Financial Operations Analyst

About the role

You will own the end-to-end accuracy and efficiency of Halter's core financial operations including customer accounts, supplier payments, and employee expenses. This role requires you to be the primary problem solver who removes blockers across the business by resolving billing disputes and ensuring smooth accounts receivable workflows. You will partner directly with Sales and Customer teams to protect the customer experience while maintaining rigorous financial controls. You will act as a trusted point of contact for suppliers and internal stakeholders, driving timely payments and onboarding. Your work will directly influence month-end close integrity and the reliability of our financial data. You will identify operational gaps and design process improvements that scale with Halter's rapid growth. If you thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and care deeply about doing things right, this role is for you.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Customers: Take ownership of the accounts receivable process, from invoicing through to collections, resolving billing queries quickly and professionally to protect the customer relationship.
• Suppliers: Support the Financial Accountant on accounts payable activities, including processing invoices, managing supplier onboarding, reconciling accounts, and serving as a reliable point of contact for suppliers.
• Employees: Own the employee expense process, reviewing claims, reconciling corporate cards, processing employee reimbursements, and maintaining high standards on details without slowing the business.
• Cross-functional support: Become the first port of call for finance questions across Sales, Customer, People, and other teams, delivering clear, fast, and helpful responses every time.
• Process improvement: Continuously spot gaps in workflows, fix clunky procedures, and build better systems so that finance operations improve rather than just sustain themselves.
• Month-end: Actively support month-end close activities related to AR, AP, and expenses, ensuring financial records are accurate, timely, and audit-ready.
• Vendor management: Coordinate payment runs and manage aging payables to maintain strong relationships with suppliers while optimizing cash flow.
• Reporting: Maintain and enhance key operational reports, ensuring data integrity and providing insights that help the business make faster, better decisions.
• Compliance: Uphold financial policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements in every transaction you process.
• Collaboration: Work side by side with cross-functional stakeholders to understand needs, translate them into finance operations actions, and close the loop.
• Systems: Leverage accounting tools and spreadsheets to automate manual tasks, reduce errors, and improve the reliability of operational workflows.
• Ownership: Drive initiatives end to end, taking responsibility for outcomes and ensuring issues are resolved, not just escalated.

Requirements

• You have experience in an accounts, finance operations, or accounts administration role, ideally across accounts payable, accounts receivable, or expenses.
• You are a sharp, numbers-hungry graduate who is keen to learn fast and apply that learning in a high-impact environment.
• You have a sharp attention to detail, noticing the things others miss and chasing them down until they are fully resolved.
• You have a genuine bias for action, seeing a problem and fixing it without waiting to be told.
• You are comfortable operating at pace, handling ambiguity, and working without a playbook for every situation.
• You possess strong communication skills, including confidently chasing payments, questioning numbers, and constructively pushing back with stakeholders at all levels.
• You maintain an unwavering customer-first mindset and take pride in doing things properly, not just quickly.
• You are keen to roll up your sleeves, build something exceptional, and contribute meaningfully from day one.
• You hold the right to work in New Zealand and can commit to working from our Auckland office.
• You are available to start within the next four weeks.

Nice to have

• Prior experience working in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment.
• Familiarity with agricultural or livestock industries and an understanding of farmer workflows.
• Experience with credit control and cash application in complex billing environments.
• Knowledge of payment run processes and payment terms negotiation.
• Exposure to month-end close cycles and financial reporting responsibilities.
• Basic understanding of CRM systems and how customer data flows through the business.

Practical notes

This is a full-time office-based role located in our Auckland office. You are expected to work during standard business hours and be available for meetings across time zones as needed. There is no current provision for remote or hybrid work. Candidates must hold the right to work in New Zealand and be able to start within four weeks of offer acceptance. The role sits within a fast-moving team where agility, ownership, and a bias for action are essential.