Bookkeeper, NZ Experience

🔥 2 hours ago

🇵🇭 Philippines – Remote

💵 ₱70k / month

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🧑‍🏫 Bookkeeping and Clerks

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Pear Tree.

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1 - 10 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

Pear Tree is a Melbourne‑born offshore recruitment and hiring services company that connects Australian, US, and UK businesses directly with skilled offshore professionals (primarily from the Philippines) without agency markups. They provide end-to-end hiring support — sourcing, screening, skills assessments, video interviews, reference checks — and offer payroll, Employer‑of‑Record, and compliance assistance plus a six‑month replacement guarantee. Pear Tree recruits across IT, sales & marketing, finance, creative, admin and operations roles, emphasizing cost savings, direct pay to talent, and secure onboarding workflows.

📋 Description

• Perform daily upkeep of Xero records across multiple client accounts, ensuring precise transaction coding and appropriate GST application. • Manage accounts payable by entering and organizing bills via Xero, Hubdoc, Dext, or other client-preferred platforms. • Reconcile account transactions and prepare monthly management reports, including executive summaries, cash summaries, Profit & Loss statements, Balance Sheets, and aged AR & AP. • Process accurate and timely payroll services, set up new client payroll software configurations, manage employee onboarding forms, and customize employment contracts. • Audit, check, and process GST returns and monthly PAYE returns. • Manage client email accounts and maintain professional correspondence with suppliers, customers, and internal team members. • Record all billable time in six-minute increments with clear work descriptions and maintain task workflows in Asana.

🎯 Requirements

• Hold a formal bookkeeping or accounting qualification. • 2 to 5 years of professional New Zealand bookkeeping experience, including hands-on expertise with GST return preparation. • Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience using Xero. • Practical understanding of New Zealand tax compliance standards (including PAYE and GST). • Advanced written and spoken English communication skills. • Direct prior experience processing New Zealand payroll (desired, not required). • Familiarity with document capture and automation tools such as Hubdoc or Dext (desired, not required). • Experience operating within task management and workflow platforms like Asana (desired, not required). • Strong initiative with an analytical eye for spotting discrepancies, optimizing processes, and challenging outdated workflows (desired, not required). • Exceptional organization, time management, and the ability to prioritize effectively under pressure across multiple accounts (desired, not required).

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid public New Zealand holidays - 11 days • 2 weeks paid leave over Christmas and New Year (excluding public holidays) • Paid day off for Birthday • Annual Christmas bonus based on performance KPI's • Company retreats where we spend time together (every 2 years)