Assistant Accountant - NZ

Sealord is one of the largest seafood companies in the Southern Hemisphere.  And with more than 60 years of fishing experience, farming, processing, and marketing operations, our business consistently delivers quality seafood to our customers around the world.

Established in 1961, Nelson Sealord is half owned by the Māori people of New Zealand, through Moana New Zealand (Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd), and half owned by global seafood company Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd (Nissui).  Sealord is one of the largest quota holders in New Zealand with partners and subsidiaries around the world through Nissui’s global links.  Sealord Group has fishing operations, which include all deep-water fishing activities as well as international and joint venture deep fishing activities, in New Zealand and Australia.

We are currently seeking an Assistant Accountant – Commodity Sales to join our high performing Commercial Finance team based in Nelson.  This role provides the opportunity to gain invaluable commercial experience in a well-recognized organization and a supportive team environment. 

Working within a dynamic Commercial team, you’ll take an active role in supporting the accounts receivable and general ledger transactional requirements for Export and Foodservice Sales.  By interacting with individuals at all levels, you’ll also develop strong working relationships both, internally and externally, and be given plenty of opportunity to use your initiative in helping improve systems and processes.

Who we are looking for

To be successful in this role you will need to have a good understanding of basic accounting principles, and previous working exposure to the following may be an advantage but not a pre requisite:

• Processing of customer remittances
• Flow up and resolution of disputed and late accounts receivables transactions
• Preparation of accurate and timely balance sheet reconciliations
• System and process improvement

You will be process orientated, a logical thinker, able to meet deadlines and, of course, have sound computer literacy including experience with accounting software and intermediate Excel.

You are systems savvy with a “can do” attitude, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a flexible outlook.

You will also need to have the ability to work in an open plan, productive environment within a collaborative team, manage multiple tasks effectively and build strong relationships.

What we are offering

Our people are the key to making us a successful New Zealand company operating in a global seafood market.  At Sealord we invest in our employees with ongoing training and career development as well as succession planning and promotion from within.  You will also be entitled to some of the Sealord Employee Benefits including staff discounts on Sealord products.  We encourage an innovative, fun work environment and a positive culture.

A satisfactory pre-employment drug test and a physical medical assessment will be required to be considered for this role. Applicants must have legal entitlement to live and work in New Zealand.
If you are interested and able to fulfil the requirements, please apply online at www.sealord.com.