those out of the box challenges. To be successful in this role you will bring with you: Solid financial accounting experience in a Senior Accounting role in a corporate organisation In-depth understanding of accounting practices and standards Experience with statutory financial statements preparation and managing audit deliverables Experience with managing regulatory compliance deliverables Experience with owning finance systems/projects or driving finance initiatives. Advanced Excel skills Why you'll love working with us: We embrace rewarding our people fairly and competitively through annual salary reviews and recognising high performance through our incentive scheme We're committed to making our peoples’ wellbeing a top priority, with benefits such as a $250 annual wellbeing allowance, discounts at Les Mills, Bay Audiology and Lumino the Dentists plus volunteer leave We offer great discounts on our products and retail partners, like up to 50% off our car, home, and contents insurance, free NZAA membership, as well as a generous $1,500 refer-a-friend bonus We invest in our people; we have an online learning portal, study leave and career break options, celebration of service, loyalty, and recognition programs Our culture and care for our people can be seen in our outstanding engagement and tenure. We believe the most important investment we can make is in you. We have an inclusive and supportive environment and believe every voice matters. We believe in investing in our people and creating an inclusive space that provides opportunities for all. Being part of our team comes with good perks. We offer a range ofbenefits with something for everyone: 5 additional days of domestic leave Free life insurance An annual paid volunteer day of your choice Four weeks of paid parental partner leave Parental leave bonus, that tops up the Government contribution to100% of your salary for 20 weeks Access to our confidential employee support network $250 annual wellbeing allowance Three free confidential counselling sessions each year via Raise We help your money go further: Discounts on NZAA products including AA Home Response, AA Health,AA Life and AA Pet Insurance. Free NZAA Membership $1,500 bonus for successfully referring friends and family to workat AA Insurance Up to 50% off AA Insurance products Supplier and retail discounts at JB Hi-Fi, Noel Leeming, Bunnings,PB Tech and more We value you: Additional leave for long service Milestone anniversary gift vouchers Study leave and support options Access to LinkedIn Learning; our online learning portal Annual share in success bonus and salary review You are you: Eligible employees can take a career break Ability to purchase additional lifestyle leave Hybrid working options to suit your needs Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Looking after, supporting and protecting people is in our DNA, and thisstarts with our people. We have an inclusive and supportive culture,full of people who are encouraged to bring their true self to work. AAInsurance strives to create an internal community that is driven byacceptance, education, and celebration of the uniqueness of every personwho works here. This includes providing the right support for all ouremployees, through initiatives such as our Gender Aff… Our Employee Action Groups are responsible for identifying initiativesto meet the needs of members of their groups. Driving initiatives andchange, our variety of Employee Action Groups are welcome to allemployees and allies who support and advocate for initiatives from alldifferent roles, backgrounds and parts of Aotearoa. The rAAInbow EAG is a passionate group of individuals and allies lookingto create a leading LGBTTQIAP+ workplace and championing the community. The Wāhine EAG’s purpose is to ensure women feel represented, heard andconfident to advocate for themselves and for change that positivelyinfluences their lives. The Arawa Hōkūle’a EAG is driven by our passionate EAG members andallies at AA Insurance to help connect, educate and celebrate all thingsMāori and Pasifika, while ensuring our traditions and cultures aretreated respectfully and fairly. The Neurodiversity EAG's purpose is to promote awareness andunderstanding, work towards equity and help our people to understand andnormalise differences in brain types and different ways of being. As an organisation we’ve chosen to report on thepay gap at AA Insurance to help create fair outcomes for all employees. Gender pay equityisabout ensuring people performing the same role are paid the same,regardless of gender, and that women and men performing different workof equal or comparable value are paid equitably. Measuring andunderstanding our pay gap is an important step in taking action andachieving gender pay equity. Culture We provide our people with a safe and supportive environment where everyone’s voice matters. We grow,nurture and promote a diverse and inclusive workforce to bring the best out of our people. Our teamsare passionate and driven by the difference they can make to the lives of New Zealanders. Our values It’s our vision to earn the trust of every New Zealander by protecting what matters most. Our genuine values guide the way we act and go about doing things. Every member of our team plays an important role to bring our purpose of caring, helping and getting things sorted for our customers. #J-18808-Ljbffr