Corporate Services & AML Administrator

NZ Tax Accountants Limited; Auckland; Sur place; NZD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Auckland CBD accounting firm seeks an experienced Corporate Services & AML Administrator to join our small Auckland team. This full-time, onsite role combines corporate administration with NZ AML/CFT compliance.

You will perform non-resident AML/CFT checks, maintain company records, handle director/shareholder changes, and liaise with CAS360 and First AML to ensure due diligence.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting or professional services with AML/CFT responsibilities.
• Comfort with non-resident verifications and remote checks.
• Familiarity with CAS360 and First AML for due diligence.

Responsabilités

• Incorporating NZ companies and registering partnerships.
• Preparing and lodging Companies Office returns.
• Maintaining statutory records and registers.
• Processing director and shareholder changes.
• Preparing resolutions and documentation for transfers.
• Managing corporate compliance using CAS360.
• Completing AML/CFT customer due diligence with First AML.
• Verifying non-resident individuals and overseas entities remotely.
• Following up clients for outstanding corporate and AML documentation.

Connaissances

AML/CFT checks

Non-resident verifications

Client communication

Attention to detail

Outils

CAS360

First AML

Description du poste

Auckland CBD | Full-time | Salary negotiable depending on experience

We are a specialist accounting firm looking for an experienced Corporate Services & AML Administrator to join our small Auckland team. This is a full time role working onsite in our Auckland office.

This is a varied role combining corporate administration with support for our New Zealand AML/CFT obligations.

Our clients are predominantly privately owned businesses, and many are Australian companies operating in New Zealand. As a result, much of our AML work involves non-resident clients, directors, shareholders and beneficial owners whom we do not meet in person.

For this reason, we are specifically looking for someone with practical experience completing non-resident and non-face-to-face AML/CFT checks. Experience limited to verifying New Zealand-resident clients face-to-face will not, by itself, provide the level of experience we are seeking.

Key responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

incorporating New Zealand companies and registering limited partnerships;

preparing and lodging Companies Office annual returns;

maintaining statutory company records and registers;

processing director and shareholder changes;

preparing resolutions and documentation for share transfers and other corporate changes;

managing corporate compliance through CAS360;

completing and reviewing AML/CFT customer due diligence through First AML;

verifying non-resident individuals and overseas entities remotely;

identifying directors, shareholders, beneficial owners and persons with effective control;

reviewing ownership structures and determining who requires verification; and

following up clients for outstanding corporate and AML documentation.

What we are looking for

You will ideally have experience in an accounting firm, law firm, corporate services provider or similar professional services environment.

You should already have a practical understanding of company structures and be comfortable with concepts such as:

the difference between a director and a shareholder;

share transfers and changes in ownership;

company registers and statutory records; and

corporate resolutions and Companies Office requirements.

Practical experience completing AML/CFT checks for non-resident or non-face-to-face clients is important.

You should be comfortable obtaining and verifying identity and ownership information remotely rather than relying on clients attending an office in person.

Familiarity with New Zealand limited partnerships would be an advantage, particularly an understanding of the respective roles of the limited partnership, general partner and limited partners.

Experience with CAS360 and First AML would also be advantageous, although system training can be provided to someone with the right underlying experience.

You will also need:

a sound understanding of New Zealand AML/CFT requirements;

strong attention to detail;

good organisational and written communication skills;

confidence dealing directly with clients;

strong computer literacy; and

the ability to work independently and escalating issues where appropriate.

About us

We are a small specialist accounting firm supporting businesses with New Zealand accounting, tax and compliance obligations.

Many of our clients are Australian businesses operating in New Zealand, so cross-border company administration and non-resident AML checks are a routine part of our work.

This role would suit someone who enjoys taking ownership of corporate compliance work and wants to be an important part of a small professional accounting team.