• Suburban CA practice – Epsom
  
• Holiday leave cover for 8 weeks

Main points:

• Prefer no less than 30 hours/week
• CA qualified is not essential
• Paying up to $60/hour
• Mix of individuals, partnerships, SME's – the usual small practice client base
• Systems are iFirm and CA Office

Please:

Click on the "apply" link to register your interest and attach your CV and Cover Letter.

Direct any enquiries to John Keesing: john@talentnow.co.nz; (021) 649-920.

• Sole charge accounting role
  
• Manufacturing environment - building products and construction industry
• Strong financial and management accounting bias

The position of Accountant has become available for an experienced and confident individual able to take full charge of a busy and key role, and who enjoys being involved in the factory activities and processes while providing leadership to other staff.

Reporting to the NZ General Manager as a sole-charge position, the key tasks include:

• Preparation of monthly financial and management reports
• Cash management, cash flow reports and forecasts
• Contract management
• Balance Sheet maintenance and reconciliations (including Group and intra company accounts)
• Debt (including PPSR's), creditors, cash and stock management
• Completion of GST and FBT returns and payments
• Support the Group Head Office Accountant with the annual statutory accounts preparation and associated audit requirements, and the annual budgeting process
• Maintenance of job costing, product costing, bills of material and standard costs
• Development and maintenance of quality operational and accounting systems and procedures used throughout the organisation

The key skills and experiences required include:

• Strong financial accounting skills based on at least 5 years equivalent experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience with job and product costing and inventory management
• Previous experience of progress payments, retentions and the management of large contracts.Knowledge of the Construction Contracts Act, and the associated accounting and legal requirements relevant to the construction and contracting industry, would be a definite advantage
• Proven experience with ERP and job costing systems (MYOB EXO is used)
• A hands-on approach and strong attention to detail
• Strong Excel skills
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills

As a decentralised company within a wider group structure it has all the attributes of a small business as well as the structural demands of a group entity.

You will need to be naturally very well organised and articulate, able to cope with a demanding role, create and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders in the group, and be the sort of person that enjoys a challenge.

Please:

Click on the "apply" link to register your interest and attach your CV.

Also ensure you attach a cover letter detailing how you meet the job criteria.

Direct any enquiries to John Keesing: john@talentnow.co.nz; 021 649-920

• Urgent requirement for top Project Manager
  
• Exciting project nearing delivery
• Initial 6 month contract, then potentially more projects!

Whilst successful delivery is essential, you'll need to be degree qualified and you'll also need PM qualifications such as a Prince2 and MSP practitioner or higher (or equivalent).

It's likely you'll have a minimum of 10-15 years direct work experience in a senior IT or other senior project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.  This is an IT PM role, so you'll have likely had both an infrastructure and software background, rather than a generic one.

The key requirements of this contract are to ensure that this project falls within the specified tolerances within the current context of where it's at. This is a complex, complicated and challenging business environment with a wide range of business, sector specialist and "technical" stakeholders whose unique needs must be understood and catered for.  Whilst there are a few wobbles, they are not unexpected and your role will be to stabilise and bring the project to delivery and ensure there are few issues post "go live'.

In particular, you'll need strong persuasive and clear communication skills, both with the written word, as well as verbal, as the level and intelligence of stakeholders will test even the most hardy! Coupled with that are the various "remote" locations throughout the region, expectations, and variations in culture requirements.  So this is certainly not for the faint-hearted!

You'll also need to have some mobility to travel throughout the region so as to be able to attend meetings and team sessions as required, although to date, being a technology project, virtual meetings have been utilised successfully.

This client wants to ensure that the project is delivered with the least possible "challenges" and as such, excellent rate will be paid for the best available skills.

If you've got the skills, are available, or coming available, then click on "apply" and follow our registration process, marking your application to the attention of Kevin Chappell.  You can also contact me on 0295-974739 to discuss more detail.

Roller Blinds NZ, Ltd. is a privately owned company that has been in the window industry for nearly 10 years, selling quality made-to-measure custom blinds to customers all over New Zealand from its manufacturing base in East Tamaki, Auckland.

The acquisition of sole distribution rights to a new-to-New Zealand quality shutters product range has meant the business is experiencing tremendous sales growth; giving rise to this terrific new opportunity.

