Senior BAS Advisory Accountant

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Senior BAS Advisory Accountant at Baker Tilly Staples Rodway in New Plymouth offers a path beyond management tracks, valuing diverse strengths and inclusive culture. The role blends CA expertise with advisory for farming clients, including profitability analysis, due diligence, valuations, governance, succession planning, and farm diversification, using Xero, Figured, MYOB and Cash Manager Focus. You should hold a CA with 5+ years post-qualification and 8+ years in a CA firm serving agribusiness or mixed clients, plus solid organization and relationship skills. Apply with a CV that highlights agribusiness experience, problem solving, teamwork, and readiness to work onsite, plus evidence of software proficiency and flexible education support. Applications close on 4 September 2026.

Why us?

In our Firm, you don’t necessarily have to follow the traditional people management pathway to be valued in our team - there is room for everyone! We recognise that everyone brings something unique to the table, we encourage our people to play to their strengths.

We offer a great company and team culture where our expertise and knowledge is freely shared to allow all our people to reach their full potential.

The opportunity

Our current clients say we are a strategic partner who supports their business decisions through sound advice that allows them to grow. This is a great opportunity to use your passion for helping businesses and your knowledge of accounting to become a well-respected and trusted specialist with the potential to grow your career and the wider business.

Examples of the work we do above annual accounts includes

• Profitability analysis

• Strategic planning sessions

• Due Diligence for buying or selling business

• Business Valuations

• Succession Planning

• Governance assistance

• Digital tools, commercial and farm software and support

• Business systems and processes

• Farm diversification

About you

We like to set our people up for success. If this is of interest to you and you have the following, please apply.

• CA qualification (with 5 years experience post CA)

• A thorough knowledge of the Farming sector and agriculture

• 8 years + working in a CA firm – specifically with Agri clients or a mix with commercial clients

• A desire to establish a long term career with us

• A proven ability to find solutions to business and accounting problems

• A passion for supporting our clients to run their business

• Exceptional organisation skills and a self-starting attitude to getting things done

• Experience with software solutions including Xero, Figured, MYOB, Cash Manager Focus

Bring your enthusiasm for the team focus, passion for all things business and hardworking, honest work ethic to our team and help us to help our clients!

Benefits

With an active social club who organise a variety of events, there is something fun for everyone to get involved in. We can also offer you:

• A fun and inclusive team environment

• The freedom to direct your own career path

• Income protection and health insurance

• 2 extra ‘Baker Tilly’ statutory holidays through Xmas break

• Financial support for professional education programmes

• Funded sports teams and events

• Corporate gym discounts

• EAP Support

• Flexibility to structure your day to suit you, and to work some days from home

This is a full-time position; however we are open to looking at part time options for the right candidate.

Apply now! Applications close on Sunday 4 September 2026.