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Financial Accountant at Walter & Wild · Maungakie…
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About Us
At Walter & Wild, we’re proud to be one of New Zealand’s leading food manufacturers, home to some of the country’s most iconic brands including Hubbards, Hansells, Aunt Betty’s, Vitafresh & Vitasport, Greggs, Killinchy Gold, NZ Natural and more. As a proud Kiwi company with big goals, we combine the scale to make a real impact with the feeling of a close-knit, collaborative team. Our portfolio is filled with household favourites, and our passion for innovation and quality drives everything we do.
The Role As Financial Accountant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the integrity and compliance of transactional finance across Australia and New Zealand. This is a hands-on role spanning month-end, tax compliance, and financial control, with exposure across multiple entities and close collaboration with operations and the wider finance team.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver accurate, timely month-end close across journals, accruals and reconciliations
- Manage core transactional finance including receivables, banking and cashflow forecasting
- Partner with operations to ensure integrity of procurement, inventory and warehouse transactions
- Prepare NZ GST returns and support AU BAS, PAYG and payroll tax compliance
- Support group tax, transfer pricing and statutory reporting requirements
- Assist with audits and financial statement preparation
- Provide guidance and backup support to Accounts Payable and purchasing processes
- Contribute to group reporting (HFM), FX revaluations and cash reporting
- Participate in a group-wide ERP implementation project
- Support cross-functional initiatives and the wider finance team
About You
You’re a proactive, detail-driven accountant who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and improving how things are done. You’re confident working across both transactional and technical accounting, with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
You will bring:
- 3–5+ years’ experience in financial or commercial accounting, ideally within FMCG
- CA/CPA qualified (or working towards completion)
- Strong month-end and technical accounting capability
- Solid understanding of NZ and AU tax compliance (GST, BAS, PAYG)
- Experience with large ERP systems (Dynamics AX/D365 preferred)
- High attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, and a continuous improvement mindset
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach
Why Apply?
At Walter & Wild, we bring together people who are commercially savvy, care about others, and thrive in a fast paced, purpose driven environment. We value fresh thinking, staying curious, and adapting quickly. We’re always looking for smarter, more innovative ways to move forward - and we make sure to enjoy ourselves along the way!
What we offer:
- To be part of a growing business with a portfolio of well-known and trusted brands
- A supportive, down-to-earth team culture
- Training, development, and genuine growth opportunities
- Competitive pay
If you're looking for a role where your accounting expertise can make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV.
Please note that you must have valid NZ working rights and be based in New Zealand to be considered.