Reporting to the Finance Manager the key responsibility of the role is to maintain the integrity of the information systems platform and to identify and develop new technology opportunities and strategies.  This includes:

• Customer and production order processing, including: opening and closing production orders, issuing cutting instructions, evaluating material usage
• Issuing bills of material
• Preparation of product costings, price lists, material usage variations
• SAP Business One liaison with the software support partner, including testing inventory and production enhancements
• Staff training and development of administration and production staff on relevant SAP Business One and blind BoM configurator and pricing changes

Key attributes and skills demanded by this role include:

• At least 3 years SAP Business One experience (intermediate to advanced skill level)
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel with a comprehensive knowledge of formulae
• Experience of working within a New Zealand manufacturing environment

• Excellent English and Mandarin oral and written skills
• At least 3 years accounts/financial experience essential – a background in management accounting in a manufacturing environment would be valuable

This is a very busy role at the very heart of the organisation, providing the link between the financial/administration and production functions of the business and will appeal to those with energy and enthusiasm.

You will enjoy having several balls in the air at the same time while keeping deadlines and your priorities firmly in mind.

Applicants for this position must have New Zealand residency or hold a valid New Zealand work visa.  Also, it would be preferable that you hold a tertiary qualification and that you are available to work occasionally on a Saturday.

If this sounds like you, then please click on the "apply" link to register your candidacy and CV along with a cover letter detailing why you believe you meet the criteria for this position.

Direct any inquiries to John Keesing (021) 649-920; or john@talentnow.co.nz

• Be an integral part of this team tasked with BPI and change
  
• Facilitate initiatives across many work-streams
• Join an exciting programme that is already making a difference

This team was specifically created some years back to facilitate process improvement and change within this large organisation with a focus on savings, increasing efficiencies, eliminating duplication, and in essence making the organisation "work better" and be more commercial!

Completely supported by senior management, you will be part of this team mandated to facilitate change in a way not seen before.  This will transcend most business areas, including management, professional, support, and specialty areas, with each team member assigned a specific portfolio.

Focus will be across all business areas, on systems and related business processes, with responsibilities of the role ranging from project/need discovery and requirements, process analysis etc through to business case, implementation and embedding.

So what specifical background are we after?

In this type of role, tertiary qualifications are almost mandatory, but more important is relevant experience in business analysis involved with business improvement and change, across broad areas of business.  You'll be well experienced in analysis leading to requirements gathering, business processes mapping and documentation.  Your technical skills will be highly valued, but above all, you'll need to be business savvy and not just have theoretical experience. Relevant training, in such programmes as Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar philosophies, will be highly regarded.

Because there is a requirement to hit the ground running, you'll need to be able to utilise your previous experience and successes as early as possible.  Exposure to technology and change is an imperative, but most important is your ability to fit the team and change culture alongside your technical skills.  You'll need experience in a large complex environment and this could be either the private or public sector, because the complexities and size will require an understanding of scale.  If you're only experienced in the SME sector, then that will not be sufficient experience.

You'll need very strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and complete fluency in English.  Experience in a comparative commercial environment to NZ is mandatory.  First priority will be to those who have worked in NZ as the environment demands some understanding of our business culture and the interaction and intersection of the public and private sectors.

This will be a challenging role but extremely rewarding at the same time.

We not only want the best, we need the best, because there will be challenges every step of the way!

If this has piqued your interest, and you feel you have the "package" to make this role work, then I'd like to hear from you.

Please submit an application by clicking on apply and following our registration process.   You can also contact Kevin Chappell on 0295-974739.

Do you have a deep desire to facilitate a connection with high needs communities?

And do you also have a desire to work within an organisation with a heart-felt goal to enhance and improve the welfare of these communities?

If so, then read on!

As a result of this, they have the need for someone with knowledge of, and experience in, the Pacific culture and these high needs communities, to assist in bridging this gap and facilitating their communication and interface to this group.  Primarily this is a facilitation and relationship management role with a high level of communication requirements, both in a face-to-face capacity, as well as written and through contemporary media.

You will need to have complete and intimate knowledge of Pacific cultures, and most likely have been immersed in some way.  This may be through your heritage within any of the Pasifika cultures, or through community-based or social services, media, or private enterprise.

It is likely you will have some form of tertiary qualifications, or further education, although most important will be the success you have achieved in this category.  A background in health, welfare, or associated social services, or any commercial or social enterprise servicing this sector and/or communities, would be seen as crucial.  As would be an intense desire on your part to genuinely want to make a difference.

