Client Overview

Our client is a small media and broadcasting business based in New Zealand, operating for over 10 years with multiple revenue streams and contracts. They’re at a growth inflection point, scaling operations and formalizing governance structures while managing a local radio station.

This is an opportunity to bring order to their financial operations and support ambitious expansion plans.

Job Description

You will take ownership of cleaning up and maintaining the financial records for a growing media business, filing overdue GST and annual returns dating back to 2020, and establishing sustainable tax-compliant processes moving forward.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll:

• Structure the business for tax efficiency
• Manage multiple funding streams
• Handle payroll and salary distribution
• Ensure accurate depreciation tracking

You’ll work directly with the business owner to create financial clarity and free them to focus on growth, not red tape.

Schedule: Monday -Thursday, 8am-12pm - NZ hours 

Responsibilities

• File overdue GST returns and annual returns dating back to 2020 with New Zealand IRD
• Reconcile transactions and financial records using Xero accounting software
• Ensure correct tax filings and compliance with New Zealand tax regulations
• Manage salary payments and business income distribution across multiple revenue streams
• Track depreciation and optimize tax efficiency without underpaying or overpaying
• Establish ongoing bookkeeping processes to prevent future backlogs
• Provide financial structure and reporting to support business scaling and expansion
• Maintain accurate records across multiple accounts and potentially consolidate entities
• Work with urgency to demonstrate progress to IRD within the first 10 days
• Support long-term financial management as the business grows annual turnover

Must-Have Requirements

• Proven experience with the New Zealand tax system, GST returns, and annual filings
• Demonstrable success handling overdue or emergency tax returns
• Proficiency with Xero accounting software
• Strong understanding of tax compliance, depreciation, and salary structuring
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills for direct collaboration with the business owner
• Experience reconciling financial records and managing multiple revenue streams

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Experience working with media or broadcasting industry clients
• Experience managing financial consolidation across multiple business entities or trusts
• Bookkeeping experience supporting small business scaling and growth phases

Why Join This Team

• Work remotely with flexible hours from anywhere
• Long-term role with growth potential as the business scales
• Direct collaboration with the business owner, no bureaucracy
• Opportunity to establish financial systems from the ground up
• Stable ongoing work managing multiple accounts and revenue streams
• Make an immediate impact by resolving urgent compliance issues

Apply now. Start helping.

Independent Contractor Perks

• Permanent work from home
• Immediate hiring

Note

• Please click the "Apply" button to complete your application, including the assessment questions, technical check, and voice recording. Your hourly pay rate will be established based on your performance in the application process; submissions with all requirements fulfilled will receive priority review.

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