Financial Accountant

About the role:

As a Financial Accountant, you’ll play an important role in ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting across the Foodstuffs South Island co-operative.

Working closely with the Financial Reporting and Consolidation Lead and the wider finance team, you’ll contribute to the preparation of monthly and annual financial reporting while helping maintain strong financial controls and accurate financial records across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assisting the preparation of monthly financial reports including analysing and explaining variances
• Supporting the preparation of the annual financial report, including consolidation of FSSI entities and preparation of notes to the accounts
• Preparation and filing of the Group’s monthly GST returns.
• Maintaining accurate accrual accounting across consolidated accounts to minimise timing differences and budget variances
• Preparing and reconciling general ledger accounts and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner

About you:

You’ll be a detail focused accounting professional who enjoys working with complex financial information and ensuring accuracy in reporting. You take a proactive approach to improving processes and enjoy collaborating with others to deliver strong financial outcomes. Ideally you’ll also have:

• CA, CPA or other accredited accounting body certification
• A tertiary qualification in Accounting (or equivalent)
• Experience managing GST and tax reporting within a large or complex organisation
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and investigate financial issues
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain financial information
• Confidence working with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
• Experience using SAP and OneStream preferred but not essential. 

How to apply:

Ready to take on the challenge? Click “apply” now! Applications will close 26 March 2026 and will only be accepted via our careers site.

If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email careers@foodstuffs-si.co.nz

Join us in feeding the South Island.

Why join us?

• 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.
• 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!
• We’re a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.
• Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.

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 180 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square 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 Foodies, 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.