Intermediate Accountant

**About The Back Room** We exist to free our clients' time so they can focus on what they do best — growing their business. We deliver smart, efficient solutions that liberate teams from the everyday admin, and we hold ourselves to the same standard. Time is the ultimate currency, and we treat it like it. **About the Client** Our client is a Chartered Accounting and Advisory firm based in New Zealand, growing their existing offshore team to support their accounting function. They provide personalized accounting, taxation, and business advisory services to small and medium-sized businesses, helping clients make informed financial decisions through timely reporting and proactive advice. This role exists to deliver accurate compliance work while contributing meaningful business insights that help clients achieve their financial goals. **The Role** As an Intermediate Accountant, you'll manage a portfolio of clients, delivering high-quality accounting, taxation, and advisory services while building trusted client relationships. You'll prepare financial reports, provide proactive business advice, and collaborate closely with senior accountants to support continuous improvement across the practice. Success in this role comes from combining technical accounting expertise with strong communication skills and a genuine commitment to delivering value to clients. **What You'll Do** - **Compliance** - Attend to peer Review of annual accounting work - Preparation of Annual accounts and Tax returns for selected clients with your portfolio as per allowed budget - Provide coaching and professional development advice to less experienced team members, where appropriate - Advise clients in regards to tax efficiency and structuring - Look after client queries and ensure proactive client communication - **Business Advice and Management** - Preparation of management accounts, forecasts and budgets and cashflows - Provide tangible value-add business advice to clients through accurate reporting and through understanding the specific requirements of individual clients - Complete non-compliance value added work - Look for value added project work within the portfolio of clients allocated - Execute effective face to face client meetings - **Internal** - Proactively assist Senior Accountant with the improvement of operational processes relating to compliance work - Assist Senior Accountant with development plans for less experience staff in the accounting team - Ensure company core values are upheld and help build a winning and fun business culture - **Miscellaneous** - Other duties reasonably within the capability of the employee may also be required from time to time. The employee’s duties may be altered following consultation with the employee **What We're Looking For** - Previous experience in a public practice accounting firm - Strong knowledge of New Zealand accounting and tax compliance - Experience preparing financial statements and income tax returns - Experience preparing management reports, budgets, and cash flow forecasts - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail - Ability to manage multiple client engagements and meet deadlines - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong client relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills - Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team **Nice to Have** - Experience providing business advisory services to SME clients - Experience mentoring or coaching junior accountants - Exposure to tax planning, business structuring, and value-added consulting - Experience with cloud accounting platforms such as Xero and related accounting software * * * **Why This Role** This is an opportunity to join a respected New Zealand Chartered Accounting and Advisory firm where you'll do more than just compliance work. You'll partner closely with business owners, provide meaningful financial insights, and continue developing your tec…