Assistant Accountant

Hydraulink Fluid Connectors Ltd; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydraulink Fluid Connectors Ltd is looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Penrose based Finance team. This newly created role supports growth and strengthens finance processes, reporting and systems.

You will work closely with the Finance Manager to deliver accurate financial information, provide business insight, and identify opportunities to streamline and automate workflows. This role offers the chance to move beyond transactional accounting and make a tangible impact in a growing

Qualifications

• 3+ years practical accounting experience.
• Qualified in accounting, CA or CPA study preferred.
• Strong across financial accounting, reconciliations and month-end reporting.
• Excel proficiency with Pivot Tables and Lookups.
• Experience with ERP accounting systems.
• Analytical, commercially minded and solutions-focused.
• Highly organised with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident communicating financial information and building relationships.
• Curious and motivated to improve and automate processes.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end, journals and reconciliations.
• Prepare P&L, Balance Sheet and variance reporting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Manage bank reconciliations and fixed assets.
• Support statutory and tax compliance and year-end reporting.
• Provide backup across Accounts Payable and Receivable.
• Drive process improvement, reporting automation and efficiency.

Skills

3+ years experience

CA or CPA study

Financial accounting

Excel Pivot Tables

Excel Lookups

ERP systems

Analytical mindset

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

CA/CPA study preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Hydraulink is looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team in Penrose. This is a newly created role, established to support our continued growth and strengthen our finance processes, reporting and systems.

Working closely with the Finance Manager, you will play an important role in delivering accurate financial information, providing insight into business performance and identifying opportunities to improve, streamline and automate the way we work.

This is a great opportunity for an accountant who wants more than transactional accounting and is keen to make a genuine impact in a growing business.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting month-end, journals and reconciliations
• Preparing P&L, Balance Sheet and variance reporting
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Managing bank reconciliations and fixed assets
• Supporting statutory and tax compliance and year-end reporting
• Providing backup across Accounts Payable and Receivable
• Driving process improvement, reporting automation and efficiency

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who is:

• An experienced accounting professional with 3+ years’ practical experience
• Qualified in accounting, with CA or CPA study preferred
• Strong across financial accounting, reconciliations and month-end reporting
• Highly capable in Excel, including Pivot Tables and Lookups
• Experienced with ERP accounting systems
• Analytical, commercially minded and solutions-focused
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident communicating financial information and building relationships
• Naturally curious and motivated to improve and automate processes

Experience in a medium to large business, particularly one with inventory, multiple locations or NZ/Australia intercompany transactions, would be advantageous.

Why Hydraulink?

Hydraulink is one of Australasia’s leading hydraulic hose and fluid connection providers, with an extensive service network across the region. We’re proudly Kiwi-owned, and since 1945 we've built our reputation on quality, reliability, and technical excellence.

We are a business with ambitious growth plans, and this newly created role provides the opportunity to shape how our finance function supports that growth.

If you want a role where you can own your work, improve processes and make a genuine contribution to business performance, we’d like to hear from you.

Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand. Pre-employment checks may form part of our recruitment process.