This is a key role working alongside the CEO, and assisting the leadership team to create a plan and strategy to move forward.  The indications are that this role could be fulfilled within 2-3 days per week, with the opportunity to grow the role over time, although this is by no means guaranteed.

So I'd like to hear from anyone with the right set of skills - and background - who is available for this quite unique opportunity where the expression "making a difference" is not just words!

If you have a desire to know more, then please submit an application via our registration process by clicking on apply.  And if you'd like to have an initial chat, then please contact Kevin Chappell on 0295-974739 - in confidence.

• Significant project influencing change
  
• Initial 12 month contract with view to longer extension
• Great variety - analysis, documentation, testing, training

• From a business perspective, analyse system interfaces with operational staff
  
• Investigate and specify reporting
• Arranging user acceptance testing (with associated training), and then user training to the wider community. This may include liaison with trainers to develop personalised training material.
• Analysis and management of transition, transformation and go-live activities

• 6 month contract (potential for permanent)
  
• Establish a Centre of Excellence for Procurement Quality and Procedures
• Auckland based national organisation

The core focus of the contract will be to lead the establishment of a Centre of Excellence to craft standardised procurement methods, processes, practices and quality documentation.  As the organisation's procurement ethos is to drive an improvement in procurement capability and capacity to ensure they deliver to their complex national customers, you will 'champion' the benefits of this CoE. You will develop and implement a comprehensive procurement quality and procedures plan to align to the national procurement strategy, along with leading a small team.

It is essential that you have strong procurement experience in a similar role and leadership level and ideally understand the All of Government Rules of Sourcing.  You will have led the development of high quality procedures, approaches, providing process mapping, documentation/technical writing, development of guidelines and instructions as well as lead the implementation of standardised quality approaches.

The role encompasses strategic leadership, operational management and people leadership, therefore you will be collaborative and inquisitive by nature and highly motivated with very strong leadership and technical skills.  As it is a new function within this organisation, it will be important that you possess aligned experience, have been involved with or set up a CoE, be a thought leader with excellent communication and problem solving skills, demonstrate strong and proactive internal and external stakeholder engagement skills

This is an urgent contract role, so your fast availability will be advantageous, without of course compromise on you being the right person - with the right skill-set!

So if you've got the skills we are after, then click on "apply" and follow our registration process, marking your application to the attention of Kevin Chappell.  You can also contact me on 0295-974739 for more information.

NB:  ONLY THOSE WITH A LEGAL RIGHT TO WORK IN NZ WILL BE CONSIDERED.  OTHERS WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

• 12-24 month fixed term contract
  
• Key projects across variety of categories
• Opportunity facilitate regional collaborative strategy

This fixed term role requires someone who has been involved across a broad range of categories within large and complex organisations.

Initially your task will be to achieve buy-in from all stakeholders and identify any barriers to achieving the desired regional goals.  You will undertake a broad needs analysis from both what is happening internally within each multi-site stakeholder, as well as in the market in general, and develop the key category strategies.  Your next step will be to plan and execute the strategy and draft all documentation associated with the action plan, get the approval to proceed, and project manage the process.  You'll lead from the front and ensure that individual SMEs within each stakeholder are well briefed and communicate the benefits.

Because of the diversity of stakeholders, you will need to have very strong relationship management skills, excellent written communication skills, and the ability to present to the highest level of management.

You will need relevant tertiary qualifications and ideally be CIPS qualified.  We cannot imagine anyone with less than 8-10 years in mainstream procurement, in particular in procurement management, plus potentially experience in the wider supply chain field will have the capability to take in this task.  Category planning, contract and supplier negotiation and development, strategic sourcing, and identifiable cost saving and other value add will be seen as necessary experience.  Whilst not having staff reporting, we see this as a similar level of competence required as a leadership procurement role, but with a key focus of driving change.

It goes without saying, that your track record in procurement will be verifiable by successful outcomes, and examples aligned to this type of work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a significant change project in an environment that is ripe for positive change, and primed for successful outcomes.

If you have this experience and you think this could be for you, then please send your CV and a cover letter to me by clicking on "apply" and following our registration process. If you'd like more detail, then please call Kevin Chappell on 0295 974739.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY THOSE WITH NZ EXPERIENCE, OR A COMPARATIVE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS THE UK, AUSTRALIA, NORTH AMERICA, OR SOUTH AFRICA, WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.