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Group Accounting Lead

Foodstuffs · Foodstuffs Landing Drive, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand · Hybrid

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PayNot posted
LevelSenior
Work modeHybrid
LanguageNot stated
VisaNot stated
Asks forNo US skills mentioned
PostedOct 6, 2026
Found by usOct 6, 2026
Last checkedOct 6, 2026

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Lead day to day group accounting activities including month end, consolidated reporting and statutory compliance.

Experienced, 5+ years

Worth knowing: CA qualification preferred and SAP experience advantageous

From the posting

Ko wai mātou – About us Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE, Gilmours and Four Square right? That’s us! With 300+ stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Our Finance team plays a critical role behind the scenes, providing financial insight, stability, and support that enables our Co-op and stores to thrive. You’ll be joining a collaborative, forward-thinking team focused on continuous improvement and doing great work together. Te Tūranga – About the role As our Group Accounting Lead, you'll play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial reporting, statutory compliance, and financial control activities across Foodies. Reporting to the Group Accounting Manager, you'll provide day-to-day leadership within the Group Accounting team while partnering across Finance and the wider business to provide accounting guidance and strengthen our ways of working. You’ll also be working across: Owning the end-to-end month end process including consolidated group reporting Owning the day-to-day delivery of Group Accounting activities Maintaining general ledger and balance sheet integrity Leading the half year and annual statutory reporting and external audit activities Applying NZ IFRS and providing accounting guidance Driving process improvement, standardisation and automation Leveraging SAP and finance systems to improve efficiency and reporting Coaching and supporting the Group Accounting team You'll ensure business initiatives are translated into sustainable financial processes, maintain robust controls and reconciliations, oversee the integrity of the general ledger, and partner closely with Finance stakeholders to identify and resolve process issues. He kōrero mōu - About you You'll bring strong technical accounting expertise, sound commercial judgement and a collaborative leadership style. Comfortable working in a complex environment, you'll be able to balance attention to detail with a broader business perspective while building trusted relationships across the organisation.

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