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Rocket Lab · Auckland, NZ, New Zealand
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Perform month end close, IFRS and SEC reporting, tax filings, reconciliations and audit support for a space company.
Worth knowing: Security background and nationality checks required due to ITAR regulations.
“These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations.”
Company: Rocket Lab Corporation Job title: Assistant Accountant Location: Auckland, NZ ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. ABOUT ACCOUNTING AT ROCKET LAB: Join Rocket Lab as an Assistant Accountant and help power the numbers behind one of the world's leading space companies. As part of our Finance team, you'll help deliver high-quality financial accounting, statutory reporting and tax work that keeps our business on track. This is an opportunity to gain broad, hands-on experience across month-end close, IFRS reporting, tax compliance and SEC reporting to our US parent. You'll work closely with teams in New Zealand and the US, support our external audits, and help find smarter, more efficient ways of working as we scale. If you're ready to take your career further while helping a space company reach new heights, this is your launchpad. WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO: Complete month-end and ad hoc financial reporting, reconciliations and audit-ready work papers Contribute to quarterly SEC reporting for our US parent Support IFRS statutory reporting and NZ/US external audits Help investigate and resolve accounting issues across fixed assets, inventory and R&D Help prepare GST, FBT, NRWT and income tax returns, plus R&D tax credit claims Assist with cash flow forecasts, Stats NZ surveys and process improvement initiatives YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS: A diploma in accounting or business, and working towards a professional accounting qualification (e.g., CA or CPA) Month-end close experience in a medium to large organization A continuous improvement mindset Excel skills THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE: Experience with large accounting systems Tier 1 ERP system experience Bachelor’s degree in accounting WHAT TO EXPECT We’re on a mission to unlock the potential of space to improve life on Earth, but that’s not an easy task. It takes hard work, determination, relentless innovation, teamwork, grit, and an unwavering commitment to achieving what others often deem impossible. Our people out-think, out-work, and out-pace.
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