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Accountant/Finance Business Partner

Employer
Weta Digital
Location
Waipawa Wellington Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Jul 15, 2022

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Job Role
Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
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Accountant/Finance Business Partner

Wētā FX is looking for an Accountant/Finance Business Partner to join our Accounting team.

Wētā FX is one of the world's premier visual effects companies. Known for its culture of creativity and innovation, it has created some of the most memorable movie characters and worlds of the last twenty years. Wētā FX established its reputation for cutting-edge visual effects with work on blockbusters like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong and Avatar, and has six Visual Effects Oscars to its credit. The company has recently completed work on Netflix's Umbrella Academy, Avengers: Endgame, and Gemini Man. We have a headcount of over 1500 crew members and are located across 12 sites in Wellington's Eastern Suburbs.

Reporting to the Finance Director (FD) the Accountant/Finance Business Partner will be working with other experienced accountants on all financial accounting matters for the Wētā FX business.

They will work closely with the FD and the wider Finance team to complete and improve the month-end accounting activities. Key responsibilities include responsibility for foreign subsidiaries, tax compliance in NZ and overseas, R&D tax credits, and payroll oversight. The Accountant/Finance Business Partner will assist other team members with their workload, perform peer reviews and work with the team on various projects.

We view this role as a unique opportunity to join a well-established organisation in a role that has a good range of challenges with the scope to gain a broader range of involvement. Candidates will be a Chartered Accountant with experience in a commercial enterprise, with advanced excel skills.
Responsibilities

Foreign subsidiaries:
  • Payroll including pension schemes
  • Billing and payables
  • Month-end and reporting

Tax:
  • Tax compliance in NZ and overseas, working with our tax consultants
  • R&D tax credit regime documentation and filing

Other:
  • Payroll oversight and projects
  • Assisting other team members with workload and reviews
  • Process improvement
  • System implementations
Profile and Experience

Essential experience:
  • Commercial experience in mid-large enterprise
  • Experience in process improvement and developing new reports/systems/processes
  • Advanced excel skills
  • Experience with mid-large ERP and reporting systems
  • Commitment to exceptional customer service standards (internal and external)

Desirable experience:
  • Experience in a media, entertainment, or technology industry
  • Experience in the design and implementation of new finance systems
  • Experience leading or making significant contributions to finance projects
  • Ideally Big 4 background

Personality and style:
  • Confident communicator able to explain complex financial issues in plain language
  • Able to build quality relationships and gain the trust and confidence of senior executives
  • Self-starter, able to work independently to achieve tight deadlines
  • Comfortable operating in an often-ambiguous environment
  • Adept at managing a range of complex stakeholder expectations.
  • Sets high performance standards for themselves

Qualifications:
  • Member of CAANZ (or international equivalent)
  • Undergraduate degree, in Commerce or Accounting

Wētā FX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated. Eligibility to work in NZ is essential.

To obtain a full job description, please email: ***********@wetafx.co.nz

Please note: Candidates must be qualified Chartered Accountants; and due to the Covid-19 travel restrictions in place, candidates are required to be New Zealand Residents or New Zealand Citizens, currently based in New Zealand only.

Location: Wellington - New Zealand

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