Part-Time Accountant – Wellington

What can we offer you?

  • Flexibility with days and hours

  • Hybrid working - Wellington based with the option to work from home at times

  • Health insurance scheme and company laptop provided

  • A supportive, values led team with ongoing training and career development

About Master Electricians

Master Electricians is the premier trade organisation for electrical contracting businesses within New Zealand. With over 1,300 member businesses nationwide, we champion industry excellence and advocate for our members with government and regulatory bodies. Collaborating with other trade organisations to drive impactful change in the industry.

Master Electricians offer valuable business advice, exclusive discounts, and a supportive community dedicated to helping members thrive. Under our Quality Assured Master Electricians brand, businesses uphold top-tier workmanship, ensuring customer confidence.

About the role

Master Electricians is bringing their day to day finance function in house and are after a hands on Accountant to keep things accurate, compliant, and humming along. You'll work closely with the Senior Advisor to the CE and an experienced Accounts Administrator, owning month to month accounting and reporting to trial balance.

This is a part-time role of around 15 - 20 hours per week, ideally spread across four shorter days or five part days, with some flexibility around how you structure your week.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Manage day to day finance tasks, keeping everything accurate, compliant, and on track

  • Take care of core compliance including, GST, FBT, PAYE, ACC, and IRD reporting

  • Oversee payroll processing and support the transition to Employment Hero

  • Prepare month end journals, reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments in Xero across four entities

  • Report to trial balance and support cashflow monitoring, budgeting, and audit preparation

  • Post and reconcile corporate card costs

  • Look for ways to streamline and improve systems and processes

  • Collaborate closely with the Senior Advisor to the CE and support the Accounts Administrator

The ideal Part-Time Accountant will have:

  • Proven experience across end to end finance in a small/medium business

  • Strong technical accuracy, reconciliations, and a practical eye for detail

  • Xero proficiency and solid Excel skills

  • Sound understanding of NZ accounting standards, tax, and payroll

  • Communicate clearly, work with integrity and a team first mindset

  • Bring a proactive, improvement-focused approach, always looking for ways to streamline and add value

  • Familiarity with Employment Hero Payroll (or similar) is a bonus

  • CA/CPA progress or qualification welcomed, not required

Ready to apply?

If you're after meaningful part time work with real flexibility and like the idea of supporting an industry that powers Aotearoa we'd love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV and a brief cover letter.

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