Assistant Accountant
Portainer.io, New Zealand
Job Description
Who are we?
Portainer is on a mission to make container management simple, quick, and easy. Whether it's Kubernetes, Swarm, Docker, or Edge computing the drive to create expert, elegant, simple, yet powerful tools that make the complex simple is what makes us tick. In its first three years, Portainer has experienced staggering global uptake of its Open-Source product, with hundreds of thousands of active users and many hundreds of millions of downloads. Now we're making the transition to our first commercial product, backed by an awesome group of global investors.
To help us bring our vision for Portainer to life, we're searching for a skilled Assistant Account to join our Finance Team and support our Finance Manager with daily accounting activities and financial reporting.
Please note this role is for 25h per week.
Requirements
About the Role
- Receive, verify, and enter vendor invoices while ensuring timely payments.
- Generate and send invoices to customers based on sales or services rendered.
- Reconcile bank statements with the accounting system daily.
- Monitor and follow up on overdue payments and communicate with customers for resolution.
- Review payment requests and prepare accurate payment runs.
- Track cash flow and maintain accurate cash transaction records.
- Reconcile employee leave balances and support the payroll process.
- Assist in preparing month-end financial reports and perform necessary reconciliations.
- Reconcile various GL accounts and resolve discrepancies.
- Complete GST, FBT, Statistics NZ and other returns accurately and in compliance with regulations.
- Collaborate in the preparation of budgets and forecasts, analysing variances and trends.
- Document accounting processes and identify improvements.
- Undertake assigned special projects, financial analysis, or other tasks as required.
Qualifications and Experience
- Tertiary qualification in Finance or Business
- 2+ years of Accounting/Finance experience
- Strong knowledge of MS Excel
Desirable
- Prior experience in Xero is a bonus
About you
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- A team player with a high level of dedication.
- Excellent attention to detail to ensure high accuracy across all documentation and reports.
- A proactive approach with a high degree of initiative
- Effective prioritisation and time management
- Commitment to activity, contribution, and action
- Energy, initiative, and enthusiasm
Benefits
Portainer is a leading tech company offering a broad benefits package including a highly competitive salary, stock options, insurance, and the ability to work anywhere in the world while still being part of a dynamic team taking on some of the most interesting challenges in the technology/infrastructure space. Benefits depend a little bit on where you reside in the world, but we're confident we can put the right package together for the right individual.
Portainer is already growing rapidly, however, we’re still very much in our infancy. We are very excited about the huge potential Portainer has in the global enterprise space and we believe we’re at the start of a wild ride. Joining Portainer will give you:
- The opportunity to be a part of a truly disruptive company at the beginning of its journey.
- A great remuneration package including benefits and participation in our stock option plan.
- The flexibility to work from home as part of a world-class team working on great tech.