Assistant Accountant

Unlock Resourcing; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 391,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

We Source is hiring an experienced Assistant Accountant to join the finance team of a growing New Zealand network infrastructure company. You'll work remotely from the Philippines as a full member of their Auckland-based accounts team, handling the full cycle from payables and receivables through to month-end and GST.

Our client designs and delivers network solutions for education, government and corporate customers across New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Accountancy or Commerce (CPA a plus).
• Experience in an accounting team, ideally across the full accounting function.
• Hands-on AP, AR, bank reconciliations and month-end close.
• Experience with GST/VAT returns; New Zealand or Australian experience is a strong advantage.
• Advanced Excel and solid Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong numeracy and the ability to produce accurate financial reports.
• Excellent attention to detail, and a habit of finding the root cause, not just the fix.
• Discretion with confidential financial information.
• Clear, confident written and spoken English.
• The ability to meet tight deadlines and take ownership of your work.
• A reliable home office setup and stable internet, with power backup.

Responsibilities

• Handle full AP/AR processes and vendor queries.
• Process and reconcile bank statements daily; prepare payment batches.
• Record stock receipts and manage project stocks in the stock portal.
• Prepare GST and VAT returns and support month-end close.
• Assist with year-end reconciliations and reporting.

Skills

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Bank reconciliations

Month-end close

GST/VAT returns

Advanced Excel

MS Office

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Commerce

Tools

BNZ online banking

Job description

We Source is hiring an experienced Assistant Accountant to join the finance team of a growing New Zealand network infrastructure company. You'll work remotely from the Philippines as a full member of their Auckland-based accounts team, handling the full cycle from payables and receivables through to month-end and GST.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our client designs and delivers network solutions for education, government and corporate customers across New Zealand. Their culture is built on partnership, drive, collaboration, innovation and doing what you say you will.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Accounts payable

• Raise purchase orders for the project team and enter them in the stock system
• Process supplier invoices and approved expense claims
• Handle supplier queries, follow up on POs and reconcile supplier payments

Accounts receivable

• Issue project and monthly invoices to education, government and corporate customers
• Send monthly debtor statements and chase payments to keep cashflow healthy
• Answer customer account queries

Banking

• Process and reconcile bank statements daily
• Prepare and process payment batches in BNZ online banking, including international payments, based on available funds and cashflow forecasts

Stock administration

• Record stock receipts, allocations to engineers and customer dispatches in the stock portal
• Manage returns, RMAs, write-offs and buffer stock levels (Juniper, Cisco, Moxa, cabling)

Month-end and reporting

• Bank, prepayment, accrual and sales reconciliations
• Month-end journals for accruals, depreciation and prepayments
• Balance sheet work files, cost of sales report and P&L support
• Help prepare management reports and monthly cash flow statements
• Maintain the fixed asset register
• Prepare GST and FBT returns for approval

Year-end

• Prepare year-end workings and reconciliations for the external accountants and answer their queries
• Support the Finance Manager with year-end financials

Coordination

• Work with the network and project management teams on stock and purchasing
• Help keep finance processes and systems running to best-practice standards

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Accountancy or Commerce (CPA a plus)
• Experience in an accounting team, ideally across the full accounting function
• Hands-on AP, AR, bank reconciliations and month-end close
• Experience with GST/VAT returns; New Zealand or Australian experience is a strong advantage
• Advanced Excel and solid Microsoft Office skills
• Strong numeracy and the ability to produce accurate financial reports
• Excellent attention to detail, and a habit of finding the root cause, not just the fix
• Discretion with confidential financial information
• Clear, confident written and spoken English
• The ability to meet tight deadlines and take ownership of your work
• A reliable home office setup and stable internet, with power backup

WHY JOIN

• A long-term, full-time role working directly with a New Zealand finance team
• Exposure to the full accounting cycle, from AP/AR to statutory returns and year-end
• Work from home, with no commute
• A collaborative team that values ownership and continuous improvement