Senior Financial Accountant – Funds & IFRS Reporting

Apex Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in Auckland, New Zealand, is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to provide expert support in investment accounting and tax functions, ensuring accurate processing, compliance with NZ tax regulations, and high-quality reporting for local clients.

You will prepare monthly accounting and portfolio valuation packages, assist with audits, draft annual financial statements compliant with NZ IFRS, and help with regulatory returns and tax planning while collaborating with auditors and

Qualifications

• 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 tight deadlines.
• Well organized with good communication skills to enable working efficiently with auditors and clients.

Responsibilities

• 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 regulatory requirements such as KiwiSaver Statistical Returns & 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 changes
• Mandate monitoring specific to Client’s investment mandates as required
• Assist with review of taxable income and expenses within portfolios
• Assist in supporting the Investment Accounting Manager with tax expertise, tax reconciliation and filing
• Assist in maintaining internal Procedures and Process documents for Accounting and Reporting team
• Assist with Fund set ups, GL maintenance and other static data reviews
• Work with other teams in Operations to increase knowledge of investment securities and Fund Administration
• Undertake other duties including Projects and IT testing

Skills

Qualified Accountant

Financial Services experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

Apex Group in Auckland, New Zealand, is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to provide expert support in investment accounting and tax functions, ensuring accurate processing, compliance with NZ tax regulations, and high-quality reporting for local clients.

You will prepare monthly accounting and portfolio valuation packages, assist with audits, draft annual financial statements compliant with NZ IFRS, and help with regulatory returns and tax planning while collaborating with auditors and