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Pear Tree.

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1 - 10 employees

🎯 Recruiter

👥 HR Tech

🤝 B2B

Recruitment • HR Tech • B2B

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

• Overseeing and managing all of the accounting functions across the group of companies • Supporting the Accounts Assistant role in ensuring accurate processing of accounts receivable and accounts payable including processing of inter-company charges and accurate on-charging of amounts to customers in a timely manner, completing of daily bank reconciliations • Having responsibility of all accounting journals and adjustments required for accurate financial reporting including keeping all subsidiary accounts fully reconciled. • Providing Month End Financial Reports to Management in a timely manner. • Having responsibility for GST, PAYE returns filing. • Having responsibility for inter-company transactions reconciliations. • Maintain organised and accurate financial documentation. • Having responsibility for Quarterly Bank Covenant Reporting with business performance commentary • Providing Costing and Variance Analysis • Prepare and oversee the budget and cashflow forecast for the group. • Update with actuals monthly and report to Management. • Manage cashflow forecasts and report daily. • Have the ability to provide insights into cashflow management. • Having the responsibility and ability to identity opportunities for improving internal financial processes and controls including ability to improve receivables collections and implementing change. • Being able to document processes and train staff who input information into finance systems. • Being able to work closely with external accountants, bank and other stakeholders provide required information in a timely manner. • Being able to lead accounting/finance related meetings and be the person in charge. • Being able to support the other functions in the company such as Health and Safety, HR, Council and other compliance requirements which require input from the finance team

🎯 Requirements

• Be an advanced user of Xero. • Have used Dext and Approval Max. • Be able to learn new software easily which are industry specific such as My Trucking, iLoad. • Be able to work sole charge without much oversight daily. • Have strong reconciliation abilities and can work to meet deadlines across a range of tasks. • Be able to maintain organised and accurate financial documentation. • Be able to lead other staff. • Have a minimum of five years’ NZ experience at a similar level (formal qualifications not necessary but preferred). • **Behavioural Attributes** • - Positive and professional at all times • - Conscientious with an eye for detail • - A willingness to represent the company in the best possible manner at all times • - Excellent communication skills with well-developed time management skills and the ability to work with the minimum of supervision without compromising on quality.