Financial Accountant

About us

Backed by three generations of experience, Universal Homes is one of New Zealand’s oldest and largest residential developers. We have proudly designed and built tens of thousands of quality homes in sought‑after locations across the country. Known for our trusted reputation, long‑standing partnerships with local suppliers, and focus on construction innovation, we continue to deliver homes that offer exceptional value, durability, and future‑focused design.We are seeking a finance professional to support our accounts team and development projects.

About the role

Deliver accurate accounting and month-end schedules for our residential property development business. Reporting to the Director overseeing Finance, you will work with the Company Accountant, who coordinates and reviews day-to-day accounting. This is a finance-only position.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare general ledger journals, accruals, prepayments and month-end schedules with clear supporting documents.
• Reconcile AP to the ledger, accrue unrecorded invoices and investigate non-payroll bank differences and other accounting exceptions.
• Manage sales settlement accounting, lawyer liaison, settlement checks, receivables, closing entries and reconciliations.
• Account for land, inventory, project cost allocations, loans and interest; reconcile project records to the ledger.
• Maintain fixed asset and lease schedules and post credit card, fuel card and external commission accounting.
• Review expense claim coding, tax and evidence independently of the expense claim process handler; post approved claims.
• Post payroll, bonuses, deductions and leave accruals from approved departmental summaries; prepare no individual payroll calculations.
• Prepare GST and other non-payroll tax schedules, support approved filings, audits and financial reporting and budget inputs.
• Create POs and Standing POs from approved requests and budgets, track approvals and independently verify supplier bank details.

About you

• Relevant accounting qualification; CA or CPA qualification or progress towards it preferred.
• Practical New Zealand experience in journals, reconciliations, month-end and GST.
• Strong Excel and ERP skills; Homebuilder or Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience would be useful.
• Attention to detail and good communication; property or construction accounting experience preferred.

Apply

Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience through this advertisement.