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Group Accounting Lead

Foodstuffs Landing Drive, Mangere, AucklandFull-time2026-10-08 → 2026-10-20

Core

Lead the Group Accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting, statutory compliance, and financial control activities across the organization.

Role type

Senior Group Accounting Lead

Builds

Consolidated group financial reports, statutory filings, and audit-ready financial statements

Domain

Retail / Accounting

Required skills

Technical accounting expertise, commercial judgement, leadership, process improvement, general ledger management, balance sheet integrity, NZ IFRS knowledge, SAP proficiency, audit coordination

Preferred skills

Coaching and mentoring, stakeholder partnership, automation implementation

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end month-end process including consolidated group reporting, maintain general ledger and balance sheet integrity, lead half-year and annual statutory reporting and external audit activities, apply NZ IFRS and provide accounting guidance, drive process improvement and standardization, coach and support the Group Accounting team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC