New Zealand Police
Accounts Assistant
- Posted 6d ago
- On Site
- Full Time
Location
Porirua
Salary
$69.34 - $72.43 k/yr
Job Description
- Based at Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua
- Police Employee
- Permanent, full time
- Multiple positions available
- JR 5045138
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Mō te tūnga | About the role
The NZ Police Finance function provides several critical services required to enable the success of our organisation. This ranges from ensuring our staff and suppliers are paid, ensuring compliance with public sector legislation, standards, and expectations, maintaining a “Licence to operate” and providing strategic and practical financial advice to decision makers to ensure we operate within our budgets and deliver value for money.
We are seeking an Accounts Assistant who enjoys working in an exciting work environment, has good communication skills, and has the ability to deliver within challenging timeframes. They will understand the financial information needs of the government, be innovative and continually look to improve and add greater value to the service provided. You will have good interpersonal and communication skills, and an enthusiastic approach to work with a 'can-do' attitude.
The Accounts Assistant will be reporting to the Team Leader – Reconciliations as part of the Finance Reconciliations Team.
Key Accountabilities:
- Manage daily imports and reconciliations of NZ Police Accounts
- Clearing and reconciling monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Executing payment runs from FMIS SAP
- Processing all payments made from NZ Police bank accounts.
- Set up and ongoing maintenance of Debit Cards and top ups.
- Issuing and on-going maintenance of Credit cards and transaction processing.
He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.
To be successful in this role you will require the following:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience.
- Knowledge and experience in transactions processing and general accounting.
- Good understanding of Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with financial management system – SAP – is preferred.
- Able to organize and co-ordinate multiple tasks.
- A proven ability to build effective working relationships.
- Be results oriented and a team player.
Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements
- This role is based at RNZPC Porirua (Papakowhai).
This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.
To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/11-2024/accounts_assistant.pdf
Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.
The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.
To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:
https://www.newcops.govt.nz/sites/default/files/applicant_information_pack_2023_external.pdf
Tono ināianei | Apply now
If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.
For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers
All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.
Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $69,337 and $72,430 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.
Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Monday 9th December 2024. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact john.downs-carroll@police.govt.nz.
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Soft Skills Required
- Communication
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Benefits and Perks
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📈Professional Development
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⏰Flexible Work
Job Schedule
- Shift Work