Senior Accountant - Privately Held Business (BAS) - Christchurch

Senior Accountant - Privately Held Business (BAS) - Christchurch

Grant Thornton New Zealand Limited- Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

Job Description

Senior Accountant – Privately Held Business (Christchurch)

• Committed to your professional development
• Friendly team environment
• Competitive Remuneration package
• Opportunities for the right person and room for growth

Grant Thornton is a well-established and reputable international Advisory and Accounting firm. The business has an established and loyal client base and is looking to the future with goal of helping dynamic organisations achieve their growth strategies. Our busy Christchurch team has a variety of clients in both size and industry and offers you the opportunity to develop your career in a friendly team environment alongside supportive Partners.

In our Privately Held Business team, you will be responsible for the preparation of financial statements, income tax returns and GST/FBT returns. You will also be supervising junior team members and have the ability to add value to our clients through consulting projects. This is a role where you can really make a difference – to the business, your team and the clients.

Desired Skills & Experience

To be successful you need to have:

• NZ based experience in complex accounting issues for small to medium sized businesses within a professional CA environment
• Sound knowledge of financial statement preparation for companies, trusts, sole traders and partnerships
• Sound understanding of the Companies Act
• Client focus with a commitment to exceed our clients’ expectations
• CA qualification is preferred; however not a pre requisite for the right candidate.

It is our people that make the difference at Grant Thornton. We are looking for a team player who is intellectually curious and motivated to contribute to our business. We offer a competitive remuneration package and support your professional development and membership fees.

Company Description

Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. These firms help dynamic organisations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, forward looking advice. Proactive teams, led by approachable partners in these firms, use insights, experience and instinct to understand complex issues for privately owned, publicly listed and public sector clients and help them to find solutions. More than 35,000 Grant Thornton people, across over 100 countries, are focused on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work.
In New Zealand we have offices located in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

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