Financial Accountant

Job Description:

dentsu Aotearoa | Auckland | Permanent | Full time | R1096154

• Flexible/Hybrid working environment with optional 2 days WFH
• 5 weeks annual leave (after 2 years of service) plus additional wellness days each year
• Join a collaborative and close-knit team in our recently renovated offices

About us

When you join dentsu Aotearoa, Asia Pacific’s largest and most awarded Agency Network, you’re becoming part of one team. A team with diverse talents in creative, advertising, media, experience design, and technology. And one with a shared ambition: to innovate the way brands are built. We know the work is only as unique and awesome as our people, which is why we’re not looking for a ‘culture fit’. We want a ‘culture add’. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace so you can show up to work as your full self and reach your full potential.

As a Financial Accountant at dentsu Aotearoa, you’ll be joining a high performing team and a global dentsu community of over 60,000 in over 145 countries. Our collaborative and agile ways of working mean you’ll develop versatile skills and be exposed to new and exciting thinking. Combine that with a pioneering spirit at making a positive impact on brands, society, and each other and you’ll soon realise why we’re at the forefront of the digital economy.

What your role and typical day might look like

You’ll be an important member of our finance team, supporting a complex dentsu Creative service line and responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting and insightful analysis, month end closing, and financial process efficiencies, while supporting a team of juniors under you. The purpose of this role is to contribute and build trusted relationships across the business in order to get an accurate pulse of the overall financial health, stability, and success of the organisation, ensuring sound financial management, optimising resource allocation, and facilitating informed decision-making at all levels. You’ll also be supporting and leading a team too, bring together a collaborative effort across the finance team to support your Service Line.

Responsibilities could include

• Partner with the business team to ensure accurate revenue recognition by projects and clients.
• Ensure all month end closing tasks are successfully completed on time and deliver month end reporting variance analysis and commentary.
• Review and complete balance sheet reconciliations with explanation of outstanding items.
• Manage intercompany reconciliations and arrange intercompany agreement as required.
• Submit monthly group reporting (Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Intercompany and Client Reporting) timely and accurately
• Manage AP&AR and review client’s billings & vendor payments
• Support commercial finance team with financial performance analysis, financial planning and forecasting.
• Assist with tax return preparation and submission.
• Ensure all procedures fulfil group compliance requirements and support internal control assessment upon request.
• Assist annual external audit and provide internal and client audits support (as required).

A bit about you

• Newly qualified CA/CPA, or almost qualified.
• Experience taking ownership of month end closing and reporting cycles is essential.
• Experience in complex, fast-paced operating environments. Highly advantageous having advertising/creative/media industry experience.
• Excellent Excel and Technology proficiency. Experience using Pegasus (accounting software) or similar media/creative/advertising industry specific tools is an advantage.
• A natural problem solver and nurturer of talent - effective at identifying and improving processes to ensure strong practices are in place and using that to support the development of your people. Leadership experience managing Finance Assistants would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail - ability to synthesize information using a rational and systematic approach.
• Open, honest, empathetic and a clear communicator that works well in a team.  

Be a champion of meaningful progress.

At dentsu Aotearoa we are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture. It enables our employees to bring the best version of themselves to work, which in turn fosters innovation, and generates better outcomes for our people, partners, and communities.

We encourage applications from people with disabilities, of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures to apply. If you want to contribute towards how we represent ourselves, you can join one of our communities/committees that drive awareness and inclusion at dentsu Aotearoa.

Next Steps.
Let’s connect! Apply via our dentsu careers page to share your interest with your CV and cover letter (optional).

Please note, we are only able to consider applicants who possess (or are in process of) working rights for New Zealand

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