Senior Bookkeeper

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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

• Manage end-to-end bookkeeping for a large New Zealand client • Maintain accurate financial records using Xero • Process accounts payable and accounts receivable • Complete bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations • Process journals and maintain the general ledger • Ensure financial transactions are accurately coded and recorded • Maintain clean and accurate financial records for review • Complete month-end bookkeeping procedures • Prepare management reports and financial summaries • Reconcile balance sheet accounts • Identify discrepancies and resolve accounting issues • Assist with the preparation of financial statements • Ensure reporting deadlines are consistently achieved • Prepare and reconcile GST returns • Ensure bookkeeping complies with New Zealand accounting standards • Maintain supporting documentation for compliance purposes • Assist with Inland Revenue (IRD) reporting requirements where appropriate • Support year-end accounting processes • Liaise professionally with clients regarding bookkeeping queries • Request and organise financial documentation • Respond to day-to-day financial enquiries • Build trusted working relationships through accurate and timely service • Escalate technical accounting matters to senior accountants where required • Prepare complete and accurate bookkeeping files ready for review • Work collaboratively with the Junior Accountant supporting the client • Maintain consistent bookkeeping standards and documentation • Identify opportunities to improve bookkeeping processes and efficiencies • Contribute to continuous improvement across the practice

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years' bookkeeping experience supporting New Zealand businesses • Strong working knowledge of New Zealand GST requirements • Advanced experience using Xero • Experience preparing management reports and month-end reconciliations • Excellent understanding of New Zealand bookkeeping and accounting principles • High level of accuracy and attention to detail • Strong organisational and time management skills • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills • Ability to work independently while maintaining high-quality standards • Desirable • Previous experience working within a New Zealand accounting practice • Experience supporting multiple clients simultaneously • Experience using Xero Practice Manager • Understanding of payroll administration • Accounting or bookkeeping qualifications