Senior Tax Accountant / Senior Financial Accountant

About The Role

Join one of the leading technology companies and be part of a high-performance team in our brand new CBD office! 

We’re offering a rare opportunity to join our dynamic and supportive team that combines technical expertise, advisory, and real business impact.

Reporting to the Manager, Accounting, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the business meets its tax obligations while delivering high-quality advisory services that support decision-making and innovation. This role will see you working closely with people across Accounting & Finance and the wider business, as well as key external stakeholders and advisors.

You’ll apply your technical knowledge to a wide range of tax issues – from compliance and reporting, to advising on major projects, cross-border transactions, and R&D incentive programs. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a visible role where your expertise will directly contribute to our continued success.

We are seeking an experienced Big-4 trained tax professional with solid NZ tax compliance experiences, ideally with US tax experience or an openness to learning US tax.

Supervisory responsibilities:0 direct report

About You:

We’re looking for someone who brings more than just technical ability — you’re proactive, adaptable, and a great communicator who enjoys working with others to solve complex problems.

 

 

What You’ll Do

• Manage transfer pricing to meet regulatory standards 
• Manage all indirect taxes including in all jurisdictions, including NZ & AU GST, VAT and US Sales Tax
• Work with external advisors to prepare overseas tax returns (both direct and indirect) within various jurisdictions including US and Australia
• Prepare internal quarterly Group tax calculation including deferred tax
• Assist with preparing written advice and documentation relating to key tax issues and impact assessments
• Preparation of US and NZ provisional tax calculations
• Preparation of the annual financial statements tax disclosures
• Support the calculation of final Group tax outputs
• Responsibility for preparation of the calculation of Research and Development Tax Incentives

Skills & Experience

You are a CA or CPA qualified with 4+ years of New Zealand Corporate tax. You will have a strong technical background and in depth understanding of NZ tax legislation, experience managing international tax such as Transfer Pricing and R&D Tax Credit. US tax experience would be an advantage. 

You are autonomous, driven and self-directed with a track-record of delivering multiple workstreams to deadline. You show initiative and innovation and have the ability to solve complex issues with sound judgement. Excellent interpersonal skills will help you engage across multiple teams and partner well at a senior level.

What's in it for you...

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious accounting leader ready to join a growing, people-first global technology business. You’ll gain genuine career growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to make an impact at both a strategic and operational level.

We’re committed to investing in our people through real-world experiences, coaching, and professional development. You’ll be part of a values-led organization where your work contributes directly to strengthening communities and enabling social good.

About Us

Pushpay is a high-growth Kiwi founded SaaS business that is spread between offices in the United States and Auckland, NZ. We help organizations and communities come together and stay connected through our suite of mobile apps, management software and giving technology. Our teams of Software Engineers, SRE’s, QA's, UX and Product Managers work closely together to deliver value to our customers as the leading provider of mobile apps and giving technology to churches, schools, and nonprofits.

Benefits

We have a passion for making all employees feel supported. In addition to having a genuine interest in helping you do your best work and drive your career, we offer:

• Family Oriented: As our Pushpay family grows, we understand yours may too. Our paid parental leave policy offers primary & secondary caregiver leave, and we also have no leave override for those returning to work after parental leave, meaning you'll be paid at your full rate for annual holidays. 
• Hybrid Work Model: We aim to offer a healthy work/life balance with flexible hours and the option to work from home 2 days a week
• Sick Leave: You'll automatically start accruing this upon starting - no 6 month wait period. 
• Volunteer Time Off: 16 hours paid VTO per year, so you can give back to causes most meaningful to you
• Advanced gear
• Unlimited snacks, drinks and coffee!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free annual flu shots
• Fun social events throughout the year, and Friday in-office happy hour

If you’re passionate about innovation and people, and keen to work in a fast-paced and inclusive environment, we’d love to hear from you! 

Please note: To be considered for this vacancy you must either currently reside in New Zealand, or if currently off-shore, be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or resident with valid travel conditions.

Please submit your resume/CV in PDF format to prevent formatting errors upon submission. After applying, we highly encourage you to check your spam/junk folder regularly for communication from the Pushpay People team. 

This role is being advertised directly by Pushpay, and we are also working with one exclusive recruitment partner. We are aware that in the current market, some recruitment agencies may proactively contact candidates and suggest they are working directly with us in order to build their own pipelines. To avoid any confusion, please note that only our named recruitment partner is formally engaged on this role. If you are approached by another recruiter claiming to represent Pushpay for this position, we encourage you to confirm with us directly. Applying through this posting (or our exclusive partner) is the best way to ensure your application is handled correctly.

 

This role is being managed directly by Pushpay and one exclusive recruitment partner. To ensure your application is handled correctly, please apply through this posting or via our named partner.