About the role and who we are looking for:

Since finance touches on so many parts of Compass, it creates lots of opportunity to move in the operational and commercial space and one such exciting opportunity is for an Assistant Accountant - Commercial based at our National Support Office in Auckland. You will be working closely with operations and in particular site managers to ensure that revenue and expenses are captured correctly including accruals and journals.

You will be responsible for:

This position provides specialist commercial accounting expertise of the assigned operational sector(s) portfolio within Compass Group New Zealand (CGNZ) including but not limited to;

• Driving a culture of best practice accounting throughout the commercial activities;
• GL reconciliation,
• Month end assistance with accruals and journals entries,
• Assistance with annual budgets,
• Capital expenditure processing and tracking,
• Fixed asset register maintenance,
• Cost tracking,
• Supporting the central HUB and wider commercial team as/when required,
• Ad hoc projects as/when required.

Ideal skills and experience you will have:

• a minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar Assistant Accountant role,
• an Accounting/Finance Degree,
• an understanding of business/economic/environmental drivers of actual results versus operating plan and forecast,
• an intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel,
• the ability to prioritise and multi-task,
• attention to detail as well as see the 'big picture',
• to demonstrated the ability to add value, improve efficiency and be innovative,
• experience in providing advice of a business nature, including the presentation of management accounts and financial analysis, to non-financially trained managers,
• a proactive, customer focused approach delivered within a best practice framework.

About us:

We are New Zealand's leading and largest provider of food and support services across multiple industry sectors including Business and Industry, Education, Defence, Offshore and Remote, Aged Care, Hospitals and Senior Living. These industry sectors and managed by our sub brands Eurest, Chartwells, Restaurant Associates, Medirest, and ESS. We specialise in turning ordinary acts of service into extraordinary experiential moments for our clients. With innovative and talented teams across New Zealand, we transform experiences from being GOOD to GREAT.

Our people are awesome, they breathe life into our brands and make great things happen! Our strength comes from the combination of the things we have in common - our shared values, vision, and purpose and to make our commitment unique for you - RESPECT, GROWTH and TEAMWORK are the founding pillars of these commitments.  We are an equal opportunity employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our finance team are at the very heart of our company, helping us manage and report on how we're performing and to budget correctly for all parts of the business. But it's not all about numbers, a big part of the job is about engaging with colleagues across the company; helping them to understand our commercial focus and where we're headed.

Join the Compass Whānau where you can make a difference and be part of something unique. People are the heart of our business; hence we ensure you will have a rewarding career path supported by employee benefits, training & development and recognition along the way.  The best part is working with a great team, knowledge sharing on a daily basis, a professional top grade coffee machine at work (am sure this is important to state) and working with an organization where no two days are the same and you can learn something new every day.

Please note that a Criminal Conviction History Check for NZ (MoJ Check) check is required.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.