We are on the lookout for an experienced Financial Assistant to come on board for a fixed-term contract (FTC) covering maternity leave.

The APAC Finance team is responsible for handling all financial transactions, compliance, and reporting for companies across the APAC region, including New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, China, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand.

As a Finance Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the APAC Finance team. Your responsibilities will encompass ownership of the accounts payable process, including issuing purchase orders, managing supplier invoices, and handling staff expense claims. Additionally, you will assist in various financial operations, such as bank reconciliations, fixed asset register management, and the preparation of intercompany and customer invoices, ensuring accurate and compliant financial record-keeping for our diverse portfolio of APAC companies.

The responsibilities will include:  

Preparation of bank reconciliations,

Supporting in the managing of the fixed asset register,

Assisting in the preparation of intercompany and customer invoice,

Maintaining record of bank mandate and assisting CFO in the communication with banks when change required

Assisting in the management of record keeping

Helping to prepare relevant management reports and supporting the year end audit process

Supporting with ad hoc tasks within the APAC Finance department

Ownership of the AP process including:

Issuing Purchase Order in accordance with Group procurement procedure

Capturing supplier invoices in the Finance system

Checking Staff expense claim and entering into the Finance system

Preparation of payments

Managing relationships with external stakeholders and supplier

Liaising with internal stakeholders within ANZ and Asia

What are we ideally looking for in a successful candidate? 

A minimum of 1 years’ experience in an accounts payable role.

Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.

Able to learn quickly, and enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced industry.

Have a genuine enjoyment of collaborative work within a high-performance team.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft packages, especially Excel.

An understanding of accounting principles, with progress towards CA or equivalent.

Experience with Microsoft Navision or D365 is advantageous.

In addition to these skills and experience, we value personal attributes such as:

Client Focus: A dedication to consistently delivering high-quality service, with a constant awareness of the impact your role has on internal and external stakeholders.

Teamwork: A willingness to contribute to the finance team's success by assisting colleagues during downtime or quiet periods, ensuring collective goals are met.

Why should you join us?  

A hybrid 3+2 model combining working from the office and from home.

A competitive salary and excellent benefits, including full comprehensive health insurance, Life insurance, additional annual leave days after your first 12 months, sick days, and more.

Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies.

We provide global career opportunities for our employees at any of our offices in the UK, Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand, China and more.

If this role appeals to you, please apply with your cover letter and CV by the 3rd of January 2025.

*Please note we shortlist as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw advertising at any time. 

For more information, please reach out to us! anz_recruitment@fnz.com

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. 

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. 

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.