Accountant - Retail Accounting
About Us
We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 200 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.
We value being at the heart of our communities, like we’ve always been, to make the South Island a better place – for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there’s a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.
Our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion, and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.
Our Values
At Foodstuffs South Island, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.
About the role
We are seeking an accountant to join our Accountancy Services Department at our Christchurch Office.
The position is fulltime and ideally suited to candidates who are looking for an enjoyable and challenging working environment. This role has a focus on providing accounting support to our retail markets, as well as the usual compliance tasks.
Key Responsibilities of the role are to:
- Complete any compliance work required for our retail markets. Including, but not limited to;
- Annual Accounts preparation, Income Tax Return preparation, GST and FBT Return preparation
- Conduct monthly General Ledger reviews for allocated retail markets, to ensure accuracy of Member Dashboard reporting.
- Provide general assistance to our retail markets on accountancy matters, and support in relation to our accounting information systems, with a focus on our core system, SAP.
- Undertake any other Project Work as required.
About you
The successful candidate will require:
- A solid understanding of accounting fundamentals. A tertiary qualification in accounting (or be near to completing) is desirable but not essential
- Prior experience preparing Financial Statements, Income Tax, FBT and GST Returns
- Experience with SAP (desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided)
- Experience using MYOB
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to work both independently and within a team
- Self-motivation and a disciplined work style, with the ability to work within time constraints
- Focus and drive to provide top quality service
Foodstuffs South Island Ltd has ATO (approved training organisation) status with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.
What we offer
- Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.
- Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives.
- We’re committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few.
- We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
- You can access Enhanced leave; Lifestyle leave and sick leave from day one of joining the Foodies team.
- We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
- We’re proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that’s made fun by Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events!
How to Apply
Ready to take on the challenge? We'd love to hear from you – apply now. If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at centralrecruitment@foodstuffs-si.co.nz.
Foodstuffs South Island is a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.