Technical Reviewer Accountant | Christchurch
We’re looking for an experienced, CA-qualified Technical Reviewer Accountant to join our Christchurch team, with flexibility to work between 30 and 40 hours per week.
This is a practice-wide role for an experienced accountant who enjoys the technical side of accounting, developing others and finding better ways of working. You’ll act as a shared review resource across our accounting teams, working with Partners and staff to maintain quality, improve workflow and build greater consistency across the practice.
About the role
As Technical Reviewer Accountant, you’ll provide high-quality review support across a broad range of clients, sectors and Partners.
While technical review will be central to the role, we’re looking for someone who can look beyond the individual job. You’ll help identify recurring issues, strengthen workpapers and processes, develop our people, and help work move efficiently through the practice.
Your responsibilities will include:
Reviewing financial statements, income tax returns, workpapers and supporting documentation across a broad range of clients
Providing clear, practical and constructive review feedback to accounting staff
Working across Partners and teams to understand review requirements and coordinate priorities
Helping manage review workflow to reduce bottlenecks and support the timely progression of client work
Identifying recurring technical or process issues and helping develop practical solutions
Contributing to the ongoing improvement and standardisation of workpapers, templates and accounting processes
Helping ensure a consistent standard of work and review is maintained across the practice
Coaching and developing accountants through review feedback, technical guidance and knowledge sharing
Sharing relevant accounting, tax and industry developments with the wider team and helping translate these into practical application
Supporting the development of internal technical resources, guidance and training
Chairing our Reviewer Working Group, bringing reviewers together to share updates, identify issues and maintain consistency across teams
Working collaboratively with Partners to anticipate areas of demand and allocate review capacity effectively
Contributing to broader continuous-improvement initiatives across the accounting practice
About you
You’ll be an experienced accountant with strong technical capability, but just as importantly, you’ll be someone who is organised, proactive and comfortable working across different teams and Partners.
You’ll need to be a self-starter who can see what needs to happen, establish priorities and keep things moving without requiring close direction.
We’re looking for someone who brings:
CA qualification
Strong technical accounting and tax knowledge
Significant experience within a New Zealand accounting environment
Experience preparing and reviewing financial statements, tax returns and supporting workpapers
Experience working across a broad range of clients, entity types and industries
Strong attention to detail and consistently high standards of work
Sound professional judgement and the confidence to identify and resolve technical issues
The ability to provide constructive review feedback that helps others learn and develop
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate competing priorities
A proactive approach to workflow and an ability to identify potential bottlenecks before they become problems
Strong communication and relationship skills, with the confidence to work across different Partners and teams
An interest in continuous improvement and finding more efficient, consistent ways of working
The ability to turn technical and industry developments into clear, practical guidance for others
Experience working with farming, rural or agribusiness clients would be an advantage, but is not essential.
Why Ashton Wheelans?
This is an opportunity to use your accounting experience differently.
Rather than managing a traditional portfolio, you’ll have the opportunity to influence the quality, consistency and flow of work across the wider practice, working closely with Partners, reviewers and accounting teams.
You’ll have a genuine role in improving how we work, from strengthening workpapers and review processes through to developing our people and ensuring technical knowledge is shared effectively across teams.
We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified. Our people particularly value supportive and approachable colleagues, flexibility and autonomy, strong local team relationships, and a culture that is open to new ideas and innovation.
For someone who enjoys technical accounting but also wants to develop people, improve processes and make an impact across a whole practice, this is an opportunity to make the role your own.
Get in touch
If you’re an experienced CA who enjoys technical accounting, developing others and improving the way work gets done, we’d like to hear from you.
Applicants must already have the legal right to work in New Zealand.