NZ Accountant

Location: Remote from the Philippines, working standard New Zealand business hours and holidays

Salary: PHP 60,000–70,000 per month, flexible for more experienced candidates

Company

hirify.global is an established New Zealand firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisors serving clients across multiple sectors, including accounting and tax compliance, audit, business growth, agribusiness, insolvency recovery, Māori organisations, clubs, and analytics.

What you will do

• Prepare annual financial statements, periodic management reports, New Zealand income tax returns, and GST returns to a review-ready standard.
• Maintain structured workpapers, audit-ready documentation, client correspondence, and formal information requests.
• Perform end-to-end bookkeeping, reconciliations, journal entries, accounts payable and receivable processing, and full-cycle payroll.
• Manage Xero ecosystems and related practice software, maintaining accurate data workflows.
• Support financial modeling, budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, variance analysis, and analytical reporting.
• Provide administrative and compliance support, participate in team meetings and training, and complete ad hoc tasks for the Principal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or formal qualification in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with at least 3+ years of professional accounting experience in a public practice environment.
• Working knowledge of New Zealand tax legislation, GST rules, PAYE, KiwiSaver, payroll compliance, and New Zealand financial reporting frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Xero Practice Manager, Xero Tax, or comparable practice management suites.
• Ability to independently prepare compilation reports or financial statements, income tax returns, and GST reconciliations.
• Professional business-level written English suitable for regulator correspondence.
• Full availability during standard New Zealand business hours.
• Meticulous, proactive, autonomous, discreet, and reliable when handling sensitive financial and commercial information.

Nice to have

• Full CA/CPA designation or active progress toward completion.
• Experience in agribusiness, clubs or associations, not-for-profit entities, or Māori organisations.
• Familiarity with business intelligence, data analytics, and reporting dashboard tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote independent-contractor engagement.
• Structured daily communication, scheduled team meetings, strategy alignment, and professional training.
• Opportunities for professional development, tool adaptation, and participation in team upskilling.
• Work aligned with New Zealand business hours and holidays.