GREAT CREATIVE WORK RUNS ON GREAT PEOPLE & GREAT NUMBERS!
We're one of New Zealand's leading independent VFX studios - the team behind the effects in some of the world's biggest film and television productions. Our artists create the impossible on screen every day. Behind the scenes, we need someone equally sharp making sure the numbers that power it all are accurate, timely, and telling the right story.
About Us
We're one of New Zealand's leading independent VFX studios - the team behind the effects in some of the world's biggest film and television productions. Our artists create the impossible on screen every day. Behind the scenes, we need someone equally sharp making sure the numbers that power it all are accurate, timely, and telling the right story.
About the Role
This is a hands-on Commercial Accountant position sitting at the heart of our finance function. You'll own the day-to-day financial rhythm of the business payroll, cashflow forecasting, revenue recognition, management accounts, accounts payable, and more. It's operational, it's fast, and no two weeks look exactly the same.
You'll work closely with our Senior Leadership Team, Production team, wider crew and be our day-to-day contact with our external accountants. You'll also coordinate our annual R&D tax credit claim and support the weekly revenue roll call that keeps our production and leadership teams aligned on where we stand commercially.
What you'll Own
- Monthly payroll end-to-end via Smartly, including contractor payments and compliance
- 90-day rolling cashflow forecast in Xero, reported weekly to the leadership team
- Weekly revenue roll call reporting in collaboration with the Production team
- Monthly management accounts including P&L, budget variance, and balance sheet
- Accounts payable - invoice processing, coding, and payment batches
- Client and supplier invoicing tied to project milestones
- Daily bank and credit card reconciliations
- Day-to-day relationship with our external accountants
- Annual R&D tax credit coordination
- Contractor onboarding, compliance, and scheduled payments